
Receiver, USC, 2012–14
Nelson Agholor
- Number
- No. 15
- Height
- 6′1″
- Hometown
- Tampa, FL
- Born
- May 24, 1993, in Lagos
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Nelson Agholor played receiver at USC (2012–14). The Philadelphia Eagles took Agholor in the first round, No. 20 overall in the 2015 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
16catches, career highvs. California, 2014220receiving yards, career highat Washington State, 20143receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Colorado, 2014Honors
Receiving
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | USC | 52 | 1.31 | 97th (n=341) | 0.81 | 67.9 | 6% |
| 2014 | USC | 135 | 0.76 | 83rd (n=496) | 0.52 | 102.4 | 14% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2014 USC 13 games, 104 catches, 1,313 yards, 12 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 52–13 | 5 | 57 | 2 | 3 | 43 | – |
| Sep 6 | at | W 13–10 | 9 | 91 | 0 | 2 | 34 | – |
| Sep 13 | at | L 31–37 | 9 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 |
| Sep 27 | vs. | W 35–10 | 3 | 27 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 4 | vs. | L 34–38 | 9 | 85 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 11 | at | W 28–26 | 7 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2 |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 56–28 | 6 | 128 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | at | L 21–24 | 10 | 110 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 1 | at | W 44–17 | 8 | 220 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 38–30 | 16 | 216 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Nov 22 | at | L 20–38 | 3 | 24 | 0 | – | – | 4 |
| Nov 29 | vs. | W 49–14 | 12 | 120 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | W 45–42 | 7 | 90 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
2013 USC 14 games, 56 catches, 918 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at | W 30–13 | 2 | 35 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. | L 7–10 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 35–7 | 4 | 55 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 21 | vs. | W 17–14 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 15 | – |
| Sep 28 | at | L 41–62 | 3 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 5 | – |
| Oct 10 | vs. | W 38–31 | 7 | 161 | 1 | 1 | 25 | – |
| Oct 19 | at | L 10–14 | 6 | 89 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 19–3 | 6 | 97 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 1 | at | W 31–14 | 2 | 73 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 9 | at | W 62–28 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 20–17 | 8 | 104 | 0 | – | – | 4 |
| Nov 23 | at | W 47–29 | 3 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | L 14–35 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 74 | 2 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. | W 45–20 | 5 | 94 | 2 | – | – | 2 |
2012 USC 10 games, 19 catches, 340 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 49–10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 15 | at | L 14–21 | 3 | 77 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 22 | vs. | W 27–9 | 1 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 4 | at | W 38–28 | – | – | – | 1 | 19 | – |
| Oct 13 | at | W 24–14 | – | – | – | 2 | 50 | – |
| Oct 20 | vs. | W 50–6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 37 | – |
| Oct 27 | at | L 36–39 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 3 | vs. | L 51–62 | 6 | 162 | 1 | 1 | 15 | – |
| Nov 10 | vs. | W 38–17 | 2 | 22 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 17 | at | L 28–38 | 3 | 49 | 1 | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2015 | Combine or pro day 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅛″ | |
| Weight | 198 lb | |
| Arm length | 32¼″ | |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.42 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 s | |
| Vertical jump | 36½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′5″ | |
| Bench press | 12 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.83 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.34 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
10 seasons, 144 games with a stat; latest team: Baltimore Ravens.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 23 | 283 | 1 |
| 2016 | Philadelphia Eagles | 15 | 36 | 365 | 2 |
| 2017 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 62 | 768 | 8 |
| 2018 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 64 | 736 | 4 |
| 2019 | Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 39 | 363 | 3 |
| 2020 | Las Vegas Raiders | 16 | 48 | 896 | 8 |
| 2021 | New England Patriots | 14 | 37 | 473 | 3 |
| 2022 | New England Patriots | 14 | 31 | 362 | 2 |
| 2023 | Baltimore Ravens | 16 | 35 | 381 | 4 |
| 2024 | Baltimore Ravens | 13 | 14 | 231 | 2 |
| NFL career | 144 | 389 | 4,858 | 37 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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