Receiver, BYU, 2014–⁠16

Nick Kurtz

Number
No. 5
Height
6′6″
Hometown
El Cajon, CA

Nick Kurtz played receiver at BYU (2014–⁠16).

Career highs

8catches, career highvs. UCLA, 2016123receiving yards, career highat Nebraska, 20152receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Cincinnati, 2015

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015BYU3957814.8353
2016BYU4954111.0239
Career881,11912.7553

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2014BYU5WR
2015BYU5WR
2016BYU5WR6′6″

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2015BYU580.6975th (n=465)0.5339.87%
2016BYU680.4741st (n=489)0.5232.18%

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

2016 BYU 12 games, 49 catches, 541 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.ArizonaW 18–⁠161909
Sep 10atUtahL 19–⁠20335019
Sep 17vs.UCLAL 14–⁠17883123
Sep 24vs.West VirginiaL 32–⁠35678029
Oct 8atMichigan StateW 31–⁠14327018
Oct 14vs.Mississippi StateW 28–⁠21762018
Oct 20atBoise StateL 27–⁠28216011
Nov 5atCincinnatiW 20–⁠3433011
Nov 12vs.Southern UtahW 37–⁠7569131
Nov 19vs.MassachusettsW 51–⁠932008
Nov 26vs.Utah StateW 28–⁠10450035
Dec 21 ✦vs.WyomingW 24–⁠21359039
2015 BYU 12 games, 39 catches, 578 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5atNebraskaW 33–⁠285123053
Sep 19atUCLAL 23–⁠24438012
Sep 26atMichiganL 0–⁠3121007
Oct 2vs.UConnW 30–⁠13552025
Oct 10vs.East CarolinaW 45–⁠38112012
Oct 16vs.CincinnatiW 38–⁠246119253
Oct 24vs.WagnerW 70–⁠6114014
Nov 6atSan José StateW 17–⁠16333016
Nov 14vs.MissouriL 16–⁠20367032
Nov 21vs.Fresno StateW 52–⁠10441014
Nov 28atUtah StateW 51–⁠28113013
Dec 19 ✦vs.UtahL 28–⁠35456130

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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