Receiver, Iowa, 2018–⁠23

Nico Ragaini

Lettered 2019–⁠23 (school media guide)

Number
No. 89
Height
6′0″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
East Haven, CT

Nico Ragaini played receiver at Iowa (2018–⁠23).

Career highs

7catches, career highthree times; last vs. Nebraska, 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Iowa177.007
2019Iowa464399.5245
2020Iowa1819110.6028
2021Iowa2633112.7148
2022Iowa3438811.4146
2023Iowa312558.2029
Career1561,61110.3448

Returns

SeasonTeamPRYdsTD
2019Iowa9960
2020Iowa100
Career10960

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Iowa89WRYr 1
2019Iowa89WRYr 2
2020Iowa89WRYr 3
2021Iowa89WRYr 4
2022Iowa89WRYr 5
2023Iowa89WRSr. (Yr 6)6′0″190

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
2018Iowa10.15––0.1–
2019Iowa760.2511th (n=499)0.5419.29%
2020Iowa270.53––14.46%
2021Iowa320.7664th (n=410)0.6724.44%
2022Iowa430.6946th (n=683)0.7129.57%
2023Iowa490.183rd (n=681)0.808.76%

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

2023 Iowa 13 games, 31 catches, 255 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.Utah StateW 24–⁠14236029–
Sep 9atIowa StateW 20–⁠132808–
Sep 16vs.Western MichiganW 41–⁠101404–
Sep 23atPenn StateL 0–⁠311404–
Sep 30vs.Michigan StateW 26–⁠16218014–
Oct 14atWisconsinW 15–⁠621307−5
Oct 21vs.MinnesotaL 10–⁠12428011–
Nov 4vs.NorthwesternW 10–⁠71808–
Nov 11vs.RutgersW 22–⁠0448017−4
Nov 18vs.IllinoisW 15–⁠13546013–
Nov 24atNebraskaW 13–⁠1021408–
Dec 2vs.MichiganL 0–⁠26325012–
Jan 1 ✦vs.TennesseeL 0–⁠3523045
2022 Iowa 10 games, 34 catches, 388 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 17vs.NevadaW 27–⁠0256046–
Oct 1vs.MichiganL 14–⁠27455028–
Oct 8atIllinoisL 6–⁠9746015–
Oct 22atOhio StateL 10–⁠541202–
Oct 29vs.NorthwesternW 33–⁠1346602412
Nov 5atPurdueW 24–⁠3356129–
Nov 12vs.WisconsinW 24–⁠1031508–
Nov 19atMinnesotaW 13–⁠10111011–
Nov 25vs.NebraskaL 17–⁠24760020–
Dec 31 ✦vs.KentuckyW 21–⁠02210195
2021 Iowa 12 games, 26 catches, 331 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4vs.IndianaW 34–⁠6221011–
Sep 11atIowa StateW 27–⁠171000–
Sep 18vs.Kent StateW 30–⁠7454048–
Sep 25vs.Colorado StateW 24–⁠14238034–
Oct 1atMarylandW 51–⁠14219010–
Oct 9vs.Penn StateW 23–⁠20473144–
Oct 16vs.PurdueL 7–⁠24229016–
Oct 30atWisconsinL 7–⁠27335023–
Nov 6atNorthwesternW 17–⁠122506–
Nov 13vs.MinnesotaW 27–⁠22113013–
Nov 20vs.IllinoisW 33–⁠23220012–
Nov 26atNebraskaW 28–⁠21124024–
2020 Iowa 8 games, 18 catches, 191 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 24atPurdueL 20–⁠24461028–
Oct 31vs.NorthwesternL 20–⁠21316011–
Nov 7vs.Michigan StateW 49–⁠7332028–
Nov 13atMinnesotaW 35–⁠71100101
Nov 21atPenn StateW 41–⁠21446026–
Nov 27vs.NebraskaW 26–⁠20224016–
Dec 5atIllinoisW 35–⁠21–––––
Dec 12vs.WisconsinW 28–⁠71202–
2019 Iowa 13 games, 46 catches, 439 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.Miami (OH)W 38–⁠141450452
Sep 7vs.RutgersW 30–⁠0321012–
Sep 14atIowa StateW 18–⁠17543018–
Sep 28vs.Middle TennesseeW 48–⁠3239035–
Oct 5atMichiganL 3–⁠10646011–
Oct 12vs.Penn StateL 12–⁠17755018–
Oct 19vs.PurdueW 26–⁠20631013–
Oct 26atNorthwesternW 20–⁠01404–
Nov 9atWisconsinL 22–⁠24632110–
Nov 16vs.MinnesotaW 23–⁠19230121–
Nov 23vs.IllinoisW 19–⁠10227018–
Nov 29atNebraskaW 27–⁠24312010–
Dec 27 ✦vs.USCW 49–⁠24254030–
2018 Iowa 1 game, 1 catch, 7 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 15vs.Northern IowaW 38–⁠141707–

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

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