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, 2022Receiving
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Iowa | 89 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Iowa | 89 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Iowa | 89 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Iowa | 89 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Iowa | 89 | WR | Yr 5 | ||
| 2023 | Iowa | 89 | WR | Sr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Iowa | 1 | 0.15 | – | – | 0.1 | – |
| 2019 | Iowa | 76 | 0.25 | 11th (n=499) | 0.54 | 19.2 | 9% |
| 2020 | Iowa | 27 | 0.53 | – | – | 14.4 | 6% |
| 2021 | Iowa | 32 | 0.76 | 64th (n=410) | 0.67 | 24.4 | 4% |
| 2022 | Iowa | 43 | 0.69 | 46th (n=683) | 0.71 | 29.5 | 7% |
| 2023 | Iowa | 49 | 0.18 | 3rd (n=681) | 0.80 | 8.7 | 6% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 24–14 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 29 | – |
| Sep 9 | at | W 20–13 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 41–10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – |
| Sep 23 | at | L 0–31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 26–16 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 14 | – |
| Oct 14 | at | W 15–6 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7 | −5 |
| Oct 21 | vs. | L 10–12 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 10–7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 22–0 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 17 | −4 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 15–13 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Nov 24 | at | W 13–10 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Dec 2 | vs. | L 0–26 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | L 0–35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
2022 Iowa 10 games, 34 catches, 388 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 27–0 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 46 | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | L 14–27 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 28 | – |
| Oct 8 | at | L 6–9 | 7 | 46 | 0 | 15 | – |
| Oct 22 | at | L 10–54 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 33–13 | 4 | 66 | 0 | 24 | 12 |
| Nov 5 | at | W 24–3 | 3 | 56 | 1 | 29 | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 24–10 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 8 | – |
| Nov 19 | at | W 13–10 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 17–24 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 20 | – |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | W 21–0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 19 | 5 |
2021 Iowa 12 games, 26 catches, 331 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 34–6 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Sep 11 | at | W 27–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 30–7 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 48 | – |
| Sep 25 | vs. | W 24–14 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 34 | – |
| Oct 1 | at | W 51–14 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Oct 9 | vs. | W 23–20 | 4 | 73 | 1 | 44 | – |
| Oct 16 | vs. | L 7–24 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Oct 30 | at | L 7–27 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 23 | – |
| Nov 6 | at | W 17–12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Nov 13 | vs. | W 27–22 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Nov 20 | vs. | W 33–23 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Nov 26 | at | W 28–21 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | – |
2020 Iowa 8 games, 18 catches, 191 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | at | L 20–24 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 28 | – |
| Oct 31 | vs. | L 20–21 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 49–7 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 28 | – |
| Nov 13 | at | W 35–7 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Nov 21 | at | W 41–21 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 26 | – |
| Nov 27 | vs. | W 26–20 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 16 | – |
| Dec 5 | at | W 35–21 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dec 12 | vs. | W 28–7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
2019 Iowa 13 games, 46 catches, 439 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 38–14 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 45 | 2 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 30–0 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 12 | – |
| Sep 14 | at | W 18–17 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 48–3 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 35 | – |
| Oct 5 | at | L 3–10 | 6 | 46 | 0 | 11 | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | L 12–17 | 7 | 55 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 26–20 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 13 | – |
| Oct 26 | at | W 20–0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | – |
| Nov 9 | at | L 22–24 | 6 | 32 | 1 | 10 | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. | W 23–19 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 21 | – |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 19–10 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Nov 29 | at | W 27–24 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 10 | – |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | W 49–24 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 30 | – |
2018 Iowa 1 game, 1 catch, 7 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 38–14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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