Receiver, BYU (from Utah), 2017–⁠21

Samson Nacua

Number
No. 45
Height
6′3″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Provo, UT

Samson Nacua played receiver at Utah (2017–⁠20) and BYU (2021).

Career highs

8catches, career highvs. Washington, 2018107receiving yards, career highvs. Virginia, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Utah2929410.1123
2018Utah3136211.7557
2019Utah1732419.1483
2020Utah4297.3113
2021BYU2132915.7352
Career1021,33813.11483

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Utah45WRYr 1
2018Utah45WRYr 2
2019Utah45WRYr 3
2020Utah45WRYr 4
2021BYU45WRSr. (Yr 5)6′3″195

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
2017Utah390.3825th (n=507)0.5214.75%
2018Utah400.8691st (n=497)0.5334.64%
2019Utah231.02––23.54%
2020Utah40.40––1.6–
2021BYU330.6447th (n=410)0.6721.15%

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

2021 BYU 11 games, 21 catches, 329 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 11vs.UtahW 26–⁠1721018–
Sep 18vs.Arizona StateW 27–⁠17111011–
Sep 25vs.South FloridaW 35–⁠27––––3
Oct 1atUtah StateW 34–⁠20117017–
Oct 9vs.Boise StateL 17–⁠26114114–
Oct 23atWashington StateW 21–⁠191707–
Oct 30vs.VirginiaW 66–⁠4931071527
Nov 6vs.Idaho StateW 59–⁠1432801012
Nov 20atGeorgia SouthernW 34–⁠17368029–
Nov 27atUSCW 35–⁠313260135
Dec 18 ✦vs.UABL 28–⁠313410222
2020 Utah 2 games, 4 catches, 29 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Nov 21vs.USCL 17–⁠33329113–
Dec 19vs.Washington StateW 45–⁠281000–
2019 Utah 9 games, 17 catches, 324 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29atBYUW 30–⁠121202–
Sep 28vs.Washington StateW 38–⁠13590152–
Oct 12atOregon StateW 52–⁠7346130–
Oct 26vs.CaliforniaW 35–⁠01909–
Nov 2atWashingtonW 33–⁠28128028–
Nov 16vs.UCLAW 49–⁠3183183–
Nov 23atArizonaW 35–⁠7111011–
Dec 6vs.OregonL 15–⁠37239125–
Dec 31 ✦vs.TexasL 10–⁠38216010–
2018 Utah 13 games, 31 catches, 362 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 8atNorthern IllinoisW 17–⁠6223015–
Sep 15vs.WashingtonL 7–⁠21846011–
Sep 29atWashington StateL 24–⁠281707–
Oct 6atStanfordW 40–⁠21270157–
Oct 12vs.ArizonaW 42–⁠10221113–
Oct 20vs.USCW 41–⁠28555020–
Oct 26atUCLAW 41–⁠10116016–
Nov 3atArizona StateL 20–⁠38468126–
Nov 10vs.OregonW 32–⁠25119019–
Nov 17atColoradoW 30–⁠7110110–
Nov 24vs.BYUW 35–⁠27110110–
Nov 30vs.WashingtonL 3–⁠1021207–
Dec 31 ✦vs.NorthwesternL 20–⁠311505–
2017 Utah 10 games, 29 catches, 294 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.North DakotaW 37–⁠16219011–
Sep 9atBYUW 19–⁠13552021–
Sep 16vs.San José StateW 54–⁠167590123
Sep 22atArizonaW 30–⁠24432114–
Oct 7vs.StanfordL 20–⁠23222013–
Oct 21vs.Arizona StateL 10–⁠30115015–
Oct 28atOregonL 20–⁠41113013–
Nov 11vs.Washington StateL 25–⁠33549014–
Nov 25vs.ColoradoW 34–⁠13110010–
Dec 26 ✦vs.West VirginiaW 30–⁠14123023–

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2022
Height6′2⅞″
Weight206 lb
Arm length32¼″
Hand size9″
Wingspan77⅞″
40-yard dash4.52 s
10-yard split1.56 s
Vertical jump32″
Broad jump10′1″
Bench press16 reps
3-cone drill6.75 s
20-yard shuttle4.40 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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