Flynn Nagel

WR · Northwestern 2018 · #2

Last confirmed: Northwestern, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.

5′11″ · 195 lb · Lemont, IL

Flynn Nagel: WR · Northwestern · #2.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Levern JacobsMaryland · 2016 · 96% season match
Trever RyenIowa State · 2016 · 96% season match
Jaydon MickensWashington · 2015 · 88% season match
Tim WhiteArizona State · 2016 · 86% season match
Jerico RichardsonNevada · 2014 · 86% season match

Flynn Nagel

WR · Northwestern · Sr · #2

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. He has spent four seasons in the Northwestern receiving corps. A game that shows it: 220 receiving yards and 12 receptions against Nebraska — Week 7, 2018.

How he plays

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2018	Northwestern	68	780	11.5	2
2017	Northwestern	48	489	10.2	2
2016	Northwestern	40	447	11.2	2
2015	Northwestern	4	47	11.8	0
Career		160	1,763	11.0	6

Season	Team
2018	Northwestern	2	2	--	23
2017	Northwestern	1	4	--	16
2016	Northwestern	--	--	98	132
2015	Northwestern	--	--	--	−2
Career		3	6	98	169

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 31-27@ Purdue	5	58	11.6	0	22
Wk 2	L 7-21vs Duke	12	133	11.1	0	32	133-yard receiving day
Wk 3	L 34-39vs Akron	3	35	11.7	0	18
Wk 5	L 17-20vs No. 14 Michigan	6	65	10.8	0	15
Wk 6	W 29-19@ No. 20 Michigan State	10	111	11.1	0	18
Wk 7	W 34-31vs Nebraska	12	220	18.3	2	61	Season-high 220 yds
Wk 8	W 18-15@ Rutgers	8	71	8.9	0	14
Wk 9	W 31-17vs No. 20 Wisconsin	3	18	6.0	0	10
Wk 10	L 21-31vs No. 3 Notre Dame	4	33	8.3	0	15
Wk 11	W 14-10@ Iowa	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 12	W 24-14@ Minnesota	1	2	2.0	0	2
Wk 14	L 24-45@ No. 6 Ohio State	2	13	6.5	0	9
Bowl	W 31-20@ No. 20 Utah	2	21	10.5	0	18
Total		68	780	11.5	2	61

Signature game

Week 7 · 2018

W 34-31

vs Nebraska

12 rec · 220 yds · 2 TD

Edged out Nebraska at home in a shootout.

With C. Thorson — 455 yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · J. Collins — 39.4 yards per punt · 5 punts · 1 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 7 · Nebraska · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +5.96Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 61 yds for a TD, (Drew Luckenbaugh KICK)
Week 1 · Purdue · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.54Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 22 yds to the Prdue 38 for a
Week 7 · Nebraska · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +3.37Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 21 yds for a TD, (Drew Luckenbaugh KICK)
Week 2 · Duke · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.03Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 22 yds to the Nwest 47 for a
Week 7 · Nebraska · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.02Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 15 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 7 · Nebraska · 2nd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +2.80Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 32 yds to the Neb 32 for a

4 more plays

Week 1 · Utah · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.73Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 18 yds to the Nwest 48 for a
Week 2 · Duke · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.73Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 32 yds to the Duke 43 for a
Week 8 · Rutgers · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.65Clayton Thorson pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 14 yds to the Rutgr 45 for a
Week 1 · Purdue · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.55TJ Green pass complete to Flynn Nagel for 11 yds to the Nwest 46 for a

Teams and coaches

4 seasons under Pat Fitzgerald — 36-17 over that span.

2015Northwestern10-3HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-heavy

2016Northwestern7-6HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Balanced

2017Northwestern10-3HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2018Northwestern9-5HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Balanced

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (92nd percentile). Strength: rec yards (85th percentile). Concern: explosive rate (18th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#251 / 702 · 64th pct

0.61

Catch rate#387 / 702 · 45th pct

67.3%

Yards / catch#409 / 702 · 42nd pct

11.5

TD rate#560 / 702 · 20th pct

2.0%

Explosive rate#576 / 702 · 18th pct

5.9%

Box-score rates (7)

Receptions#42 / 550 · 92nd pct

Rec yards#83 / 550 · 85th pct

780

Long catch#158 / 550 · 71st pct

Rec TDs#289 / 550 · 39th pct

Rush TDs#64 / 277 · 39th pct

Yards / catch#372 / 550 · 32nd pct

11.5

Rush yards#215 / 277 · 21st pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

32nd → 64th percentile

Explosive rate

11th → 18th percentile

Catch rate

57th → 45th percentile

TD rate

20th → 20th percentile

Yards / catch

25th → 42nd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	6.7	84.0	11.0	0.3
Road5g	4.8	48.4	8.4	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	7.1	91.9	12.2	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	3.0	22.8	6.3	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2018 season

Head Coach

Pat Fitzgerald

Pass share

51.1%

524 pass / 502 run

Plays / game

73.3

14 games

Team sack rate

6.1%

578 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Impact starter

68 catches and 2 carries in 13 games, more catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

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