Nicholas Harwell

WR · Kansas 2014 · #8

Last confirmed: Kansas, 2014. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′1″ · Missouri City, TX · Elkins

Nicholas Harwell: WR · Kansas · #8.

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Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

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Nicholas Harwell

WR · Kansas · #8

Moves the chains on third down. He arrived as a 2-star recruit and has 1 seasons of production at Kansas behind him. A game that shows it: 91 receiving yards and 7 receptions against Oklahoma State — Week 7, 2014.

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

News and fans

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

Kansas in the news

Trent Perry commits to KansasOct 12

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2014	Kansas	44	470	10.7	5
Career		44	470	10.7	5

Season	Team
2014	Kansas	2	7	155	1
Career		2	7	155	1

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2014 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	W 34-28vs Southeast Missouri State	4	46	11.5	2	17	2 TD catches
Wk 3	L 3-41@ Duke	2	9	4.5	0	7
Wk 4	W 24-10vs Central Michigan	3	11	3.7	0	6
Wk 5	L 0-23vs Texas	5	39	7.8	0	14
Wk 6	L 14-33@ West Virginia	3	18	6.0	0	10
Wk 7	L 20-27vs No. 16 Oklahoma State	7	91	13.0	0	51	Season-high 91 yds
Wk 8	L 21-34@ Texas Tech	3	45	15.0	0	37
Wk 10	L 14-60@ No. 12 Baylor	5	79	15.8	2	28	2 TD catches
Wk 11	W 34-14vs Iowa State	5	63	12.6	0	31
Wk 12	L 30-34vs No. 5 TCU	4	28	7.0	0	12
Wk 13	L 7-44@ No. 23 Oklahoma	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 14	L 13-51@ No. 11 Kansas State	3	41	13.7	1	27
Total		44	470	10.7	5	51

Signature game

Week 10 · 2014

L 14-60

at Baylor

5 rec · 79 yds · 2 TD

With M. Cummings — 288 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 45.6 · T. Pardula — 44.4 yards per punt · 5 punts · 1 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 11 · Iowa State · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.18Michael Cummings pass complete to Nick Harwell for 31 yds to the IowSt 49 for a
Week 10 · Baylor · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +3.09Michael Cummings pass complete to Nick Harwell for 22 yds to the Kans 49 for a
Week 14 · Kansas State · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.99Michael Cummings pass complete to Nick Harwell for 27 yds for a TD, (Matthew Wyman PAT BLOCKED)
Week 5 · Texas · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +2.95Montell Cozart pass complete to Nick Harwell for 14 yds to the Texas 44 for a
Week 2 · Southeast Missouri State · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.89Montell Cozart pass complete to Nick Harwell for 10 yds for a TD, (Matthew Wyman KICK)
Week 7 · Oklahoma State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.88Michael Cummings pass complete to Nick Harwell for 51 yds to the OKSt 2 for a

4 more plays

Week 2 · Southeast Missouri State · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.82Montell Cozart pass complete to Nick Harwell for 6 yds for a TD, (Matthew Wyman KICK) SE MISSOURI Penalty, Defensive offside ( Yards) declined
Week 10 · Baylor · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.76Michael Cummings pass complete to Nick Harwell for 28 yds for a TD, (Matthew Wyman KICK)
Week 10 · Baylor · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.44Michael Cummings pass complete to Nick Harwell for 18 yds to the Kans 43 for a
Week 12 · TCU · 3rd and 11 · Q1 · EPA +2.04Michael Cummings pass complete to Nick Harwell for 12 yds to the TCU 2 for a

Teams and coaches

2014Kansas3-9HC: Charlie Weis · Run-leaning

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

12 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: catch rate (21st percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#266 / 713 · 62nd pct

5.6%

Yards / catch#452 / 713 · 37th pct

10.9

Explosive rate#463 / 713 · 35th pct

8.3%

EPA / target#542 / 713 · 24th pct

0.30

Catch rate#562 / 713 · 21st pct

59.7%

Box-score rates (7)

Rec TDs#107 / 556 · 78th pct

Receptions#144 / 556 · 74th pct

Rec yards#224 / 556 · 60th pct

470

Long catch#243 / 556 · 56th pct

Rush TDs#60 / 270 · 39th pct

Rush yards#177 / 270 · 34th pct

Yards / catch#416 / 556 · 25th pct

10.7

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

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

2014 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	4.7	46.3	9.3	0.3
Road6g	2.7	32.0	11.0	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.0	35.7	7.8	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	3.3	42.7	12.8	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2014 season

Head Coach

Charlie Weis

Pass share

44.8%

376 pass / 464 run

Plays / game

70.0

12 games

Team sack rate

6.6%

408 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2014

44 catches and 2 carries in 12 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

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Nicholas Harwell

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Kansas in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

44 catches and 2 carries in 12 games

Five seasons, two schools

His moves

2010