Ezra Naylor

WR · Sr. · Tulsa6′4″ · 206 lb · Atlanta, GA

Ezra Naylor: WR · Tulsa.

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Ezra Naylor

WR · Tulsa · Sr

Moves the chains on third down. Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Les Miles and Philip Montgomery. A game that shows it: 81 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Ohio State — Week 3, 2021.

Style of play

Play style

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

Fans

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

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2021	Tulsa	33	426	12.9	3	41
2020	Kansas	5	66	13.2	0	26
2019	Kansas	--	--	--	--	--
Career		38	492	12.9	3	41

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 3	L 20-41@ No. 9 Ohio State	5	81	16.2	0	38	Season-high 81 yds
Wk 4	W 41-34vs Arkansas State	1	24	24.0	0	24
Wk 5	L 10-45vs Houston	3	60	20.0	1	41
Wk 7	W 32-31@ South Florida	2	34	17.0	0	18
Wk 9	L 17-20vs Navy	1	2	2.0	1	2
Wk 10	L 20-28@ No. 2 Cincinnati	2	16	8.0	0	11
Wk 11	W 20-13@ Tulane	7	62	8.9	1	19
Wk 12	W 44-10vs Temple	3	54	18.0	0	30
Wk 13	W 34-31@ SMU	6	56	9.3	0	16
Total		30	389	13.0	3	41

Signature game

Week 3 · 2021

L 20-41

at Ohio State

5 rec · 81 yds

With D. Brin — 428 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 74.3 · L. Wilson — 47.5 yards per punt · 6 punts · 2 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 5 · Houston · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +4.12Davis Brin pass complete to Ezra Naylor II for 41 yds for a TD, (Zack Long KICK)
Week 3 · Ohio State · 3rd and 12 · Q2 · EPA +2.89Davis Brin pass complete to Ezra Naylor II for 13 yds to the Tulsa 47 for a
Week 11 · Tulane · 3rd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +2.84Davis Brin pass complete to Ezra Naylor II for 10 yds for a TD, (Zack Long KICK)
Week 3 · Ohio State · 1st and 20 · Q4 · EPA +2.73Davis Brin pass complete to Ezra Naylor II for 17 yds to the Tulsa 49
Week 3 · Ohio State · 2nd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.66Davis Brin pass complete to Ezra Naylor II for 38 yds to the OhSt 30 for a
Week 13 · SMU · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.58Davis Brin pass complete to Ezra Naylor II for 16 yds to the SMU 32 for a

4 more plays

Week 9 · Navy · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +2.54Davis Brin pass complete to Ezra Naylor II for 2 yds for a TD, (Zack Long KICK)
Week 5 · Houston · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.23Davis Brin pass complete to Ezra Naylor II for 11 yds to the Houst 32 for a
Week 7 · South Florida · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.12Davis Brin pass complete to Ezra Naylor II for 16 yds to the Tulsa 41 for a
Week 7 · South Florida · 3rd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +1.81Davis Brin pass complete to Ezra Naylor II for 18 yds to the Tulsa 33 for a

Teams and coaches

2019Kansas3-9HC: Les Miles · Balanced

2020Kansas0-9HC: Les Miles · Run-leaning

2021Tulsa7-6HC: Philip Montgomery · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 43 (#255 of 468). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles · 2021 season

43Rotational starter #255 of 468 · 2021?

6 metrics · season cumulative

2021 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.

Box-score rates (6)

Receptions#230 / 557 · 58th pct

Rec TDs#196 / 557 · 58th pct

Rec yards#249 / 557 · 55th pct

426

Yards / catch#302 / 557 · 46th pct

12.9

Fumbles lost#89 / 223 · 36th pct

Long catch#369 / 557 · 33rd pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2021, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	2.0	35.0	16.0	0.5
Road5g	4.4	49.8	11.9	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-74g	2.8	49.8	19.3	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	3.8	38.0	9.2	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2021 season

Head Coach

Philip Montgomery

Pass share

43.4%

410 pass / 534 run

Plays / game

78.7

12 games

Team sack rate

5.7%

441 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

33 catches in 9 games

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

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

43 · #255 of 468 WRs · 2021

Ezra Naylor

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Signature game

Signature plays

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Awards

33 catches in 9 games

Five seasons, two schools