Flynn Nagel

Senior wide receiver for Northwestern. 2018: 68 catches, 780 receiving yards, 2 TD.

WR · Northwestern · Sr. · #2

5′11″ · 195 lb · Lemont, IL

Northwestern 2018 alumnus

The story

4 wide receiver for Northwestern. 2018: 68 catches, 780 receiving yards, 2 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Northwestern, 1,763 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

The week the volume broke through — put up 220 yds vs Nebraska.Nebraska · W 34-312018

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Northwestern

2015–2018

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2015–2018

1 coach

2015–2018

Pat Fitzgerald

Northwestern

Played his entire career under Pat Fitzgerald.

2018 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

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

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (92nd percentile). Strength: rec yards (85th percentile). Concern: rush yards (21st percentile).

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

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

Splits & context

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
Road7g	4.0	39.4	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

2026 season

Head Coach

David Braun

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 1 game in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

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	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2018

W 31–20

at Utah

2 rec · 21 yds

With J. Collins — 38 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 47 LONG · C. Thorson — 241 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · -6 rush yds (5 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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 Michigan	6	65	10.8	0	15
Wk 6	W 29-19@ 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 Wisconsin	3	18	6.0	0	10
Wk 10	L 21-31vs 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@ Ohio State	2	13	6.5	0	9
Bowl	W 31-20@ Utah	2	21	10.5	0	18
Total		68	780	9.7	2	61

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology