Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-21vs Ohio | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 1 | 21 | Season-high 58 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 56-7vs Bowling Green | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 2 | 13 | 2 TD catches |
| Total | 11 | 97 | 9.1 | 3 | 21 |
#11
Kwazi Gilmer
Junior wide receiver for Nebraska. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 190 lb · Los Angeles, CA · Sierra Canyon School / UCLA
CFB Index 54 · #180 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred UCLA → Nebraska for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
97
receiving yards · 2026
11 catches · 3 TD · 8.8 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 10 rec · 73 yds · 1 TD -- top 1% catches game. -- Best game: 6 rec, 39 yds, 2 TD, vs Bowling Green
Swing playSwung UCLA from 13% to 41% to win.UCLA at Northwestern · 17-14
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for Nebraska. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to UCLA in 2024.
- Transferred from UCLA to Nebraska in 2026.
Kwazi Gilmer
Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Kwazi Gilmer has played for three head coaches across three seasons and two programs. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: Big Ten Freshman Player of the Week. The receipt: 58 rec yds, 5 receptions against Ohio — Week 1, 2026.
97 REC YDS · 11 REC · 3 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
The week the volume broke through — put up 88 yds at Nebraska.Nebraska · W 27-202024
202410 games
- Signed with UCLA4-star out of Sierra Canyon
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎓
FRESHMAN HONORS
Freshman recognition (2024)
1 mention(s)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Nebraska
Played his entire career under Matt Rhule.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Nebraska
2025UCLA
2026Nebraska
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024UCLA5-7HC: Deshaun Foster · Balanced, slow tempo
2025UCLA3-9HC: Tim Skipper · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Nebraska2-0HC: Matt Rhule · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: rec tds (83rd percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 5.5 REC/g, 48.5 YDS/g, 9.1 YPR, 1.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 56–7
6 rec · 39 yds · 2 TD
Dominant 49-point win at home against Bowling Green.
With A. Colandrea — 222 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 52.8 · 33 rush yds (4 car) · J. Barney Jr. — 8 rec · 115 yds · 2 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Slot Technician
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Audie Omotosho’s 2021 season.
82%match
Matches Audie on
EPA / play (adj)
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
Differs from Audie on
Class year (lower)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ian Duarte’s path through Idaho State.
Matches Ian on
Yards per reception
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Nick Marsh's sophomore season at Michigan State (2025).
Matches Nick on
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Height
Player DNA
Players who play like Kwazi Gilmer
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #218
Peaked at #218 this season.
The receiver room · Nebraska
- #13Nyziah Hunter617 receiving yards · 2025
- #11Kwazi Gilmer535 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Jacory Barney Jr.484 receiving yards · 2025
- #19Cortez Mills Jr.147 receiving yards · 2025
- #18Quinn Clark132 receiving yards · 2025
14 more on the roster · Nebraska team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology