Kansas State · L 24-35
No catches.
TCU · L 16-22
5 catches, 145 yards
The other 6 games average 43 yards. This one was 102 above.
Cox has catches in 7 of Kansas’s 8 games: none against Kansas State.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Share of the team's total this season.
Nahzae Cox
Beats you over the top. The two seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Derek Mason and Lance Leipold. One game to point at: 145 receiving yards and 5 receptions against TCU — Week 9, 2026.
404 receiving yards · 15 catches · 2 receiving TD
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Nahzae Cox vs Long Island University.
Against TCU on Oct. 31: 5 catches for 145 yards, 1 of 2 on third and fourth down. In the 7 games drawn here: 15 catches for 404 yards. Kansas has thrown to him 33 times in 213 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas | 15 | 404 | 26.9 | 2 | 50 |
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 40 | 473 | 11.8 | 5 | 43 |
| Career | 55 | 877 | 15.9 | 7 | 50 |
Last game (Wk 9): 145 receiving yards, 5 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-6vs Long Island University | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 0 | 47 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-38vs No. 23 Missouri | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-24vs Arizona State | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 0 | 42 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-0vs Middle Tennessee | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 1 | 34 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-41@ No. 12 Utah | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 0 | 41 | |
| Wk 8 | W 25-24vs Baylor | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | 33 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-22@ TCU | 5 | 145 | 29.0 | 0 | 50 | Season-high 145 yds |
| Total | 15 | 404 | 26.9 | 2 | 50 |
Week 9 · 2026
L 16-22
at TCU
5 rec · 145 yds
With C. Ballard — 285 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 54.3 · 36 rush yds (13 car) · M. Gill — 41 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
140th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
3616% of team targetsCatch rate
42%15 of 36 targetsShort · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
42% catch rate on 36 targets · 16% of the team's targets · 42% catch rate on 19 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 37.5 | 23.8 | 0.5 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 93.0 | 35.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.4 | 41.6 | 30.6 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.0 | 98.0 | 23.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Pass share
41.7%
242 pass / 338 run
Plays / game
72.5
8 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
274 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #191 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Derek Mason and Lance Leipold.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Kansas
