Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-6vs Long Island University | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 0 | 47 | Season-high 47 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 21-38vs Missouri | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | 10 | |
| Total | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 1 | 47 |
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Nahzae Cox
Senior wide receiver for Kansas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 215 lb · Fresno, CA · Fresno HS
CFB Index 50 · #230 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred Middle Tennessee → Kansas 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
57
receiving yards · 2026
2 catches · 1 TD · 28.5 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 10 yds, 1 TD, vs Missouri
Swing playSwung Middle Tennessee from 58% to 85% to win.Jacksonville State at Middle Tennessee · 24-21
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Kansas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Middle Tennessee in 2025.
- Transferred from Middle Tennessee to Kansas in 2026.
Nahzae Cox
Moves the chains on third down. Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Derek Mason and Lance Leipold. One game to point at: 47 rec yds, 1 receptions against Long Island University — Week 1, 2026.
57 REC YDS · 2 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
The week the volume broke through — stacked 2 td vs Austin Peay.Austin Peay · L 14-342025
202510 games
- Signed with Middle Tennesseeout of Fresno City College
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Kansas
2025Middle Tennessee
2026Kansas
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Middle Tennessee3-9HC: Derek Mason · Pass-leaning
2026Kansas1-1HC: Lance Leipold · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / catch (98th percentile). Concern: rec yards (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: 1.0 REC/g, 28.5 YDS/g, 28.5 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
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
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 40 | 473 | 11.8 | 5 | -- |
| Career | 42 | 530 | 12.6 | 6 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–6
1 rec · 47 yds
Dominant 45-point win at home against Long Island University.
With I. Marshall — 246 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.7 · 49 rush yds (7 car) · C. Ballard — 90 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 88.2 · 14 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Beaux Collins’s 2023 season.
Matches Beaux on
Reception volume
EPA / play (adj)
Yards / reception
Differs from Beaux on
TD rate (higher)
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to T.J. Vasher’s path through Texas Tech.
100%match
#2
Max Tomczak
99%
#4
Christian Richmond
98%
Matches T.J. on
Yards per reception
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Emmett Mosley V's freshman season at Stanford (2024).
78%match
Matches Emmett on
TD rate
Weight
Height
Differs from Emmett on
Class year (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Nahzae Cox
Background
2025 (at Middle Tennessee): Played in 11 games and had nine starts… Finished the year with 40 receptions for 473 yards and five touchdowns… His 562 snaps played led all receivers… In his Blue Raider debut against APSU, he led team with six receptions for 50 yards and two touchdowns (targeted 10 t...
The receiver room · Kansas
- #5Nik McMillan975 receiving yards · 2025
- Nahzae Cox473 receiving yards · 2025
- #7Cam Pickett449 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Keaton Kubecka157 receiving yards · 2025
- #11Tate Nagy20 receiving yards · 2025
9 more on the roster · Kansas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology