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 | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 1 | 20 | Season-high 40 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 21-38vs Missouri | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 1 | 20 |
#11
Tate Nagy
Sophomore wide receiver for Kansas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 170 lb · Overland Park, KS · Blue Valley West HS
Returning to Kansas for 2026
The numbers
40
receiving yards · 2026
3 catches · 1 TD · 13.3 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 40 yds, 1 TD, vs Long Island University
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 wide receiver for Kansas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kansas in 2025.
Tate Nagy
Second year in the Kansas receiving corps, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 40 rec yds, 3 receptions against Long Island University — Week 1, 2026.
40 REC YDS · 3 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20259 games
- Signed with Kansas3-star out of Blue Valley West
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Kansas
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Lance Leipold — 6-8 over that span.
2025Kansas5-7HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning
2026Kansas1-1HC: Lance Leipold · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 REC/g, 20.0 YDS/g, 13.3 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
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–6
3 rec · 40 yds · 1 TD
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
2026 Outlook
Kansas
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Kansas
Returning around him
- 18% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 2 Kansas players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +5 net (31 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kansas · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #62 · 2026 recruiting class #61
Background
NAME PRONUNCIATION Get to Know Tate ... What is the significance behind your jersey number? My dad wore number 11 his whole life. He got it from Isaiah Thomas from the Detroit Pistons. Who is your biggest role model and why? My dad is my biggest role model because he has supported me throughout m...
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