#13

Zavier Betts

Sophomore wide receiver for Nebraska. 2021: 20 catches, 286 receiving yards.

WR · Nebraska · So. · #13

6′2″ · 200 lb · Bellevue, NE

CFB Index 36 · #342 of 468 WRsHigh confidenceNebraska 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

4★

WR recruit

No. 112 nationally · Signed with Nebraska

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2 wide receiver for Nebraska. 2021: 20 catches, 286 receiving yards.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Nebraska in 2020.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Nebraska, 417 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

The week the volume broke through — put up 62 yds at Michigan State.Michigan State · L 20-232021

20206 games

Signed with Nebraska4-star out of Bellevue West

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#112 national

CFB

College

Nebraska

2020–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Scott Frost, all run-leaning offenses — 6-14 over that span.

2020Nebraska3-5HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning

2021Nebraska3-9HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

36Below cohort / limited sample #342 of 468?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: epa / target (83rd percentile). Strength: rush yards (94th percentile). Concern: td rate (7th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#114 / 655 · 83rd pct

0.94

Yards / catch#192 / 655 · 71st pct

14.3

Explosive rate#216 / 655 · 67th pct

16.0%

Catch rate#220 / 655 · 65th pct

80.0%

TD rate#568 / 655 · 7th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (8)

Rush yards#18 / 273 · 94th pct

109

Rush TDs#10 / 273 · 88th pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 223 · 80th pct

Yards / catch#200 / 557 · 63rd pct

14.3

Long catch#207 / 557 · 61st pct

Rec yards#369 / 557 · 34th pct

286

Receptions#391 / 557 · 29th pct

Rec TDs#494 / 557 · 6th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Catch rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / catch— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	1.3	16.6	15.2	0.0
Road5g	2.2	34.0	15.6	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-78g	1.9	27.8	16.2	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	1.2	16.0	14.1	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

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 · 2021

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

36 · #342 of 468 WRs

Former four-star. Now #342 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Nebraska	20	286	14.3	0	--
2020	Nebraska	12	131	10.9	1	--
Career		32	417	13.0	1	--

Season	Team
2021	Nebraska	3	109	52	--	--
2020	Nebraska	--	--	--	--	--
Career		3	109	52	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2021

W 52–7

vs Fordham

1 rec · 30 yds

Dominant 45-point win at home against Fordham.

With A. Martinez — 254 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.9 · 33 rush yds (8 car) · 2 TD · S. Toure — 35 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 5 · Northwestern · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +6.54Zavier Betts run for 83 yds for a TD (Connor Culp KICK)
Week 9 · Purdue · 3&11 · Q1 · EPA +3.84Adrian Martinez pass complete to Zavier Betts for 30 yds to the Prdue 41 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Oklahoma · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.83Adrian Martinez pass complete to Zavier Betts for 55 yds to the Okla 32 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · Minnesota · 2&9 · Q2 · EPA +3.10Zavier Betts run for 27 yds to the Minn 40 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · Minnesota · 3&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.78Adrian Martinez pass complete to Zavier Betts for 27 yds to the Neb 43 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Michigan State · 3&4 · Q2 · EPA +2.63Adrian Martinez pass complete to Zavier Betts for 17 yds to the MchSt 39 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Buffalo · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA +1.87Adrian Martinez pass complete to Zavier Betts for 17 yds to the Neb 40 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · Minnesota · 3&6 · Q3 · EPA +1.86Adrian Martinez pass complete to Zavier Betts for 8 yds to the Minn 35 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · Wisconsin · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.73Adrian Martinez pass complete to Zavier Betts for 12 yds to the Neb 37 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Michigan State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.61Adrian Martinez pass complete to Zavier Betts for 18 yds to the Neb 43 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 22-30@ Illinois	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 1	W 52-7vs Fordham	1	30	30.0	0	30
Wk 2	W 28-3vs Buffalo	2	21	10.5	0	17
Wk 3	L 16-23@ Oklahoma	3	61	20.3	0	55
Wk 4	L 20-23@ Michigan State	5	62	12.4	0	18	Season-high 62 yds
Wk 5	W 56-7vs Northwestern	2	13	6.5	0	7
Wk 6	L 29-32vs Michigan	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 7	L 23-30@ Minnesota	2	35	17.5	0	27
Wk 9	L 23-28vs Purdue	1	30	30.0	0	30
Wk 10	L 17-26vs Ohio State	2	15	7.5	0	10
Wk 12	L 28-35@ Wisconsin	1	12	12.0	0	12
Wk 13	L 21-28vs Iowa	1	7	7.0	0	7
Total		20	286	15.4	0	55

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