Player Career

Flynn Nagel Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Flynn Nagel story

Flynn Nagel built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a wide receiver from Lemont, IL wearing No. 2, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Flynn Nagel's career was his receiving role: 160 catches, 1,763 receiving yards, 6 touchdowns, and 6 rushing yards across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Northwestern. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 6 rushing yards and 267 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Northwestern.

The arc is straightforward: Flynn Nagel moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Northwestern

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2015201620162017201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonNorthwestern4764.49.7
2016 PostseasonNorthwestern44772.316.2400
2016 Regular SeasonNorthwestern44772.316.20
2017 PostseasonNorthwestern48966.517.342
2017 Regular SeasonNorthwestern48966.517.30
2018 PostseasonNorthwestern7806323.4291
2018 Regular SeasonNorthwestern7806323.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Nebraska

Week 7 · W 34-31 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

220

Receiving Yards

99.2 takeover

220 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Michigan State

Week 7 · W 54-40 · Conference game

81

Receiving Yards

87.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

81 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Purdue

Week 11 · W 23-13 · Conference game

78

Receiving Yards

84.5 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

78 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.

#4

vs Michigan State

Week 9 · W 39-31 · Conference game

87

Receiving Yards

83.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

87 receiving yards with a 72.5 efficiency score.

#5

vs Duke

Week 2 · L 7-21

133

Receiving Yards

78.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

133 receiving yards with a 73.9 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Northwestern

780 primary output · 63 efficiency · 23.4 usage

69

#2

2018 Regular Season · Northwestern

69

780 primary · 63 efficiency · 23.4 usage

#3

2016 Postseason · Northwestern

64.1

447 primary · 72.3 efficiency · 16.2 usage

Milestones

3

100+ receiving yards

5

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games