Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Northwestern
Flynn Nagel
WR • 5'11" • 195 lbs • Lemont, IL, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Flynn Nagel reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
19
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
24
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- Florida International
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Flynn Nagel, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Northwestern. Flynn Nagel reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,763
- Receptions
- 160
- Touchdowns
- 6
Quick Answers
Flynn Nagel quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northwestern · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,763
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Northwestern
- Top game
- Nebraska
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Bradford · Florida International
- High school pipeline
- Bradford · 13 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Senior
- 2018 Receiving yards rank
- 780 receiving yards · WR 83rd (top 9%) · Big Ten 7th (top 3%) · National 86th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Northwestern | 3 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 43.7 |
| 2016 Postseason | Northwestern | 11 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 64.1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northwestern | 11 | 37 | 421 | 2 | 64.1 |
| 2017 Postseason | Northwestern | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 60.3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 13 | 47 | 483 | 2 | 60.3 |
| 2018 Postseason | Northwestern | 13 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 69 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northwestern | 13 | 66 | 759 | 2 | 69 |
Related Context
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Flynn Nagel played WR for Northwestern. Across 4 tracked seasons, Flynn Nagel recorded 6 rushing yards, 1,763 receiving yards, and 6 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Northwestern paired 780 primary output with 63 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 63 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2018 Postseason · Northwestern
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
60
Efficiency
63
Usage
23.4
Consistency
34.8
Best Game by takeover score
Nebraska
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Utah: 21. Purdue: 58. Duke: 133. Akron: 35. Michigan: 65. Michigan State: 111. Nebraska: 220. Rutgers: 71. Wisconsin: 18. Notre Dame: 33. Iowa: 0. Minnesota: 2. Ohio State: 13
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah: 2 by 70. Purdue: 5 by 77.3. Duke: 12 by 73.9. Akron: 3 by 77.8. Michigan: 6 by 72.2. Michigan State: 10 by 74. Nebraska: 12 by 100. Rutgers: 8 by 59.2. Wisconsin: 3 by 40. Notre Dame: 4 by 55. Minnesota: 1 by 13.3. Ohio State: 2 by 43.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins62.6 · Games = 8 · +6.8 vs Losses
Losses55.8 · Games = 5 · -6.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Nebraska
Best efficiency game
100 vs Nebraska
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/1 | @ Utah | W 31-20 | — | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 0 | 18 |
| Sun 12/2 | @ Ohio State | L 24-45 | — | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 11/17 | @ Minnesota | W 24-14 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Iowa | W 14-10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Notre Dame | L 21-31 | — | 4 | 33 | 7 | 8.30 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Wisconsin | W 31-17 | — | 3 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 10/20 | @ RutgersHigh volume | W 18-15 | — | 8 | 71 | 8.9 | 8.90 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Nebraska100 receiving yards · High volume | W 34-31 | — | 12 | 220 | 18.3 | 18.30 | 2 | 61 |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Michigan State100 receiving yards · High volume | W 29-19 | — | 10 | 111 | 11.1 | 11.10 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Michigan | L 17-20 | — | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 10.80 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Akron | L 34-39 | — | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 11.70 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Duke100 receiving yards · High volume | L 7-21 | — | 12 | 133 | 10.2 | 11.10 | 0 | 32 |
| Fri 8/31 | @ Purdue | W 31-27 | — | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 11.60 | 0 | 22 |
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
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Northwestern
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2015201620162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Northwestern | 47 | 64.4 | 9.7 | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Northwestern | 447 | 72.3 | 16.2 | 400 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northwestern | 447 | 72.3 | 16.2 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Northwestern | 489 | 66.5 | 17.3 | 42 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Northwestern | 489 | 66.5 | 17.3 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Northwestern | 780 | 63 | 23.4 | 291 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Northwestern | 780 | 63 | 23.4 | 0 |
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
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#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
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