Player Career

Nico Ragaini Career Story

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

Player Story

Nico Ragaini story

Nico Ragaini built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a wide receiver from East Haven, CT wearing No. 89, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Nico Ragaini's career was his receiving role: 156 catches, 1,611 receiving yards, 4 touchdowns, and 16 rushing yards across 57 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Iowa. 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 16 rushing yards, 1 tackle, and 96 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 57 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa.

The arc is straightforward: Nico Ragaini 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.

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    Iowa

    2018-2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201820192019202020212022202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonIowa746.74
2019 PostseasonIowa43963.118.5432
2019 Regular SeasonIowa43963.118.50
2020 Regular SeasonIowa19163.314.3-248
2021 Regular SeasonIowa33172.315.2140
2022 PostseasonIowa38868.320.757
2022 Regular SeasonIowa38868.320.70
2023 PostseasonIowa2554919.6-133
2023 Regular SeasonIowa2554919.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Penn State

Week 6 · W 23-20 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

73

Receiving Yards

92.8 takeover

73 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Northwestern

Week 9 · W 33-13 · Conference game

66

Receiving Yards

87.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

66 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Purdue

Week 10 · W 24-3 · Conference game

56

Receiving Yards

87.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

56 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Purdue

Week 8 · L 20-24 · Conference game

61

Receiving Yards

86.9 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

61 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Nebraska

Week 13 · L 17-24 · Conference game

60

Receiving Yards

82.7 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

60 receiving yards with a 57.1 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · Iowa

439 primary output · 63.1 efficiency · 18.5 usage

74.6

#2

2019 Regular Season · Iowa

74.6

439 primary · 63.1 efficiency · 18.5 usage

#3

2022 Postseason · Iowa

73.2

388 primary · 68.3 efficiency · 20.7 usage

Milestones

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100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games