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Kansas · 2026

Nahzae Cox

WRSenior6' 3", 215 lbsFresno, CA
Kansas Jayhawks2-4 · TDC #38
Snap share
47%
3 of 6 started · likely 29–57%
Receptions
7
789th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
208
324th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
29.7
Rec. TD
2
172nd of 825 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.69
19 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

19 plays · +13.2 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.69
Passing+0.69
1st down+0.42
2nd down+0.97
3rd down+1.05
Standard downs+0.56
Passing downs+0.99
CoxWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays5%
Pass plays11%
Run plays0%
1st down5%
2nd down5%
3rd down4%
Standard downs5%
Passing downs4%
CoxWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets19—
Target share11.6%448th / 523
Catch rate36.8%512th / 523
Success rate per target36.8%420th / 523
Yards per target10.976th / 523
Explosive catches26.3%23rd / 523
Deep-target rate42.1%—
3rd-down targets3—
Red-zone targets5—

Charting

Where Cox's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
19
7 caught (37%)
Avg. depth of target
19.6
air yards per target
YAC per catch
3.0
21 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
187
of 208 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
42%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted19 targets charted

37% comp19.6 avg. depth3.0 YAC/catch42% 20+ air yds2–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 8 yds, 8.0 per target1100% · 8yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 10 yds, 10.0 per target1100% · 10yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (11%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: 2 targets (11%), 2 caught (100%), 75 yds, 37.5 per target2100% · 75yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (11%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (11%), 1 caught (50%), 26 yds, 13.0 per target250% · 26yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 47 yds, 47.0 per target1100% · 47yRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (11%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 30+ air yards: 2 targets (11%), 1 caught (50%), 42 yds, 21.0 per target250% · 42y
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.
2025 charting · Middle Tennessee

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Cox’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
26
9 caught (35%)
Avg. depth of target
15.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
2.6
23 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
60
of 83 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
35%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted26 targets charted

51% comp15.0 avg. depth2.6 YAC/catch35% 20+ air yds4–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 2 targets (8%), 1 caught (50%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target250% · 0yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (8%), 2 caught (100%), 7 yds, 3.5 per target2100% · 7yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 3 targets (12%), 2 caught (67%), 13 yds, 4.3 per target367% · 13yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 23 yds, 23.0 per target1100% · 23yLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 23 yds, 23.0 per target1100% · 23yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: 3 targets (12%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target30% · 0yRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (8%), 2 caught (100%), 17 yds, 8.5 per target2100% · 17yRight, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yRight, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yRight, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 20–29 air yards: 4 targets (15%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target40% · 0yRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

2 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farKansas#38 · 2-4647%7208211.6%
2025Middle Tennessee#133 · 3-91061%40473517.2%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Nahzae Cox's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Nahzae Cox's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

6.4 avg. game scoreBest: 6.9 vs Arizona State (Week 3)0 of 5 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Long Island UniversityW 51–66.314747.0047
2MissouriL 21–385.711010.0110
3vsArizona StateL 17–246.926834.0042
5Middle TennesseeW 55–06.824221.0134
6@UtahL 24–416.114141.0041
7@Kansas StateL 24–35—no stats recorded
2026 · 5 games6.4720829.7247

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions7789th / 1995
Yards208324th / 1981
Yards / catch29.7—
Touchdowns2172nd / 825
Long47—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Long Island University—76~8 (2–13)1·11%
Wk 2 · Missouri—66~20 (6–27)2·30%
Wk 3 · Arizona State✓ WR73~38 (12–52)2·52%
Wk 5 · Middle Tennessee—83~47 (31–57)5157%
Wk 6 · Utah✓ WR58~47 (31–57)6·81%
Wk 7 · Kansas State✓ WR60~35 (11–48)3·58%
Season3 GS416195 (121–237)19147%

Position Room

14 WRs on the Kansas roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
5Nik McMillanWRSR23400421%+0.75
7Cam PickettWRSR17193025%+0.07
0Nahzae CoxWRSR7208211%+0.69
3Keaton KubeckaWRJR66709%+0.29
11Tate NagyWRSO610129%+0.75
12Bryson HayesWRFR510608%+0.71
13Nate SimsWRFR—————
17Tyren ParkerWRFR—————
19Corbin GlascoWRFR—————
23AJ BatisteWRFR—————
80Griffin BakerWRFR—————
82Isreal Moses VWRJR—————
86Donald CollierWRSO———0%+0.83
89Jackson CookWRFR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Kansas depth chart →