Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 14 | — |
| Success rate | 57.1% | — |
| Explosive run rate | 28.6% | — |
| Stuffed at the line | 7.1% | — |
| First downs | 5 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 2 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 1 | — |
Charting
Where McNeil's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Run direction21 carries
2025 charting · Iowa
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (1 of McNeil’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted1 targets charted
Career
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Iowa#20 · 5-1 | 3 | 13% | 21 | 128 | 6.1 | 2 | 57.1% |
| 2025 | Iowa#14 · 9-4 | 8 | 14% | 37 | 169 | 4.6 | 0 | 38.9% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Nathan McNeil's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Nathan McNeil'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
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Northern Illinois | W 40–0 | 2.6 | 7 | 8 | 1.1 | 0 | 5 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2 |  Iowa State | W 16–13 | — | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 3 |  Northern Iowa | W 55–0 | 8.9 | 12 | 111 | 9.3 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 19 |
| 4 | @ Michigan | W 20–19 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 5 |  Ohio State | L 14–31 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 6 | @ Washington | W 41–24 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||||
| 2026 · 3 games | 5.8 | 21 | 128 | 6.1 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 19 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 21 | — |
| Yards | 128 | 398th / 1459 |
| Yards / carry | 6.1 | — |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 221st / 633 |
| Long | 25 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 3 | 1250th / 1995 |
| Yards | 37 | 1175th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 12.3 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 19 | — |
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
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Northern Illinois | — | 78 | ~16 (11–21) | 7 | 21% |
| Wk 2 · Iowa State | — | 59 | ~7 (2–14) | 2 | 12% |
| Wk 3 · Northern Iowa | ✓ RB | 64 | ~23 (16–30) | 16 | 36% |
| Season | 1 GS | 368 | 46 (33–57) | 25 | 13% |
Position Room
7 RBs on the Iowa roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Kamari Moulton | RB | SR | 76 | 519 | 6.8 | 4 | 9 | +0.23 |
| 5 | Nathan McNeil | RB | SO | 21 | 128 | 6.1 | 2 | 3 | +0.32 |
| Xavier Williams | RB | 20 | 170 | 8.5 | 3 | 4 | +0.33 | ||
| 22 | Braeden Jackson | RB | SO | 19 | 170 | 8.9 | 2 | 4 | +0.41 |
| 21 | L.J. Phillips Jr. | RB | SR | 18 | 63 | 3.5 | 0 | — | -0.30 |
| 15 | O'Lontae Dean | RB | SO | 11 | 43 | 3.9 | 0 | — | +0.11 |
| 23 | Brevin Doll | RB | JR | 1 | -3 | -3 | 0 | — | -0.81 |
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 6+ plays per team game. Iowa depth chart →