Career

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

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2025Indiana#1 · 16-01461%32387210.7%
2024Wisconsin#58 · 5-7731%117404.3%
2023Wisconsin#44 · 7-6516%75714.7%

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

Game Log

Riley Nowakowski'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

6.5 avg. game scoreBest: 8.6 vs Wisconsin (Week 12)1 of 14 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Old DominionW 27–145.62157.509
2Kennesaw StateW 56–96.511414.0014
3Indiana StateW 73–0—no stats recorded
4IllinoisW 63–107.814343.0143
5@IowaW 20–153.7144.004
7@OregonW 30–205.53113.706
8Michigan StateW 38–137.635418.0039
9UCLAW 56–65.93175.706
10@MarylandW 55–106.122211.0019
11@Penn StateW 27–247.535117.0029
12WisconsinW 31–78.646516.3137
14@PurdueW 56–3—no stats recorded
15vsOhio StateW 13–106.222010.0011
BowlsvsAlabamaW 38–36.933612.0031
BowlsvsOregonW 56–225.82189.0013
BowlsMiamiW 27–216.82178.509
2025 · 14 games6.53238712.1243
2025 charting · Indiana

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (8 of Nowakowski’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
22
21 caught (95%)
Avg. depth of target
5.5
air yards per target
YAC per catch
6.7
141 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
105
of 246 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
5%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted22 targets charted

89% comp5.5 avg. depth6.7 YAC/catch5% 20+ air yds2–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 31 yds, 31.0 per target1100% · 31yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (9%), 2 caught (100%), 10 yds, 5.0 per target2100% · 10yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 37 yds, 37.0 per target1100% · 37yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (9%), 2 caught (100%), 11 yds, 5.5 per target2100% · 11yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 5 targets (23%), 5 caught (100%), 64 yds, 12.8 per target5100% · 64yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 19 yds, 19.0 per target1100% · 19yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 29 yds, 29.0 per target1100% · 29yMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 7 targets (32%), 7 caught (100%), 40 yds, 5.7 per target7100% · 40yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (5%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 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.