#5
Iowa · 2026

Nathan McNeil

RBSophomore5' 11", 202 lbsTampa, FL
Iowa Hawkeyes6-2 · TDC #16
Snap share
12%
1 of 4 started · likely 6–28%
Rush yards
128
440th of 1519 in FBS
Yards / carry
6.1
Rush TD
2
266th of 683 in FBS
Receptions
5
1122nd of 2089 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.23
29 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

29 plays · +6.5 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.23
Passing+0.13
Rushing+0.26
1st down+0.33
2nd down-0.35
3rd down+1.60
Standard downs+0.29
Passing downs-0.07
McNeilRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays11%
Pass plays6%
Run plays16%
1st down15%
2nd down9%
3rd down4%
Standard downs12%
Passing downs7%
McNeilRB average

Advanced

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

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries14—
Success rate57.1%—
Explosive run rate28.6%—
Stuffed at the line7.1%—
First downs5—
Red-zone carries2—
Goal-line carries1—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets6—
Target share11.5%—
Catch rate66.7%—
Success rate per target50.0%—
Yards per target6.7—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets1—
Red-zone targets0—

Charting

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

Targets
7
4 caught (57%)
Avg. depth of target
-0.1
air yards per target
YAC per catch
10.5
42 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-2
of 40 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted7 targets charted

57% comp-0.1 avg. depth10.5 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 2 targets (29%), 1 caught (50%), 3 yds, 1.5 per target250% · 3yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (29%), 2 caught (100%), 35 yds, 17.5 per target2100% · 35yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (14%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (29%), 1 caught (50%), 2 yds, 1.0 per target250% · 2yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 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.

Run direction21 carries

Left
29%
6.2 YPC · 67% succ.
Middle
48%
5.5 YPC · 50% succ.
Right
24%
7.2 YPC · 40% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
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.

Charted targets
1
1 caught (100%)
Avg. depth of target
-3.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
3.0
3 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-3
of 0 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted1 targets charted

100% comp-3.0 avg. depth3.0 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 targets (100%), 1 caught (100%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target1100% · 0yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 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.

Career

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

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SRRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farIowa#16 · 6-2412%211286.1257.1%540011.5%
2025Iowa#14 · 9-4814%371694.6038.9%54507.7%

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

5.8 avg. game scoreBest: 8.9 vs Northern Iowa (Week 3)1 of 2 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Northern IllinoisW 40–02.6781.105·····
2Iowa StateW 16–13—294.507·····
3Northern IowaW 55–08.9121119.322533712.3019
4@MichiganW 20–19—no stats recorded
5Ohio StateL 14–31—no stats recorded
6@WashingtonW 41–24—no stats recorded
8@MinnesotaL 10–13—·····231.503
9WisconsinW 30–0—no stats recorded
2026 · 4 games5.8211286.12255408.0019

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries21—
Yards128440th / 1519
Yards / carry6.1—
Touchdowns2266th / 683
Long25—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions51122nd / 2089
Yards401239th / 2074
Yards / catch8—
Touchdowns0—
Long19—
Fumbles2026FBS rank
Fumbles1—
Lost0—
Recovered0—

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 involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Northern Illinois—78~16 (11–21)721%
Wk 2 · Iowa State—59~7 (2–14)212%
Wk 3 · Northern Iowa✓ RB64~23 (16–30)1636%
Wk 8 · Minnesota—66~12 (3–23)418%
Season1 GS50058 (32–138)2912%

Position Room

7 RBs on the Iowa roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
28Kamari MoultonRBSR865416.349+0.17
Xavier WilliamsRB452655.936-0.00
21L.J. Phillips Jr.RBSR341153.403-0.24
22Braeden JacksonRBSO231787.727+0.11
5Nathan McNeilRBSO211286.125+0.23
15O'Lontae DeanRBSO11433.90—+0.11
23Brevin DollRBJR1-3-30—-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 →