WR#9
Jalen Nailor
gsis_id 00-0037291
LV
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 weekly average
- Separation
- 2.59 yd
- Cushion
- 5.51 yd
- YAC above expectation
- 1.51
- Avg YAC
- 3.73
- Share of intended air yards
- 27.0%
- Catch rate
- 63.6%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2025 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 2
- Drops
- 1
- Drop rate
- 2.9%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 68.4
- Interceptions on targets
- 5
- Yds after contact (rush)
- 12
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 53 | 29 | 444 | 4 | 11.6 | 0.117 | 0.29 | 13 | 100.7 |
| 2024 | 16 | 47 | 31 | 447 | 6 | 24.6 | 0.097 | 0.24 | -4 | 111.3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 0 | -2.0 | 0.061 | 0.14 | 0 | 5.9 |
| 2022 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 179 | 1 | 7.7 | 0.050 | 0.12 | 0 | 32.9 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 5'11"
- Weight
- 186 lb
- College
- Michigan State (Big Ten Conference)
- Draft
- 2022 · Rd 6 · Pk 191 · MIN
- Rookie season
- 2022
- Experience
- 5 yr
- Status
- ACT
Source: nflverse injury report
2025 Wk 16 · no game status listed · practice: Full Participation in Practice
Source: Highlightly injuries
2025 · Questionable · MIN
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
48 games with stored box-score lines (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 · WR cohort of 85
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified WR in 2025; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Darius SlaytonWR · NYG · distance 0.49
- Separation
- 2.71
- Cushion
- 5.72
- YAC over expected
- 0.78
- Share of air yards
- 19.2
- Catch rate
- 58.7
Calvin AustinWR · PIT · distance 0.53
- Separation
- 2.82
- Cushion
- 5.52
- YAC over expected
- 0.67
- Share of air yards
- 18.3
- Catch rate
- 56.4
Quentin JohnstonWR · LAC · distance 0.60
- Separation
- 2.36
- Cushion
- 5.25
- YAC over expected
- 0.75
- Share of air yards
- 23.3
- Catch rate
- 60.7
Jauan JenningsWR · SF · distance 0.60
- Separation
- 2.21
- Cushion
- 5.65
- YAC over expected
- 0.71
- Share of air yards
- 22.4
- Catch rate
- 61.1
Van JeffersonWR · TEN · distance 0.64
- Separation
- 2.63
- Cushion
- 6.07
- YAC over expected
- 0.56
- Share of air yards
- 16.1
- Catch rate
- 55.8
Jalen Nailor baseline
- Separation
- 2.43
- Cushion
- 5.55
- YAC over expected
- 1.38
- Share of air yards
- 18.1
- Catch rate
- 54.7