Riley Nowakowski vs ranked teams
Riley Nowakowski has averaged 18.1 receiving yards in 9 games against AP Top 25 opponents, vs 20.9 in 17 games against everyone else (2023-2025, regular season and postseason).
- Vs AP Top 25
- 18.1
- receiving yards per game · 9 games
- Vs everyone else
- 20.9
- receiving yards per game · 17 games
- Difference
- −2.8
- per game, ranked minus everyone else
Career and by season
| Period | Opponents | Games | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rush yds | Diff vs others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | AP Top 25 | 9 | 1.8 | 18.1 | 0.11 | 0.1 | −2.8 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 2.0 | 20.9 | 0.12 | 0.1 | ||
| 2025 | AP Top 25 | 6 | 2.2 | 24.2 | 0.17 | 0.2 | −6.1 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 2.4 | 30.3 | 0.13 | 0.1 | ||
| 2024 | AP Top 25 | 2 | 1.0 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 0.0 | −2.9 |
| Everyone else | 5 | 1.8 | 11.4 | 0.00 | 0.0 | ||
| 2023 | AP Top 25 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | −13.0 |
| Everyone else | 4 | 1.5 | 14.0 | 0.25 | 0.0 |
Every game against a ranked opponent
- 2025 postseasonvs No. 10 Miami1 carries, 1 rush yds, 1 TD · 2 catches, 17 rec yds, 0 TD
- 2025 postseasonvs No. 5 Oregon0 carries, 0 rush yds, 0 TD · 2 catches, 18 rec yds, 0 TD
- 2025 postseasonvs No. 11 Alabama0 carries, 0 rush yds, 0 TD · 3 catches, 36 rec yds, 0 TD
- 2025 Week 15at No. 1 Ohio State0 carries, 0 rush yds, 0 TD · 2 catches, 20 rec yds, 0 TD
- 2025 Week 7at No. 3 Oregon0 carries, 0 rush yds, 0 TD · 3 catches, 11 rec yds, 0 TD
- 2025 Week 4vs No. 9 Illinois0 carries, 0 rush yds, 0 TD · 1 catches, 43 rec yds, 1 TD
- 2024 Week 9vs No. 3 Penn State0 carries, 0 rush yds, 0 TD · 1 catches, 8 rec yds, 0 TD
- 2024 Week 5at No. 13 USC0 carries, 0 rush yds, 0 TD · 1 catches, 9 rec yds, 0 TD
- 2023 postseasonat No. 13 LSU0 carries, 0 rush yds, 0 TD · 1 catches, 1 rec yds, 0 TD
What counts: a game is ranked when the opponent stood in that week's AP Top 25 at kickoff. Games are regular season and postseason. Games are placed by season and week; dates and scores are not shown. Past results, not a projection.