Running back, Northern Iowa (from Kansas), 2019–⁠24

Amauri Pesek-Hickson

Number
No. 40
Height
6′0″
Weight
230 lb
Class (2024)
Sophomore
Hometown
Olathe, KS

Amauri Pesek-Hickson played running back at Kansas (2019–⁠21) and Northern Iowa (2022–⁠24).

Career highs

180rushing yards, career highvs. North Dakota, 20232rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Missouri State, 20247catches, career highat North Dakota State, 2024

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Kansas391453.7030
2021Kansas592153.6020
2022Northern Iowa4348.5014
2023Northern Iowa964414.6528
2024Northern Iowa954564.8421
Career2931,2914.4930

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Kansas2105.006
2021Kansas5346.8014
2023Northern Iowa33812.7115
2024Northern Iowa201598.0121
Career302418.0221

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Kansas40RBYr 1
2021Kansas40RBYr 2
2022Northern Iowa40RBYr 3
2023Northern Iowa40RBYr 4
2024Northern Iowa40RBSo. (Yr 5)6′0″230

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2020Kansas420.02––0.818%0.09
2021Kansas67-0.063rd (n=277)0.16-3.911%0.10
2022Northern Iowa (FCS)40.33––1.3––
2023Northern Iowa (FCS)990.2574th (n=450)0.1724.931%–
2024Northern Iowa (FCS)1070.1342nd (n=434)0.1614.317%–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Northern Iowa 11 games, 456 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.ValparaisoW 35–⁠717100021236
Sep 7atSt. Thomas (MN)W 17–⁠10138622013
Sep 14atNebraskaL 3–⁠34113909325
Sep 21atHawai’iL 7–⁠3664301210
Oct 5vs.South Dakota StateL 3–⁠41823017––
Oct 19atNorth DakotaL 7–⁠314908217
Oct 26vs.Missouri StateL 42–⁠49125321117
Nov 2atNorth Dakota StateL 19–⁠42726018741
Nov 9vs.Illinois StateL 9–⁠31662020229
Nov 16atYoungstown StateL 38–⁠396110811
Nov 23vs.Indiana StateW 41–⁠345403––
2023 Northern Iowa 5 games, 441 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 21vs.North DakotaW 27–⁠031180120––
Oct 28atIllinois StateW 24–⁠2130107214––
Nov 4vs.Western IllinoisW 50–⁠61273228––
Nov 11atMissouri StateL 16–⁠35134007––
Nov 18vs.North Dakota StateL 27–⁠48104109338
2022 Northern Iowa 2 games, 34 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atAir ForceL 17–⁠48327014––
Sep 17vs.Sacramento StateL 21–⁠371707––
2021 Kansas 10 games, 215 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 10atCoastal CarolinaL 22–⁠491101––
Sep 18vs.BaylorL 7–⁠4541207––
Sep 25atDukeL 33–⁠52––––114
Oct 2atIowa StateL 7–⁠5912340617
Oct 16vs.Texas TechL 14–⁠41528012112
Oct 30atOklahoma StateL 3–⁠55414010––
Nov 6vs.Kansas StateL 10–⁠356100811
Nov 13atTexasW 57–⁠56628019––
Nov 20atTCUL 28–⁠319280610
Nov 27vs.West VirginiaL 28–⁠341260020––
2020 Kansas 3 games, 145 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Nov 7atOklahomaL 9–⁠621043012––
Nov 28vs.TCUL 23–⁠592210003014
Dec 5atTexas TechL 13–⁠16720416

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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