Kicker, Navy, 2019–⁠22

Bijan Nichols

Number
No. 43
Height
6′1″
Weight
211 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Heath, TX

Bijan Nichols played kicker at Navy (2019–⁠22).

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2019Navy121770.6496197
2020Navy5955.6501631
2021Navy151978.9502873
2022Navy33100.045514
Career354872.950110215

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Navy43PKFr.
2020Navy43PKSo.
2021Navy43PKJr.
2022Navy43PKSr.6′1″211

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsagePAAR
2019Navy––––––-1.8 (17 att.)
2020Navy––––––-1.6 (9 att.)
2021Navy––––––7.0 (18 att.)
2022Navy––––––2.6 (3 att.)

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). PAAR: points a kicker added above a replacement-level kicker, with his field-goal attempts. From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 Navy 3 games, 3 of 3 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Nov 12vs.Notre DameL 32–⁠35112614
Nov 19atUCFW 17–⁠14114525
Dec 10vs.ArmyL 17–⁠20114425
2021 Navy 12 games, 15 of 19 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 4vs.MarshallL 7–⁠4901011
Sep 11vs.Air ForceL 3–⁠23112303
Sep 25atHoustonL 20–⁠28223628
Oct 2vs.UCFW 34–⁠302224410
Oct 9vs.SMUL 24–⁠31115036
Oct 14atMemphisL 17–⁠35123625
Oct 23vs.CincinnatiL 20–⁠27233328
Oct 29atTulsaW 20–⁠17224628
Nov 6atNotre DameL 6–⁠34224906
Nov 20vs.East CarolinaL 35–⁠3800055
Nov 27atTempleW 38–⁠14113258
Dec 11vs.ArmyW 17–⁠13124325
2020 Navy 9 games, 5 of 9 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 7vs.BYUL 3–⁠55114803
Sep 19atTulaneW 27–⁠2401022
Oct 3atAir ForceL 7–⁠4000011
Oct 10vs.TempleW 31–⁠29115047
Oct 17atEast CarolinaW 27–⁠2300033
Oct 24vs.HoustonL 21–⁠3702011
Oct 31atSMUL 37–⁠51114647
Nov 28vs.MemphisL 7–⁠1001011
Dec 5vs.TulsaL 6–⁠19223406
2019 Navy 13 games, 12 of 17 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 31vs.Holy CrossW 45–⁠7114469
Sep 14vs.East CarolinaW 42–⁠1000066
Sep 26atMemphisL 23–⁠35124925
Oct 5vs.Air ForceW 34–⁠2501044
Oct 12atTulsaW 45–⁠17113769
Oct 19vs.South FloridaW 35–⁠300055
Oct 26vs.TulaneW 41–⁠382248511
Nov 1atUConnW 56–⁠1000088
Nov 16atNotre DameL 20–⁠52223628
Nov 23vs.SMUW 35–⁠28234139
Nov 30atHoustonW 56–⁠4100088
Dec 14vs.ArmyW 31–⁠7123747
Dec 31 ✦vs.Kansas StateW 20–⁠17232328

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

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