Dakwa Nichols

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.

2017 NC State 4 games, 37 rushing yards, 1 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	KR	Yds
Sep 9	vs.Marshall	W 37–⁠20	–	–	–	–	–
Sep 16	vs.Furman	W 49–⁠16	6	38	1	–	–
Sep 23	atFlorida State	W 27–⁠21	1	−2	0	–	–
Sep 30	vs.Syracuse	W 33–⁠25	1	1	0	–	–

2016 NC State 8 games, 98 rushing yards, 1 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	KR	Yds
Sep 1	vs.William & Mary	W 48–⁠14	4	27	0	–	–
Sep 17	vs.Old Dominion	W 49–⁠22	7	29	1	–	–
Oct 1	vs.Wake Forest	W 33–⁠16	1	9	0	–	–
Oct 22	atLouisville	L 13–⁠54	2	0	0	1	22
Oct 29	vs.Boston College	L 14–⁠21	–	–	–	–	–
Nov 5	vs.Florida State	L 20–⁠24	2	12	0	–	–
Nov 12	atSyracuse	W 35–⁠20	1	6	0	–	–
Dec 26 ✦	vs.Vanderbilt	W 41–⁠17	2	15	0	–	–

2015 NC State 9 games, 201 rushing yards, 1 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	KR	Yds
Sep 5	vs.Troy	W 49–⁠21	5	30	0	–	–
Sep 12	vs.Eastern Kentucky	W 35–⁠0	1	4	0	–	–
Sep 26	atSouth Alabama	W 63–⁠13	5	19	0	–	–
Oct 31	vs.Clemson	L 41–⁠56	2	7	0	–	–
Nov 7	atBoston College	W 24–⁠8	5	17	0	–	–
Nov 14	atFlorida State	L 17–⁠34	3	14	0	–	–
Nov 21	vs.Syracuse	W 42–⁠29	12	78	1	–	–
Nov 28	vs.North Carolina	L 34–⁠45	4	10	0	–	–
Dec 30 ✦	vs.Mississippi State	L 28–⁠51	6	22	0	–	–

2014 NC State 6 games, 11 returns, 217 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	KR	Yds
Sep 13	atSouth Florida	W 49–⁠17	8	57	0	–	–
Sep 20	vs.Presbyterian	W 42–⁠0	3	9	0	–	–
Nov 8	vs.Georgia Tech	L 23–⁠56	–	–	–	6	132
Nov 15	vs.Wake Forest	W 42–⁠13	–	–	–	3	42
Nov 29	atNorth Carolina	W 35–⁠7	–	–	–	1	21
Dec 26 ✦	vs.UCF	W 34–⁠27	–	–	–	1	22

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