Running back, Coastal Carolina, 2025–⁠26

Dominic Knicely

Number
No. 23
Height
5′10″
Weight
193 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Vienna, VA

Dominic Knicely plays running back for Coastal Carolina. Last time out, against App State: 18 carries, 90 yards; 1 catch, 5 yards. Knicely leads Coastal Carolina in rushing touchdowns and rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

452 rushing yards, 3 TD

Last game: 18 carries, 90 yards; 1 catch, 5 yards vs. App State, L 32–⁠35

Next game: at Georgia State, Oct 31

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 5@WVU
  2. 45FOR
  3. 44@DEL
  4. 25LIB
  5. 74GASO
  6. 169@MRSH
  7. 90APP

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

169rushing yards, career highat Marshall, 20262rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Fordham, 2026

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025Coastal Carolina673845.7359
2026Coastal Carolina804525.7370
Career1478365.7670

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025Coastal Carolina12998.3125
2026Coastal Carolina10656.5029
Career221647.5129

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025Coastal Carolina23RBFr.
2026Coastal Carolina23RBSo.5′10″193

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
2025Coastal Carolina830.1255th (n=576)0.109.710%0.15

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Coastal Carolina41%3.001.002.0012%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Coastal Carolina 7 games, 452 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5atWest VirginiaL 24–⁠31250–––
Sep 12vs.FordhamW 45–⁠754522100
Sep 19atDelawareL 14–⁠2294401−20
Sep 24vs.LibertyL 17–⁠345250–––
Oct 3vs.Georgia SouthernL 24–⁠31167403100
Oct 10atMarshallW 27–⁠212516913420
Oct 16vs.App StateL 32–⁠3518900150
2025 Coastal Carolina 13 games, 384 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30atVirginiaL 7–⁠4872701−10
Sep 6vs.Charleston SouthernW 13–⁠09920160
Sep 13vs.East CarolinaL 0–⁠382180–––
Sep 20atSouth AlabamaW 38–⁠209320–––
Oct 4atOld DominionL 7–⁠474110–––
Oct 11vs.UL MonroeW 23–⁠89290–––
Oct 18atApp StateW 45–⁠375511–––
Oct 30vs.MarshallW 44–⁠275761–––
Nov 8vs.Georgia StateW 40–⁠27260–––
Nov 15atGeorgia SouthernL 40–⁠4562311250
Nov 22atSouth CarolinaL 7–⁠513702110
Nov 29vs.James MadisonL 10–⁠593404330
Dec 30 ✦vs.Louisiana TechL 14–⁠233803251

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

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