Running back, UCF (from Oklahoma State, Western Michigan), 2021–25
Jaden Nixon
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Irving, TX
Jaden Nixon played running back at Oklahoma State (2021–23), Western Michigan (2024) and UCF (2025).
At a glance
Career highs
189rushing yards, career highvs. Bethune-Cookman, 20243rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Buffalo, 20247catches, career highat Oklahoma, 2022Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Oklahoma State | 14 | 122 | 8.7 | 1 | 63 |
| 2022 | Oklahoma State | 46 | 181 | 3.9 | 0 | 51 |
| 2023 | Oklahoma State | 50 | 197 | 3.9 | 1 | 34 |
| 2024 | Western Michigan | 143 | 919 | 6.4 | 12 | 92 |
| 2025 | UCF | 71 | 554 | 7.8 | 7 | 87 |
| Career | 324 | 1,973 | 6.1 | 21 | 92 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | Oklahoma State | 14 | 385 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 2023 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 230 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Western Michigan | 23 | 479 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2025 | UCF | 19 | 438 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Career | 68 | 1,547 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | Oklahoma State | 21 | 189 | 9.0 | 3 | 35 |
| 2023 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 123 | 10.3 | 1 | 60 |
| 2024 | Western Michigan | 10 | 77 | 7.7 | 0 | 16 |
| 2025 | UCF | 17 | 88 | 5.2 | 0 | 27 |
| Career | 61 | 480 | 7.9 | 4 | 60 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Oklahoma State | 5 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Oklahoma State | 5 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Oklahoma State | 5 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | Western Michigan | 5 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | UCF | 5 | RB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′10″ | 185 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Oklahoma State | 15 | 0.52 | – | – | 7.8 | – | – |
| 2022 | Oklahoma State | 74 | 0.06 | 25th (n=470) | 0.14 | 4.2 | 8% | 0.02 |
| 2023 | Oklahoma State | 63 | 0.12 | 37th (n=450) | 0.17 | 7.5 | 8% | 0.07 |
| 2024 | Western Michigan | 145 | 0.20 | 61st (n=434) | 0.16 | 28.3 | 20% | 0.17 |
| 2025 | UCF | 93 | 0.29 | 95th (n=576) | 0.10 | 27.3 | 12% | 0.30 |
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
| Season | Team | Success | Line yards | Second level | Open field | Stuffed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UCF | 38% | 2.70 | 1.20 | 4.20 | 21% |
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
2025 UCF 12 games, 554 rushing yards, 7 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. | W 17–10 | 2 | −6 | 0 | 2 | 34 | – |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 68–7 | 4 | 156 | 2 | 1 | 96 | – |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 34–9 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 17 | – |
| Sep 27 | at | L 20–34 | 5 | 66 | 1 | 3 | 64 | – |
| Oct 4 | vs. | L 20–27 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 52 | – |
| Oct 11 | at | L 11–20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | – |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 45–13 | 7 | 116 | 2 | 2 | 30 | – |
| Nov 1 | at | L 3–30 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 99 | – |
| Nov 7 | vs. | L 27–30 | 11 | 62 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 15 | at | L 9–48 | 15 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 17 | – |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 17–14 | 7 | 28 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 29 | at | L 21–41 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 19 | – |
2024 Western Michigan 13 games, 919 rushing yards, 12 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at | L 14–28 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | – |
| Sep 7 | at | L 0–56 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 15 | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 59–31 | 17 | 189 | 2 | 4 | 68 | – |
| Sep 28 | at | L 20–27 | 23 | 146 | 1 | 2 | 43 | – |
| Oct 5 | at | W 45–42 | 14 | 124 | 3 | 2 | 46 | – |
| Oct 12 | vs. | W 34–24 | 14 | 21 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 19 | at | W 48–41 | 14 | 112 | 3 | 1 | 27 | – |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 52–21 | 8 | 135 | 1 | 3 | 65 | – |
| Nov 6 | vs. | L 28–42 | 12 | 95 | 2 | 2 | 75 | – |
| Nov 12 | at | L 13–31 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 94 | – |
| Nov 19 | at | L 14–16 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 27 | – |
| Nov 30 | vs. | W 26–18 | 3 | −4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 14 ✦ | vs. | L 23–30 | 11 | 45 | 0 | – | – | – |
2023 Oklahoma State 12 games, 197 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 27–13 | 6 | 27 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 9 | at | W 27–15 | 7 | 43 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. | L 7–33 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 42 | – |
| Sep 23 | at | L 27–34 | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 6 | vs. | W 29–21 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 17 | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 39–32 | 7 | 46 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 21 | at | W 48–34 | – | – | – | 2 | 18 | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 45–13 | 2 | −2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 4 | vs. | W 27–24 | 2 | −1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 11 | at | L 3–45 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 64 | – |
| Nov 18 | at | W 43–30 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 75 | – |
| Nov 25 | vs. | W 40–34 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 14 | – |
2022 Oklahoma State 13 games, 181 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 58–44 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 25 | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 34–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54 | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 63–7 | 3 | 20 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 1 | at | W 36–25 | – | – | – | 3 | 131 | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. | W 41–31 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 55 | – |
| Oct 15 | at | L 40–43 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 23 | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 41–34 | 8 | 64 | 0 | 2 | 28 | – |
| Oct 29 | at | L 0–48 | 8 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 5 | at | L 16–37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 20–14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | – |
| Nov 19 | at | L 13–28 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 23 | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. | L 19–24 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 27 | – |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | L 17–24 | 2 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – |
2021 Oklahoma State 2 games, 122 rushing yards, 1 TD
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′9⅛″ |
| Weight | 199 lb |
| Arm length | 30″ |
| Hand size | 8⅞″ |
| Wingspan | 71″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.55 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 s |
| Vertical jump | 31″ |
| Broad jump | 9′4″ |
| Bench press | 18 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.46 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.36 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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