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

Best season
919
Rushing yards, 2024 (Western Michigan, 6–⁠7)
Best game
189 yards
Vs. Bethune-Cookman, week 3, 2024: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

189rushing yards, career highvs. Bethune-Cookman, 20243rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Buffalo, 20247catches, career highat Oklahoma, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Oklahoma State141228.7163
2022Oklahoma State461813.9051
2023Oklahoma State501973.9134
2024Western Michigan1439196.41292
2025UCF715547.8787
Career3241,9736.12192

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2021Oklahoma State1150120
2022Oklahoma State143851–––
2023Oklahoma State112300100
2024Western Michigan234790–––
2025UCF194381–––
Career681,5472220

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Oklahoma State133.003
2022Oklahoma State211899.0335
2023Oklahoma State1212310.3160
2024Western Michigan10777.7016
2025UCF17885.2027
Career614807.9460

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Oklahoma State5RBYr 1
2022Oklahoma State5RBYr 2
2023Oklahoma State5RBYr 3
2024Western Michigan5RBYr 4
2025UCF5RBSr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2021Oklahoma State150.52––7.8––
2022Oklahoma State740.0625th (n=470)0.144.28%0.02
2023Oklahoma State630.1237th (n=450)0.177.58%0.07
2024Western Michigan1450.2061st (n=434)0.1628.320%0.17
2025UCF930.2995th (n=576)0.1027.312%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

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025UCF38%2.701.204.2021%

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
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Aug 28vs.Jacksonville StateW 17–⁠102−60234–
Sep 6vs.North Carolina A&TW 68–⁠741562196–
Sep 20vs.North CarolinaW 34–⁠95101117–
Sep 27atKansas StateL 20–⁠345661364–
Oct 4vs.KansasL 20–⁠277600252–
Oct 11atCincinnatiL 11–⁠20230110–
Oct 18vs.West VirginiaW 45–⁠1371162230–
Nov 1atBaylorL 3–⁠303180599–
Nov 7vs.HoustonL 27–⁠3011621–––
Nov 15atTexas TechL 9–⁠4815320117–
Nov 22vs.Oklahoma StateW 17–⁠147280–––
Nov 29atBYUL 21–⁠41390119–
2024 Western Michigan 13 games, 919 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Aug 30atWisconsinL 14–⁠28560119–
Sep 7atOhio StateL 0–⁠569190115–
Sep 14vs.Bethune-CookmanW 59–⁠31171892468–
Sep 28atMarshallL 20–⁠27231461243–
Oct 5atBall StateW 45–⁠42141243246–
Oct 12vs.AkronW 34–⁠2414210–––
Oct 19atBuffaloW 48–⁠41141123127–
Oct 26vs.Kent StateW 52–⁠2181351365–
Nov 6vs.Northern IllinoisL 28–⁠4212952275–
Nov 12atBowling GreenL 13–⁠317220594–
Nov 19atCentral MichiganL 14–⁠16690227–
Nov 30vs.Eastern MichiganW 26–⁠183−40–––
Dec 14 ✦vs.South AlabamaL 23–⁠3011450–––
2023 Oklahoma State 12 games, 197 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.Central ArkansasW 27–⁠136270–––
Sep 9atArizona StateW 27–⁠157430–––
Sep 16vs.South AlabamaL 7–⁠335231242–
Sep 23atIowa StateL 27–⁠34250–––
Oct 6vs.Kansas StateW 29–⁠215140117–
Oct 14vs.KansasW 39–⁠327460––1
Oct 21atWest VirginiaW 48–⁠34–––218–
Oct 28vs.CincinnatiW 45–⁠132−20–––
Nov 4vs.OklahomaW 27–⁠242−10–––
Nov 11atUCFL 3–⁠456220264–
Nov 18atHoustonW 43–⁠30540375–
Nov 25vs.BYUW 40–⁠343160114–
2022 Oklahoma State 13 games, 181 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.Central MichiganW 58–⁠44560125–
Sep 10vs.Arizona StateW 34–⁠17100254–
Sep 17vs.Arkansas–Pine BluffW 63–⁠73200–––
Oct 1atBaylorW 36–⁠25–––3131–
Oct 8vs.Texas TechW 41–⁠31290255–
Oct 15atTCUL 40–⁠433150123–
Oct 22vs.TexasW 41–⁠348640228–
Oct 29atKansas StateL 0–⁠488110–––
Nov 5atKansasL 16–⁠37120–––
Nov 12vs.Iowa StateW 20–⁠14320119–
Nov 19atOklahomaL 13–⁠287370123–
Nov 26vs.West VirginiaL 19–⁠24390127–
Dec 27 ✦vs.WisconsinL 17–⁠24260–––
2021 Oklahoma State 2 games, 122 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Oct 30vs.KansasW 55–⁠3115301151
Nov 13vs.TCUW 63–⁠173691–––

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2026
Height5′9⅛″
Weight199 lb
Arm length30″
Hand size8⅞″
Wingspan71″
40-yard dash4.55 s
10-yard split1.59 s
Vertical jump31″
Broad jump9′4″
Bench press18 reps
3-cone drill7.46 s
20-yard shuttle4.36 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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