Receiver, Sacramento State (from San Diego State), 2021–⁠24

Josh Nicholson

Number
No. 85
Height
6′0″
Weight
175 lb
Class (2024)
Sophomore
Hometown
Grand Prairie, TX

Josh Nicholson played receiver at San Diego State (2021–⁠23) and Sacramento State (2024).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022San Diego State44411.0118
2023San Diego State131138.7121
2024Sacramento State199.009
Career181669.2221

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022San Diego State85WRYr 1
2023San Diego State85WRYr 2
2024Sacramento State85WRSo. (Yr 3)6′0″175

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022San Diego State7-0.17––-1.2–
2023San Diego State210.13––2.75%
2024Sacramento State (FCS)1-2.27––-2.3–

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Sacramento State 3 games, 1 catch, 9 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29atSan José StateL 24–⁠42–––––
Sep 21atEast Texas A&MW 34–⁠0––––−10
Sep 28atNorthern ArizonaL 16–⁠341909–
2023 San Diego State 8 games, 13 catches, 113 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 9vs.UCLAL 10–⁠35118018–
Sep 22vs.Boise StateL 31–⁠341505–
Sep 30atAir ForceL 10–⁠49121121–
Oct 21vs.NevadaL 0–⁠61909–
Nov 4vs.Utah StateL 24–⁠322908–
Nov 11atColorado StateL 19–⁠223130145
Nov 18atSan José StateL 13–⁠24327012–
Nov 25vs.Fresno StateW 33–⁠181110112
2022 San Diego State 3 games, 4 catches, 44 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 17atUtahL 7–⁠35223118–
Nov 18atNew MexicoW 34–⁠10118018–
Dec 24 ✦vs.Middle TennesseeL 23–⁠251303–

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

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