Fullback, San Diego State, 2014–⁠17

Nick Bawden

Number
No. 15
Height
6′3″
Weight
245 lb
Hometown
Los Gatos, CA
Born
Jun 22, 1996

Nick Bawden played fullback at San Diego State (2014–⁠17). The Detroit Lions took Bawden in round 7, No. 237 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
137
Receiving yards, 2016 (San Diego State, 11–⁠3)
Drafted
No. 237
Round 7, 2018 NFL Draft (Detroit Lions)

Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2015 and 2016

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016San Diego State151379.1020
2017San Diego State151036.9124
Career302408.0124

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014San Diego State15FB
2015San Diego State15FB
2016San Diego State15FB
2017San Diego State15FB6′3″245

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
2014San Diego State49-0.07––-3.323%
2016San Diego State170.71––12.1–
2017San Diego State150.65––9.7–

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

2017 San Diego State 10 games, 15 catches, 103 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.UC DavisW 38–⁠171707–
Sep 9atArizona StateW 30–⁠2021307–
Sep 16vs.StanfordW 20–⁠1721007–
Sep 23atAir ForceW 28–⁠241101–
Oct 14vs.Boise StateL 14–⁠31212012–
Oct 21vs.Fresno StateL 3–⁠2721005–
Nov 4atSan José StateW 52–⁠71818–
Nov 18vs.NevadaW 42–⁠231909–
Nov 24vs.New MexicoW 35–⁠10231024–
Dec 23 ✦vs.ArmyL 35–⁠421202–
2016 San Diego State 10 games, 15 catches, 137 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 10vs.CaliforniaW 45–⁠401404–
Sep 17atNorthern IllinoisW 42–⁠281404–
Oct 1atSouth AlabamaL 24–⁠421100104
Oct 14atFresno StateW 17–⁠3223014–
Oct 21vs.San José StateW 42–⁠321709–
Nov 5vs.Hawai’iW 55–⁠02708–
Nov 12atNevadaW 46–⁠16119019–
Nov 19atWyomingL 33–⁠341101–
Nov 26vs.Colorado StateL 31–⁠63332012–
Dec 17 ✦vs.HoustonW 34–⁠10120020–
2014 San Diego State 3 games, 43 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 3atFresno StateL 13–⁠24––––36
Oct 10atNew MexicoW 24–⁠14––––7
Nov 29vs.San José StateW 38–⁠7–––––

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2018 Senior Bowl (South team, won 45–⁠16).

DrillCombine 2018Combine or pro day 2018
Height6′1⅞″
Weight245 lb
Arm length30½″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan72⅞″W
40-yard dash4.72 s
10-yard split1.62 sW
Broad jump9′1″
3-cone drill7.16 s
20-yard shuttle4.37 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 14 games with a stat; latest team: New York Jets.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2019Detroit Lions7000417
2021New York Jets1000120
2023New York Jets6241321
NFL career14241858

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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