Nick Brossette
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Running back, LSU, 2015–⁠18

Nick Brossette

Number
No. 4
Height
6′0″
Weight
218 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Baton Rouge, LA
Born
Mar 2, 1996

Nick Brossette played running back at LSU (2015–⁠18).

Career highs

137rushing yards, career highvs. SE Louisiana, 20183rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Louisiana Tech, 2018

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015LSU12655.4010
2016LSU151459.7060
2017LSU19965.1015
2018LSU2401,0394.31450
Career2861,3454.71460

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016LSU710000
2017LSU200000
Career910000

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015LSU1−1−1.000
2018LSU14785.6015
Career15775.1015

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2016LSU3570
2017LSU1290
2018LSU1280
Career51140

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015LSU4RBFr.
2016LSU4RBSo.
2017LSU4RBJr.
2018LSU4RBSr.6′0″218

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
2015LSU130.17––2.2––
2016LSU150.46––6.9––
2017LSU190.03––0.5––
2018LSU2590.0729th (n=300)0.1517.627%0.18

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.

Game by game

2018 LSU 13 games, 1,039 rushing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.MiamiW 33–⁠1722125250––
Sep 8vs.SE LouisianaW 31–⁠019137042112
Sep 15atAuburnW 22–⁠211969011111
Sep 22vs.Louisiana TechW 38–⁠212378317––
Sep 29vs.Ole MissW 45–⁠16207211416
Oct 6atFloridaL 19–⁠271595247228
Oct 13vs.GeorgiaW 36–⁠161664112––
Oct 20vs.Mississippi StateW 19–⁠3175711227
Nov 3vs.AlabamaL 0–⁠29750335
Nov 10atArkansasW 24–⁠1723901161−3
Nov 17vs.RiceW 42–⁠101469213––
Nov 24atTexas A&ML 72–⁠74166111627
Jan 1 ✦vs.UCFW 40–⁠322911702415
2017 LSU 5 games, 96 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 9vs.ChattanoogaW 45–⁠101163015––
Sep 23vs.SyracuseW 35–⁠261303––
Sep 30vs.TroyL 21–⁠241505––
Nov 4atAlabamaL 10–⁠24––––––
Nov 25vs.Texas A&MW 45–⁠21625010––
2016 LSU 6 games, 7 tackles
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 10vs.Jacksonville StateW 34–⁠13540018––
Oct 1vs.MissouriW 42–⁠7573060––
Oct 15vs.Southern MissW 45–⁠10––––––
Oct 22vs.Ole MissW 38–⁠21––––––
Nov 12atArkansasW 38–⁠10532016––
Nov 24atTexas A&MW 54–⁠39––––––
2015 LSU 5 games, 65 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 19vs.AuburnW 45–⁠21413041−1
Sep 26atSyracuseW 34–⁠241505––
Oct 3vs.Eastern MichiganW 44–⁠22318010––
Oct 10vs.South CarolinaW 45–⁠241606––
Oct 24vs.Western KentuckyW 48–⁠20323010––

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2019 East–West Shrine Game (West team, won 21–⁠17).

DrillCombine 2019
Height5′11⅛″
Weight209 lb
Arm length30″
Hand size8⅝″
40-yard dash4.72 s
10-yard split1.55 sW
Vertical jump35½″
Broad jump9′10″
Bench press15 reps
3-cone drill7.38 s
20-yard shuttle4.44 s

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).

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