Tight end, South Carolina (from William & Mary), 2016–⁠21

Nick Muse

Lettered 2019–⁠21 (school media guide)

Number
No. 9
Height
6′4″
Weight
250 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Belmont, NC
Born
Nov 25, 1998

Nick Muse played tight end at William & Mary (2016–⁠18) and South Carolina (2019–⁠21). The Minnesota Vikings took Muse in round 7, No. 227 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
425
Receiving yards, 2020 (South Carolina, 2–⁠8)
Drafted
No. 227
Round 7, 2022 NFL Draft (Minnesota Vikings)

Career highs

8catches, career highvs. Georgia, 2020131receiving yards, career highvs. Georgia, 2020

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018William & Mary49223.0071
2019South Carolina171589.3021
2020South Carolina3042514.2135
2021South Carolina2022211.1229
Career7189712.6371

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016William & Mary9TE
2017William & Mary9TERS
2018William & Mary9TEFr.
2019South Carolina9TESo.
2020South Carolina9TEJr.
2021South Carolina9TESr.6′4″250

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
2018William & Mary (FCS)41.34––5.4–
2019South Carolina240.17––4.25%
2020South Carolina361.1099th (n=346)0.5539.66%
2021South Carolina340.3111th (n=410)0.6710.55%

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

2021 South Carolina 11 games, 20 catches, 222 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 4vs.Eastern IllinoisW 46–⁠0215111
Sep 11atEast CarolinaW 20–⁠171606
Sep 18atGeorgiaL 13–⁠402505
Sep 25vs.KentuckyL 10–⁠16125025
Oct 2vs.TroyW 23–⁠14227015
Oct 9atTennesseeL 20–⁠45224016
Oct 16vs.VanderbiltW 21–⁠20231129
Nov 6vs.FloridaW 40–⁠17438019
Nov 13atMissouriL 28–⁠311808
Nov 20vs.AuburnW 21–⁠17115015
Nov 27vs.ClemsonL 0–⁠30228022
2020 South Carolina 9 games, 30 catches, 425 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 26vs.TennesseeL 27–⁠31450019
Oct 3atFloridaL 24–⁠38221017
Oct 10atVanderbiltW 41–⁠7585032
Oct 17vs.AuburnW 30–⁠22229020
Oct 24atLSUL 24–⁠52117017
Nov 7vs.Texas A&ML 3–⁠481606
Nov 14atOle MissL 42–⁠59119019
Nov 21vs.MissouriL 10–⁠17667025
Nov 28vs.GeorgiaL 16–⁠458131135
2019 South Carolina 7 games, 17 catches, 158 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 7vs.Charleston SouthernW 72–⁠10222012
Sep 14vs.AlabamaL 23–⁠47421010
Sep 21atMissouriL 14–⁠34225016
Oct 12atGeorgiaW 20–⁠17331013
Oct 19vs.FloridaL 27–⁠38121021
Oct 26atTennesseeL 21–⁠41423011
Nov 2vs.VanderbiltW 24–⁠7115015
2018 William & Mary 1 game, 4 catches, 92 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 8atVirginia TechL 17–⁠62492071

No box score in the source for Sep 1 at Bucknell; Sep 22 at James Madison; Sep 29 vs. Colgate; Oct 6 vs. UAlbany; Oct 13 at Towson; Oct 20 vs. Maine; Oct 27 at Rhode Island; Nov 10 at Villanova; Nov 17 vs. Richmond, so those games are not listed.

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2022
Height6′4⅜″
Weight259 lb
Arm length31¾″
Hand size9½″
Wingspan77⅜″
40-yard dash4.71 s
10-yard split1.63 s
Vertical jump30½″
Broad jump9′3″
Bench press27 reps
3-cone drill7.09 s
20-yard shuttle4.26 s

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

In the NFL

2 seasons, 4 games with a stat; latest team: Atlanta Falcons.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2023Minnesota Vikings11220
2026 (so far)Atlanta Falcons3000
NFL career41220

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

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