Tight end, Duke, 2020–⁠24

Nicky Dalmolin

Number
No. 81
Height
6′4″
Weight
235 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Cumming, GA

Nicky Dalmolin played tight end at Duke (2020–⁠24).

Career highs

100receiving yards, career highat Middle Tennessee, 20242receiving touchdowns, career highat Middle Tennessee, 2024

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Duke34214.0017
2021Duke151218.1128
2022Duke211708.1438
2023Duke151479.8021
2024Duke1116615.1271
Career656469.9771

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Duke81TEYr 1
2021Duke81TEYr 2
2022Duke81TEYr 3
2023Duke81TEYr 4
2024Duke81TESr. (Yr 5)6′4″235

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
2020Duke32.06––6.2–
2021Duke180.35––6.3–
2022Duke230.22––5.14%
2023Duke180.49––8.8–
2024Duke111.63––17.9–

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 Duke 5 games, 11 catches, 166 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 6vs.NorthwesternW 26–⁠20339021
Sep 14vs.UConnW 26–⁠211202
Sep 21atMiddle TennesseeW 45–⁠174100271
Sep 28vs.North CarolinaW 21–⁠201808
Oct 5atGeorgia TechL 14–⁠24217011
2023 Duke 7 games, 15 catches, 147 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 4vs.ClemsonW 28–⁠7116016
Sep 9vs.LafayetteW 42–⁠7227021
Sep 16vs.NorthwesternW 38–⁠14337020
Sep 23atUConnW 41–⁠7328012
Nov 11atNorth CarolinaL 45–⁠47226014
Nov 25vs.PittsburghW 30–⁠19214015
Dec 23 ✦vs.TroyW 17–⁠102−100
2022 Duke 9 games, 21 catches, 170 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.TempleW 30–⁠02705
Sep 10atNorthwesternW 31–⁠232303
Sep 17vs.North Carolina A&TW 49–⁠20138138
Sep 24atKansasL 27–⁠352302
Oct 1vs.VirginiaW 38–⁠17336017
Oct 8atGeorgia TechL 20–⁠233916
Oct 15vs.North CarolinaL 35–⁠38337030
Oct 22atMiamiW 45–⁠2121018
Nov 12vs.Virginia TechW 24–⁠7327124
2021 Duke 9 games, 15 catches, 121 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 10vs.North Carolina A&TW 45–⁠17230028
Sep 18vs.NorthwesternW 30–⁠231303
Sep 25vs.KansasW 52–⁠3321206
Oct 2atNorth CarolinaL 7–⁠38––––
Oct 9vs.Georgia TechL 27–⁠311717
Oct 16atVirginiaL 0–⁠48324010
Nov 6vs.PittsburghL 29–⁠54322012
Nov 13atVirginia TechL 17–⁠481909
Nov 18vs.LouisvilleL 22–⁠62214011
2020 Duke 2 games, 3 catches, 42 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Dec 5vs.MiamiL 0–⁠48113013
Dec 12atFlorida StateL 35–⁠56229017

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

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