Running back, Duke, 2014–⁠18

Nicodem Pierre

Lettered 2015–⁠18 (school media guide)

Number
No. 6
Height
6′2″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Miami, FL

Nicodem Pierre played running back at Duke (2014–⁠18).

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Duke15765.1012
2016Duke7223.108
2017Duke11262.4010
2018Duke7507.1134
Career401744.3134

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Duke6RBRS
2015Duke6RBFr.
2016Duke6RBSo.
2017Duke6RBJr.
2018Duke6RBSr.6′2″220

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
2015Duke17-0.19––-3.2–
2016Duke70.05––0.3–
2017Duke10-0.26––-2.6–
2018Duke70.78––5.5–

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

2018 Duke 2 games, 50 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 22vs.North Carolina CentralW 55–⁠1351314––
Nov 24vs.Wake ForestL 7–⁠59237034––
2017 Duke 4 games, 26 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.North Carolina CentralW 60–⁠7720010––
Sep 29vs.MiamiL 6–⁠312302––
Nov 11atArmyL 16–⁠21––––––
Nov 18vs.Georgia TechW 43–⁠202303––
2016 Duke 1 game, 22 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.North Carolina CentralW 49–⁠672208––

No box score in the source for Oct 8 vs. Army, so that game is not listed.

2015 Duke 5 games, 76 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atTulaneW 37–⁠72604––
Sep 12vs.North Carolina CentralW 55–⁠06410121−2
Oct 10atArmyW 44–⁠33605––
Nov 7atNorth CarolinaL 31–⁠6642308––
Nov 14vs.PittsburghL 13–⁠31––––––

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

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