Running back, The Citadel, 2018–22
Nkem Njoku
- Number
- No. 28
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Hampton, GA
Nkem Njoku played running back at The Citadel (2018–22).
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The Citadel | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | The Citadel | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2021* | The Citadel | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2022 | The Citadel | 11 | 40 | 3.6 | 1 | 10 |
| Career | 19 | 89 | 4.7 | 1 | 25 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The Citadel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | The Citadel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Citadel | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The Citadel | 28 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | The Citadel | 28 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | The Citadel | 28 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | The Citadel | 28 | RB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′10″ | 195 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The Citadel (FCS) | 2 | -0.57 | – | – | -1.1 | – |
| 2019 | The Citadel (FCS) | 3 | 0.85 | – | – | 2.6 | – |
| 2021 | The Citadel (FCS) | 3 | -0.38 | – | – | -1.1 | – |
| 2022 | The Citadel (FCS) | 6 | 0.38 | – | – | 2.3 | – |
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
2022 The Citadel 7 games, 40 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Tkl | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Campbell | L 10–29 | 4 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. East Tennessee State | W 20–17 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 17 | at Mercer | L 0–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. Furman | L 10–21 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 15 | at Wofford | L 16–31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. Samford | L 3–38 | 2 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 12 | vs.Virginia Lynchburg | W 66–0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – |
2021 The Citadel 1 game, 8 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Tkl | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Coastal Carolina | L 14–52 | 2 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
No box score in the source for Oct 9 at East Tennessee State, so that game is not listed.
2019 The Citadel 1 game, 39 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Tkl | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | at Georgia Tech | W 27–24 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Aug 31 vs. Towson; Sep 7 at Elon; Sep 21 vs. Charleston Southern; Sep 28 at Samford; Oct 5 vs. VMI; Oct 12 vs. Western Carolina; Oct 19 at Furman; Oct 26 vs. Mercer; Nov 2 at East Tennessee State; Nov 16 at Chattanooga; Nov 23 vs. Wofford, so those games are not listed.
2018 The Citadel 1 game, 2 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Tkl | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17 | at Alabama | L 17–50 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 1 at Wofford; Sep 8 vs. Chattanooga; Sep 22 at Mercer; Sep 29 at Towson; Oct 13 vs. East Tennessee State; Oct 20 at VMI; Oct 27 vs. Furman; Nov 3 at Western Carolina; Nov 10 vs. Samford; Nov 30 vs. Charleston Southern, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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