Tight end, SE Louisiana (from Ball State, San Diego State), 2016–⁠21

Nolan Givan

Lettered 2017–⁠19 at Ball State (school media guide)

Number
No. 85
Height
6′3″
Weight
260 lb
Class (2021)
Senior
Hometown
Berkley, MI

Nolan Givan played tight end at Ball State (2016–⁠19), San Diego State (2020) and SE Louisiana (2021).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Ball State251596.4419
2018Ball State141017.2220
2019Ball State12927.7014
2020San Diego State4235.8014
2021SE Louisiana4205.0010
Career593956.7620

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Ball State85TEYr 1
2018Ball State85TEYr 2
2019Ball State85TEYr 3
2020San Diego State85TEYr 4
2021SE Louisiana85TESr. (Yr 5)6′3″260

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
2017Ball State390.218th (n=507)0.528.05%
2018Ball State180.38––6.8–
2019Ball State140.57––7.9–
2020San Diego State40.69––2.8–

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 SE Louisiana 1 game, 4 catches, 20 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 11atLouisiana TechL 42–⁠45420010

No box score in the source for Sep 4 at North Alabama, so that game is not listed.

2020 San Diego State 3 games, 4 catches, 23 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 28atColoradoL 10–⁠20––––
Dec 5vs.Colorado StateW 29–⁠1722014
Dec 12atBYUL 14–⁠28221013
2019 Ball State 6 games, 12 catches, 92 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31vs.IndianaL 24–⁠341909
Sep 7vs.FordhamW 57–⁠29322014
Sep 21atNC StateL 23–⁠34323011
Nov 5atWestern MichiganL 31–⁠351505
Nov 23atKent StateL 38–⁠411909
Nov 29vs.Miami (OH)W 41–⁠27324013
2018 Ball State 8 games, 14 catches, 101 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30vs.Central ConnecticutW 42–⁠6336120
Sep 8atNotre DameL 16–⁠2427110
Sep 15atIndianaL 10–⁠381707
Sep 29vs.Kent StateW 52–⁠24116016
Oct 6vs.Northern IllinoisL 16–⁠243709
Oct 20vs.Eastern MichiganL 20–⁠421−100
Oct 31atToledoL 13–⁠4521408
Nov 20atMiami (OH)L 21–⁠42115015
2017 Ball State 11 games, 25 catches, 159 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2atIllinoisL 21–⁠2432219
Sep 9vs.UABW 51–⁠312604
Sep 16vs.Tennessee TechW 28–⁠1331618
Sep 23atWestern KentuckyL 21–⁠33117017
Sep 30atWestern MichiganL 3–⁠551505
Oct 7atAkronL 3–⁠31439019
Oct 21vs.Central MichiganL 9–⁠56325012
Oct 26vs.ToledoL 17–⁠584705
Nov 2atEastern MichiganL 14–⁠562714
Nov 16vs.BuffaloL 24–⁠40111111
Nov 21vs.Miami (OH)L 7–⁠281404

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

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