Running back, New Mexico State, 2015–⁠18

Royce Caldwell

Number
No. 7
Height
5′8″
Weight
170 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Columbus, TX

Royce Caldwell played running back at New Mexico State (2015–⁠18).

Career highs

7catches, career highvs. Alcorn State, 201884receiving yards, career highvs. Alcorn State, 2018

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015New Mexico State1−9−9.000
2016New Mexico State7355.0017
2018New Mexico State201125.6014
Career281384.9017

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015New Mexico State2227212.4161
2016New Mexico State1121719.7155
2018New Mexico State2930310.4253
Career6279212.8461

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2015New Mexico State192830
2017New Mexico State1130
2018New Mexico State7940
Career273900

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015New Mexico State7RBFr.
2016New Mexico State7RBSo.
2017New Mexico State7RBJr.
2018New Mexico State7RBSr.5′8″170

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
2015New Mexico State430.16––6.77%
2016New Mexico State220.76––16.66%
2018New Mexico State650.2172nd (n=300)0.1513.88%

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 New Mexico State 12 games, 112 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 25vs.WyomingL 7–⁠29––––––
Aug 30atMinnesotaL 10–⁠48280140
Sep 8atUtah StateL 13–⁠609530–––
Sep 15vs.New MexicoL 25–⁠424130110
Sep 22atUTEPW 27–⁠2021902601
Oct 6vs.LibertyW 49–⁠412120140
Oct 13atLouisianaL 38–⁠661704140
Oct 20vs.Georgia SouthernL 31–⁠48–––4640
Oct 27atTexas StateL 20–⁠27–––150
Nov 3vs.Alcorn StateW 52–⁠42–––7841
Nov 17atBYUL 10–⁠45–––4410
Nov 24atLibertyL 21–⁠28–––4260
2017 New Mexico State 1 game, 1 return, 13 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Dec 29 ✦vs.Utah StateW 26–⁠20––––––
2016 New Mexico State 6 games, 11 catches, 217 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3atUTEPL 22–⁠3831503570
Sep 10vs.New MexicoW 32–⁠3142002570
Sep 17atKentuckyL 42–⁠62–––2720
Nov 12atArkansas StateL 22–⁠41––––––
Nov 19vs.Texas StateW 50–⁠10–––3321
Nov 26vs.App StateL 7–⁠37–––1−10
2015 New Mexico State 8 games, 19 returns, 283 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Oct 10atOle MissL 3–⁠52–––3200
Oct 17atGeorgia SouthernL 26–⁠56–––2670
Oct 24vs.TroyL 7–⁠521−90260
Oct 31vs.IdahoW 55–⁠48–––3731
Nov 7atTexas StateW 31–⁠21–––5550
Nov 21atLouisianaW 37–⁠34–––1100
Nov 28vs.Arkansas StateL 28–⁠52–––4110
Dec 5atUL MonroeL 35–⁠42–––2300

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

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