Will Nixon

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

2025 Syracuse 12 games, 432 rushing yards, 3 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD
Aug 30	vs.Tennessee	L 26–⁠45	9	33	0	2	29	0
Sep 6	vs.UConn	W 27–⁠20	9	30	0	6	47	0
Sep 12	vs.Colgate	W 66–⁠24	12	66	1	–	–	–
Sep 20	atClemson	W 34–⁠21	10	46	1	3	23	0
Sep 27	vs.Duke	L 3–⁠38	7	25	0	–	–	–
Oct 4	atSMU	L 18–⁠31	7	10	0	3	25	0
Oct 18	vs.Pittsburgh	L 13–⁠30	5	9	0	2	8	0
Oct 25	atGeorgia Tech	L 16–⁠41	6	17	1	2	15	0
Oct 31	vs.North Carolina	L 10–⁠27	5	29	0	1	2	0
Nov 8	atMiami	L 10–⁠38	7	61	0	1	8	0
Nov 22	atNotre Dame	L 7–⁠70	14	33	0	2	1	0
Nov 29	vs.Boston College	L 12–⁠34	16	73	0	2	15	0

2024 Syracuse 3 games, 76 rushing yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD
Aug 31	vs.Ohio	W 38–⁠22	3	9	0	2	15	0
Sep 7	vs.Georgia Tech	W 31–⁠28	9	38	0	1	20	0
Sep 28	vs.Holy Cross	W 42–⁠14	7	29	0	1	9	0

2023 Washington 14 games, 201 rushing yards, 1 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD
Sep 2	vs.Boise State	W 56–⁠19	6	48	0	–	–	–
Sep 9	vs.Tulsa	W 43–⁠10	6	30	0	2	25	0
Sep 16	atMichigan State	W 41–⁠7	1	4	0	2	12	0
Sep 23	vs.California	W 59–⁠32	5	39	0	2	8	0
Sep 30	atArizona	W 31–⁠24	2	8	1	1	16	0
Oct 14	vs.Oregon	W 36–⁠33	1	5	0	–	–	–
Oct 21	vs.Arizona State	W 15–⁠7	1	13	0	2	10	0
Oct 28	atStanford	W 42–⁠33	1	6	0	–	–	–
Nov 4	atUSC	W 52–⁠42	4	24	0	1	6	0
Nov 11	vs.Utah	W 35–⁠28	1	13	0	–	–	–
Nov 18	atOregon State	W 22–⁠20	1	3	0	–	–	–
Nov 25	vs.Washington State	W 24–⁠21	1	−4	0	–	–	–
Dec 1	vs.Oregon	W 34–⁠31	1	5	0	–	–	–
Jan 8 ✦	vs.Michigan	L 13–⁠34	2	7	0	3	7	0

2022 Washington 8 games, 89 rushing yards, 2 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD
Sep 3	vs.Kent State	W 45–⁠20	9	29	0	3	22	0
Sep 10	vs.Portland State	W 52–⁠6	3	17	1	1	5	0
Sep 24	vs.Stanford	W 40–⁠22	4	21	1	–	–	–
Sep 30	atUCLA	L 32–⁠40	–	–	–	2	21	0
Oct 8	atArizona State	L 38–⁠45	1	0	0	1	18	0
Oct 22	atCalifornia	W 28–⁠21	2	15	0	–	–	–
Nov 19	vs.Colorado	W 54–⁠7	1	7	0	–	–	–
Nov 26	atWashington State	W 51–⁠33	1	0	0	–	–	–

2021 Nebraska 1 game, 1 catch, 5 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD
Oct 2	vs.Northwestern	W 56–⁠7	–	–	–	1	5	0

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