Usage / Role
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Player Dossier
2005-2008Northern Illinois
Dan Nicholson
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Impact contributor
Dan Nicholson shows a productive multi-phase profile across the tracked sample.
Impact Production
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Reliability
72
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
54
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2007 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Toledo
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- Committed To
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2009
Dan Nicholson, player. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2007 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Dan Nicholson shows a productive multi-phase profile across the tracked sample.
Quick Answers
Dan Nicholson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · Position unavailable
- Career Touchdowns
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2007 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Toledo
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Chestatee
- High school pipeline
- Chestatee · 0 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- Class 2008
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | TD | Primary | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 6 | 0 | 8 | 63.6 |
| 2006 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 7 | 0 | 5 | 34.9 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 9 | 0 | 9 | 80.9 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 4 | 0 | 3 | 52.9 |
Related Context
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Dan Nicholson is listed for Northern Illinois. Detailed college production data is limited on CFB Track.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2007 Regular Season
Northern Illinois paired 9 primary output with — efficiency.
Supporting note
2008 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with — efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2008 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Win with a strong all-around stat line. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2008 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Games
4
Primary Metric / G
0.8
Efficiency
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Usage
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Consistency
72.4
Best Game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
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Game by game trend chart. Western Michigan: 1. Indiana State: 1. Eastern Michigan: 1. Tennessee: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Wins1 · Games = 2 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
4 games
Featured metric
Touchdowns
Top game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
Best efficiency game
— vs Tennessee
Career Arc
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Northern Illinois
2005-2008
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2005200620072008
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 8 | — | — | — |
| 2006 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 5 | — | — | -3 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 9 | — | — | 4 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 3 | — | — | -6 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Toledo
Week 12 · W 35-17 · Conference game
Win with a strong all-around stat line.
3
Touchdowns
100 takeover
3 primary-metric impact.
#2
@ Central Michigan
Week 10 · W 31-28 · Conference game
3
Touchdowns
100 takeover
Win with a strong all-around stat line.
3 primary-metric impact.
#3
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 13 · W 27-0 · Conference game
2
Touchdowns
100 takeover
Win with a strong all-around stat line.
2 primary-metric impact.
#4
vs Temple
Week 8 · W 43-21
2
Touchdowns
100 takeover
Win with a strong all-around stat line.
2 primary-metric impact.
#5
vs Kent State
Week 11 · W 27-20 · Conference game
2
Touchdowns
100 takeover
Win with a strong all-around stat line.
2 primary-metric impact.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2007 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
9 primary output · — efficiency · — usage
80.9
#2
2005 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
63.6
8 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2008 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
52.9
3 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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