Player Dossier

2007-2011

Michigan State

Keith Nichol

WR • 6'2" • Lowell, MI, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Keith Nichol reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

10.3

Efficiency

75.4

Consistency

64.1

Season Value

62.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2007 Regular Season · Oklahoma

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Oklahoma • Michigan State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Keith Nichol, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2007 Regular Season · Oklahoma. Keith Nichol reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Keith Nichol played WR for Oklahoma and Michigan State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Keith Nichol recorded 841 passing yards, 150 rushing yards, and 625 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Michigan State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2007 Regular Season

Oklahoma paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.

Supporting note

2011 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 75.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Oklahoma, Michigan State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2011 Postseason · Michigan State

Games

12

Receiving Yards / G

29.3

Efficiency

75.4

Usage

10.3

Consistency

64.1

Best Game by takeover score

Central Michigan

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Georgia: 53. Youngstown State: 14. Florida Atlantic: 40. Notre Dame: 9. Central Michigan: 54. Ohio State: 21. Michigan: 20. Wisconsin: 44. Minnesota: 41. Iowa: 13. Indiana: 4. Wisconsin: 39

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia: 4 by 88.3. Youngstown State: 1 by 93.3. Florida Atlantic: 2 by 100. Notre Dame: 1 by 60. Central Michigan: 3 by 100. Ohio State: 2 by 70. Michigan: 2 by 66.7. Wisconsin: 1 by 100. Minnesota: 3 by 91.1. Iowa: 2 by 43.3. Indiana: 1 by 26.7. Wisconsin: 4 by 65

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins30.4 · Games = 10 · +6.4 vs Losses
Losses24 · Games = 2 · -6.4 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Central Michigan

Best efficiency game

100 vs Wisconsin

Result
Mon 1/2@ GeorgiaW 33-3045313.313.30125
Sun 12/4vs WisconsinL 39-424399.89.80017
Sat 11/19vs IndianaW 55-3144404
Sat 11/12@ IowaW 37-212136.56.5009
Sat 11/5vs MinnesotaW 31-2434113.713.70131
Sun 10/23vs WisconsinW 37-311444444144
Sat 10/15vs MichiganW 28-142201010011
Sat 10/1@ Ohio StateW 10-722110.510.50011
Sat 9/24vs Central MichiganW 45-73541818035
Sat 9/17@ Notre DameL 13-31199909
Sat 9/10vs Florida AtlanticW 44-02402020030
Fri 9/2vs Youngstown StateW 28-61141414014

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Oklahoma

    2007

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Michigan State

    2009-2011

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2007200920092010201020112011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2007 Regular SeasonOklahoma0
2009 PostseasonMichigan State1136.712.511
2009 Regular SeasonMichigan State1136.712.50
2010 PostseasonMichigan State26264.510.4251
2010 Regular SeasonMichigan State26264.510.40
2011 PostseasonMichigan State35275.410.390
2011 Regular SeasonMichigan State35275.410.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Central Michigan

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

54

Primary metric

54 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Georgia

53

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

53 receiving yards with a 88.3 efficiency score.

#3

Northwestern

51

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

51 receiving yards with a 85 efficiency score.

#4

Michigan

42

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

42 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

Wisconsin

44

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

44 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2007 Regular Season · Oklahoma

0 primary output · efficiency · usage

100

#2

2011 Postseason · Michigan State

62.4

352 primary · 75.4 efficiency · 10.3 usage

#3

2011 Regular Season · Michigan State

62.4

352 primary · 75.4 efficiency · 10.3 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

2

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

625

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 35 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.