Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017San Diego State
Nick Bawden
FB • 6'3" • 245 lbs • Los Gatos, CA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Nick Bawden leans balanced backfield option traits and 51.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
4
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
19
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · San Diego State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- San Diego State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico
Player Story
Nick Bawden built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a FB from Los Gatos, CA wearing No. 15, spending time with San Diego State. The clearest part of Nick Bawden's career was his receiving role: 30 catches,...
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- Committed To
- San Diego State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 19
- Overall
- No. 237
- NFL Team
- Detroit Lions
Nick Bawden, FB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · San Diego State. Nick Bawden leans balanced backfield option traits and 51.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 287
- Rushing yards
- 47
- Receiving yards
- 240
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Nick Bawden quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San Diego State · FB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 287
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · San Diego State
- Top game
- New Mexico
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Los Gatos · San Diego State
- High school pipeline
- Los Gatos · 13 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 7 · Pick 19 · Detroit Lions
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Class 2017
- 2017 Scrimmage yards rank
- 103 scrimmage yards · FB 12th (top 27%) · Mountain West 128th (top 56%) · National 1,379th (top 57%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | San Diego State | 3 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 28.3 |
| 2015 Regular Season | San Diego State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | San Diego State | 10 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 58.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | San Diego State | 10 | 121 | 4 | 117 | 0 | 58.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | San Diego State | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | San Diego State | 10 | 101 | 0 | 101 | 1 | 47.8 |
Related Context
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Nick Bawden played FB for San Diego State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nick Bawden recorded 147 passing yards, 47 rushing yards, and 240 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2014 with San Diego State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
San Diego State paired 141 primary output with 61.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 51.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico
Win with 31 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2017 Postseason · San Diego State
Games
10
Scrimmage Yards / G
10.3
Efficiency
51.3
Usage
2.8
Consistency
58.8
Best Game by takeover score
New Mexico
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Army: 2. UC Davis: 7. Arizona State: 13. Stanford: 10. Air Force: 1. Boise State: 12. Fresno State: 10. San José State: 8. Nevada: 9. New Mexico: 31
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Army: 1 by 16.7. UC Davis: 1 by 58.3. Arizona State: 2 by 54.2. Stanford: 2 by 41.7. Air Force: 1 by 8.3. Boise State: 2 by 50. Fresno State: 2 by 41.7. San José State: 1 by 66.7. Nevada: 1 by 75. New Mexico: 2 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins11.3 · Games = 7 · +3.3 vs Losses
Losses8 · Games = 3 · -3.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
New Mexico
Best efficiency game
100 vs New Mexico
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/23 | @ Army | L 35-42 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Fri 11/24 | vs New Mexico | W 35-10 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 31 | 15.5 |
| Sun 11/19 | vs Nevada | W 42-23 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| Sun 11/5 | @ San José State | W 52-7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Sun 10/22 | vs Fresno State | L 3-27 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| Sun 10/15 | vs Boise State | L 14-31 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 6 |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Air Force | W 28-24 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sun 9/17 | vs Stanford | W 20-17 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| Sun 9/10 | @ Arizona State | W 30-20 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 6.5 |
| Sun 9/3 | vs UC Davis | W 38-17 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7 |
Player Story
Nick Bawden story
Nick Bawden built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a FB from Los Gatos, CA wearing No. 15, spending time with San Diego State. The clearest part of Nick Bawden's career was his receiving role: 30 catches, 240 receiving yards, 1 touchdown, and 47 rushing yards across 23 career games in the available record. His career also includes 147 passing yards, 47 rushing yards, and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Nick Bawden's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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San Diego State
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | San Diego State | 43 | 35.6 | 7 | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | San Diego State | 0 | — | — | -43 |
| 2016 Postseason | San Diego State | 141 | 61.4 | 3 | 141 |
| 2016 Regular Season | San Diego State | 141 | 61.4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | San Diego State | 103 | 51.3 | 2.8 | -38 |
| 2017 Regular Season | San Diego State | 103 | 51.3 | 2.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs New Mexico
Week 13 · W 35-10 · Conference game
Win with 31 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
31
Scrimmage Yards
70.4 takeover
31 scrimmage yards and 3.9 usage.
#2
vs Colorado State
Week 13 · L 31-63 · Conference game
32
Scrimmage Yards
68.7 takeover
Loss with 32 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
32 scrimmage yards and 6 usage.
#3
@ Fresno State
Week 6 · L 13-24 · Conference game
36
Scrimmage Yards
63.1 takeover
Loss with 36 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
36 scrimmage yards and 14.8 usage.
#4
@ Fresno State
Week 7 · W 17-3 · Conference game
23
Scrimmage Yards
58.7 takeover
Win with 23 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
23 scrimmage yards and 2.9 usage.
#5
vs Houston
Week 1 · W 34-10 · Postseason
20
Scrimmage Yards
56.2 takeover
Win with 20 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
20 scrimmage yards and 2.1 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · San Diego State
141 primary output · 61.4 efficiency · 3 usage
58.5
#2
2016 Regular Season · San Diego State
58.5
141 primary · 61.4 efficiency · 3 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · San Diego State
47.8
103 primary · 51.3 efficiency · 2.8 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
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