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Player Dossier
2015-2018LSU
Nick Brossette
RB • 6'0" • 218 lbs • Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Nick Brossette leans workhorse runner traits and 44.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
71
High-end production for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
58
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · LSU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- LSU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: SE Louisiana
Player Story
Nick Brossette built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a running back from Baton Rouge, LA wearing No. 4, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Nick Brossette's career was his backfield work: 1,345...
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- Committed To
- LSU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Nick Brossette, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · LSU. Nick Brossette leans workhorse runner traits and 44.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,422
- Rushing yards
- 1,345
- Receiving yards
- 77
- Touchdowns
- 14
Quick Answers
Nick Brossette quick answers
- Latest team and position
- LSU · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,422
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · LSU
- Top game
- SE Louisiana
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · University Lab · LSU
- High school pipeline
- University Lab · 20 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2018 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,117 scrimmage yards · RB 57th (top 9%) · SEC 9th (top 3%) · National 85th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | LSU | 5 | 64 | 65 | -1 | 0 | 35.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | LSU | 6 | 145 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 36.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | LSU | 5 | 96 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 23.9 |
| 2018 Postseason | LSU | 13 | 122 | 117 | 5 | 0 | 77.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | LSU | 13 | 995 | 922 | 73 | 14 | 77.6 |
Related Context
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Nick Brossette played RB for LSU. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nick Brossette recorded 1,345 rushing yards, 77 receiving yards, and 9 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with LSU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
LSU paired 1,117 primary output with 44.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 44.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: SE Louisiana
Win with 149 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · LSU
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
85.9
Efficiency
44.3
Usage
32.5
Consistency
73.2
Best Game by takeover score
SE Louisiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UCF: 122. Miami: 125. SE Louisiana: 149. Auburn: 80. Louisiana Tech: 78. Ole Miss: 78. Florida: 123. Georgia: 64. Mississippi State: 64. Alabama: 10. Arkansas: 87. Rice: 69. Texas A&M: 68
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UCF: 30 by 42.2. Miami: 22 by 59.2. SE Louisiana: 20 by 76.1. Auburn: 20 by 39.4. Louisiana Tech: 23 by 35.3. Ole Miss: 21 by 38. Florida: 17 by 69.7. Georgia: 16 by 41.7. Mississippi State: 19 by 35. Alabama: 10 by 8.6. Arkansas: 24 by 39.6. Rice: 14 by 51.3. Texas A&M: 18 by 39.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins91.6 · Games = 10 · +24.6 vs Losses
Losses67 · Games = 3 · -24.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
SE Louisiana
Best efficiency game
76.1 vs SE Louisiana
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/1 | @ UCF100 rush yards | W 40-32 | 29 | 117 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4.1 |
| Sun 11/25 | @ Texas A&M | L 72-74 | 16 | 61 | 3.80 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.8 |
| Sun 11/18 | vs Rice2+ TD | W 42-10 | 14 | 69 | 4.90 | 2 | — | — | 4.9 |
| Sun 11/11 | @ Arkansas | W 24-17 | 23 | 90 | 3.90 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 3.6 |
| Sun 11/4 | vs Alabama | L 0-29 | 7 | 5 | 0.70 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Mississippi State | W 19-3 | 17 | 57 | 3.40 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3.4 |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Georgia | W 36-16 | 16 | 64 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Florida2+ TD | L 19-27 | 15 | 95 | 6.30 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 7.2 |
| Sun 9/30 | vs Ole Miss | W 45-16 | 20 | 72 | 3.60 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3.7 |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Louisiana Tech2+ TD | W 38-21 | 23 | 78 | 3.40 | 3 | — | — | 3.4 |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Auburn | W 22-21 | 19 | 69 | 3.60 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 |
| Sat 9/8 | vs SE Louisiana100 rush yards | W 31-0 | 19 | 137 | 7.20 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7.5 |
| Sun 9/2 | vs Miami100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 33-17 | 22 | 125 | 5.70 | 2 | — | — | 5.7 |
Player Story
Nick Brossette story
Nick Brossette built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a running back from Baton Rouge, LA wearing No. 4, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Nick Brossette's career was his backfield work: 1,345 rushing yards, 286 carries, 14 rushing touchdowns, and 77 receiving yards across 29 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with LSU. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 77 receiving yards, 9 tackles, and 114 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 29 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across LSU.
The arc is straightforward: Nick Brossette moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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LSU
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | LSU | 64 | 57.5 | 4.7 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | LSU | 145 | 83.3 | 4.4 | 81 |
| 2017 Regular Season | LSU | 96 | 46.6 | 6.4 | -49 |
| 2018 Postseason | LSU | 1,117 | 44.3 | 32.5 | 1,021 |
| 2018 Regular Season | LSU | 1,117 | 44.3 | 32.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs SE Louisiana
Week 2 · W 31-0
Win with 149 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
149
Scrimmage Yards
92 takeover
149 scrimmage yards and 44.4 usage.
#2
vs Miami
Week 1 · W 33-17
125
Scrimmage Yards
81 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
125 scrimmage yards and 42.3 usage.
#3
@ Florida
Week 6 · L 19-27 · Conference game
123
Scrimmage Yards
77.7 takeover
Loss with 123 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
123 scrimmage yards and 28.3 usage.
#4
@ UCF
Week 1 · W 40-32 · Postseason
122
Scrimmage Yards
74.7 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
122 scrimmage yards and 41.1 usage.
#5
vs Missouri
Week 5 · W 42-7 · Conference game
73
Scrimmage Yards
73.3 takeover
Win with 73 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
73 scrimmage yards and 7 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · LSU
1,117 primary output · 44.3 efficiency · 32.5 usage
77.6
#2
2018 Regular Season · LSU
77.6
1,117 primary · 44.3 efficiency · 32.5 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · LSU
36.9
145 primary · 83.3 efficiency · 4.4 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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