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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2017Texas Tech
Desmond Nisby
RB • 6'1" • 0 lbs • San Francisco, CA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Desmond Nisby leans balanced backfield option traits and 34.7 efficiency.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a back
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Reliability
0
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
10
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Texas Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 1
- Program Path
- Texas Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kansas
Player Story
Desmond Nisby built his college career in 2017 as a running back from San Francisco, CA wearing No. 32, spending time with Texas Tech. The clearest part of Desmond Nisby's career was his backfield work: 273 rushing...
Read the storyDesmond Nisby, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Texas Tech. Desmond Nisby leans balanced backfield option traits and 34.7 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 273
- Rushing yards
- 273
- Touchdowns
- 7
Quick Answers
Desmond Nisby quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas Tech · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 273
- Tracked sample
- 1 unique seasons · 2 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Texas Tech
- Top game
- Kansas
- Latest roster
- No. 32 · Class 2017
- 2017 Scrimmage yards rank
- 273 scrimmage yards · RB 302nd (top 50%) · Big 12 76th (top 40%) · National 872nd (top 36%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Texas Tech | 12 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 46.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 12 | 274 | 274 | 0 | 7 | 46.9 |
Related Context
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Desmond Nisby played RB for Texas Tech. Across 1 tracked season, Desmond Nisby recorded 273 rushing yards and 7 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Texas Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Texas Tech paired 273 primary output with 34.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 34.7 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: Kansas
Win with 93 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Texas Tech
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
22.8
Efficiency
34.7
Usage
8.1
Consistency
29.6
Best Game by takeover score
Kansas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Florida: -1. Eastern Washington: 57. Arizona State: 45. Houston: 2. Oklahoma State: 0. Kansas: 93. West Virginia: 1. Iowa State: 17. Oklahoma: 12. Baylor: 18. TCU: 13. Texas: 16
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Florida: 1 by 0. Eastern Washington: 6 by 89.6. Arizona State: 9 by 52.1. Houston: 4 by 5.2. Oklahoma State: 5 by 0. Kansas: 11 by 85.2. West Virginia: 2 by 5.2. Iowa State: 8 by 22.1. Oklahoma: 4 by 31.3. Baylor: 4 by 46.9. TCU: 3 by 45.1. Texas: 5 by 33.3
Split Comparison
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Wins38.5 · Games = 6 · +31.5 vs Losses
Losses7 · Games = 6 · -31.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Kansas
Best efficiency game
89.6 vs Eastern Washington
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/23 | @ South Florida | L 34-38 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | — | — | -1 |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Texas | W 27-23 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | — | — | 3.2 |
| Sat 11/18 | vs TCU | L 3-27 | 3 | 13 | 4.30 | 0 | — | — | 4.3 |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Baylor | W 38-24 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | — | — | 4.5 |
| Sun 10/29 | @ Oklahoma | L 27-49 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Iowa State | L 13-31 | 8 | 17 | 2.10 | 1 | — | — | 2.1 |
| Sat 10/14 | @ West Virginia | L 35-46 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | — | — | 0.5 |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Kansas2+ TD | W 65-19 | 11 | 93 | 8.50 | 4 | — | — | 8.5 |
| Sun 10/1 | vs Oklahoma State | L 34-41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0 |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Houston | W 27-24 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 | — | — | 0.5 |
| Sun 9/17 | vs Arizona State | W 52-45 | 9 | 45 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Eastern Washington | W 56-10 | 6 | 57 | 9.50 | 0 | — | — | 9.5 |
Player Story
Desmond Nisby story
Desmond Nisby built his college career in 2017 as a running back from San Francisco, CA wearing No. 32, spending time with Texas Tech. The clearest part of Desmond Nisby's career was his backfield work: 273 rushing yards, 62 carries, and 7 rushing touchdowns across 12 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Texas Tech. 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. With 12 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Texas Tech.
The arc is straightforward: Desmond Nisby 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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Texas Tech
2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Texas Tech | 273 | 34.7 | 8.1 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 273 | 34.7 | 8.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Kansas
Week 6 · W 65-19 · Conference game
Win with 93 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
75.9 takeover
93 scrimmage yards and 14.9 usage.
#2
vs Eastern Washington
Week 1 · W 56-10
57
Scrimmage Yards
58.4 takeover
Win with 57 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
57 scrimmage yards and 8.5 usage.
#3
vs Arizona State
Week 3 · W 52-45
45
Scrimmage Yards
46.5 takeover
Win with 45 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
45 scrimmage yards and 13.6 usage.
#4
@ Baylor
Week 11 · W 38-24 · Conference game
18
Scrimmage Yards
29.1 takeover
Win with 18 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
18 scrimmage yards and 7.4 usage.
#5
@ Texas
Week 13 · W 27-23 · Conference game
16
Scrimmage Yards
25.7 takeover
Win with 16 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
16 scrimmage yards and 9.3 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Texas Tech
273 primary output · 34.7 efficiency · 8.1 usage
46.9
#2
2017 Regular Season · Texas Tech
46.9
273 primary · 34.7 efficiency · 8.1 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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