Usage / Role
35%
Rotational offensive role
Player Dossier
2024-2025South Florida
RB • 6'0" • 216 lbs • Roswell, GA, USA
Nykahi Davenport leans balanced backfield option traits and 58.7 efficiency.
Usage / Role
35%
Rotational offensive role
Impact Production
18
Developing production for a back
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · South Florida
Snapshot
Player Story
Nykahi Davenport built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a running back from Roswell, GA wearing No. 25, spending time with South Florida. The clearest part of Nykahi Davenport's career was his backfield...
Read the storyNykahi Davenport, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · South Florida. Nykahi Davenport leans balanced backfield option traits and 58.7 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | South Florida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2025 Postseason | South Florida | 11 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 67.8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | South Florida | 11 | 640 | 603 | 37 | 8 | 67.8 |
Related Context
Transfer Portal History
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Florida to Auburn | G5/FCS to P4 | 78.9 | Jan 5, 2026 |
Nykahi Davenport played RB for South Florida. Across 2 tracked seasons, Nykahi Davenport recorded 29 passing yards, 612 rushing yards, and 50 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2025 with South Florida.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
South Florida paired 662 primary output with 58.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 58.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UAB
Win with 121 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
60.2
Efficiency
58.7
Usage
15.2
Consistency
69
Best Game by takeover score
UAB
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Game by game trend chart. Old Dominion: 22. Miami: -2. South Carolina State: 52. Charlotte: 79. North Texas: 36. Florida Atlantic: 71. Memphis: 67. UTSA: 105. Navy: 39. UAB: 121. Rice: 72
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Old Dominion: 9 by 18.2. Miami: 2 by 0. South Carolina State: 4 by 100. Charlotte: 15 by 54.9. North Texas: 7 by 53.6. Florida Atlantic: 14 by 52.8. Memphis: 7 by 89.9. UTSA: 8 by 100. Navy: 8 by 45.3. UAB: 17 by 74.1. Rice: 12 by 57.4
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11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
UAB
Best efficiency game
100 vs UTSA
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/17 | vs Old Dominion | L 10-24 | 7 | 9 | 1.30 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 2.4 |
| Sun 11/30 | vs Rice | W 52-3 | 11 | 57 | 5.20 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 |
| Sat 11/22 | @ UAB100 rush yards | W 48-18 | 17 | 121 | 7.10 | 1 | — | — | 7.1 |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Navy | L 38-41 | 7 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4.9 |
| Fri 11/7 | vs UTSA2+ TD | W 55-23 | 7 | 94 | 13.40 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13.1 |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Memphis | L 31-34 | 7 | 67 | 9.60 | 0 | — | — | 9.6 |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Florida Atlantic | W 48-13 | 14 | 71 | 5.10 | 1 | — | — | 5.1 |
| Fri 10/10 | @ North Texas | W 63-36 | 7 | 36 | 5.10 | 0 | — | — | 5.1 |
| Fri 10/3 | vs Charlotte | W 54-26 | 15 | 79 | 5.30 | 1 | — | — | 5.3 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs South Carolina State | W 63-14 | 4 | 52 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 13 |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Miami | L 12-49 | 2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | — | — | -1 |
Player Story
Nykahi Davenport built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a running back from Roswell, GA wearing No. 25, spending time with South Florida. The clearest part of Nykahi Davenport's career was his backfield work: 612 rushing yards, 98 carries, 7 rushing touchdowns, and 50 receiving yards across 11 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with South Florida. 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 29 passing yards and 50 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 11 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across South Florida.
The arc is straightforward: Nykahi Davenport moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
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South Florida
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | South Florida | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2025 Postseason | South Florida | 662 | 58.7 | 15.2 | 662 |
| 2025 Regular Season | South Florida | 662 | 58.7 | 15.2 | 0 |
#1 Featured game
@ No. 125 UAB
Week 13 · W 48-18 · Conference game
Win with 121 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
121
Scrimmage Yards
88.6 takeover
121 scrimmage yards and 32.1 usage.
#2
vs No. 62 UTSA
Week 11 · W 55-23 · Conference game
105
Scrimmage Yards
78.2 takeover
Win with 105 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
105 scrimmage yards and 16.7 usage.
#3
@ No. 39 Memphis
Week 9 · L 31-34 · Conference game
67
Scrimmage Yards
58.8 takeover
Loss with 67 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
67 scrimmage yards and 10.9 usage.
#4
vs No. 134 Charlotte
Week 6 · W 54-26 · Conference game
79
Scrimmage Yards
57.5 takeover
Win with 79 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
79 scrimmage yards and 18.3 usage.
#5
vs No. 98 Florida Atlantic
Week 8 · W 48-13 · Conference game
71
Scrimmage Yards
57.4 takeover
Win with 71 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
71 scrimmage yards and 21.2 usage.
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · South Florida
662 primary output · 58.7 efficiency · 15.2 usage
67.8
#2
2025 Regular Season · South Florida
67.8
662 primary · 58.7 efficiency · 15.2 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · South Florida
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
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100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
1
2+ TD games
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