Player Dossier

2025-2025

Coastal Carolina

Dominic Knicely

RB • 5'9" • 185 lbs • Vienna, VA, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Dominic Knicely leans balanced backfield option traits and 53.2 efficiency.

Usage / Role

23%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

60

Solid production for a back

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

49

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Coastal Carolina

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Snapshot

Career Teams
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Unique Seasons
1
Program Path
Coastal Carolina
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Charleston Southern

Player Story

Dominic Knicely built his college career in 2025 as a running back from Vienna, VA wearing No. 27, spending time with Coastal Carolina. The clearest part of Dominic Knicely's career was his backfield work: 384...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8656

Madison · Vienna, VA

Committed To
Coastal Carolina
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Dominic Knicely, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Coastal Carolina. Dominic Knicely leans balanced backfield option traits and 53.2 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
483
Rushing yards
384
Receiving yards
99
Touchdowns
4

Quick Answers

Dominic Knicely quick answers

Latest team and position
Coastal Carolina · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
483
Tracked sample
1 unique seasons · 2 entries · 13 games
Best season
2025 Postseason · Coastal Carolina
Top game
Charleston Southern
Recruit profile
3-star · Madison · Coastal Carolina
High school pipeline
Madison · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 27 · Freshman
2025 Scrimmage yards rank
483 scrimmage yards · RB 213th (top 29%) · Sun Belt 53rd (top 20%) · National 516th (top 19%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2025 PostseasonCoastal Carolina1333825161
2025 Regular SeasonCoastal Carolina1345037674361

Related Context

Dominic Knicely played RB for Coastal Carolina. Across 1 tracked season, Dominic Knicely recorded 384 rushing yards, 99 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Coastal Carolina.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

Coastal Carolina paired 483 primary output with 53.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 53.2 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: Charleston Southern

Win with 98 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2025 Postseason · Coastal Carolina

Games

13

Scrimmage Yards / G

37.2

Efficiency

53.2

Usage

11.6

Consistency

57.5

Best Game by takeover score

Charleston Southern

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Louisiana Tech: 33. Virginia: 26. Charleston Southern: 98. East Carolina: 18. South Alabama: 32. Old Dominion: 11. UL Monroe: 29. App State: 51. Marshall: 76. Georgia State: 6. Georgia Southern: 48. South Carolina: 18. James Madison: 37

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisiana Tech: 6 by 39.6. Virginia: 8 by 37.6. Charleston Southern: 10 by 90.8. East Carolina: 2 by 87.5. South Alabama: 9 by 37. Old Dominion: 4 by 28.6. UL Monroe: 9 by 33.6. App State: 5 by 92.5. Marshall: 5 by 100. Georgia State: 2 by 31.3. Georgia Southern: 7 by 52.5. South Carolina: 5 by 29.6. James Madison: 7 by 30.4

Split Comparison

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

Wins48.7 · Games = 6 · +21.4 vs Losses
Losses27.3 · Games = 7 · -21.4 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

Charleston Southern

Best efficiency game

100 vs Marshall

Result
Tue 12/30@ Louisiana TechL 14-23382.7003255.5
Sat 11/29vs James MadisonL 10-59341.3004335.3
Sat 11/22@ South CarolinaL 7-51372.3002113.6
Sat 11/15@ Georgia SouthernL 40-456233.8011256.9
Sat 11/8vs Georgia StateW 40-2726303
Thu 10/30vs MarshallW 44-2757615.20115.2
Sat 10/18@ App StateW 45-3755110.20110.2
Sat 10/11vs UL MonroeW 23-89293.2003.2
Sat 10/4@ Old DominionL 7-474112.8002.8
Sat 9/20@ South AlabamaW 38-209323.6003.6
Sat 9/13vs East CarolinaL 0-38218909
Sat 9/6vs Charleston SouthernW 13-099210.200169.8
Sat 8/30@ VirginiaL 7-487273.9001-13.3

Player Story

Dominic Knicely story

Dominic Knicely built his college career in 2025 as a running back from Vienna, VA wearing No. 27, spending time with Coastal Carolina. The clearest part of Dominic Knicely's career was his backfield work: 384 rushing yards, 67 carries, 3 rushing touchdowns, and 99 receiving yards across 13 career games in the available record. His career also includes 99 receiving yards and 32 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Dominic Knicely's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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  1. 1

    Coastal Carolina

    2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2025 PostseasonCoastal Carolina48353.211.6
2025 Regular SeasonCoastal Carolina48353.211.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Charleston Southern

Week 2 · W 13-0

Win with 98 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

77.8 takeover

98 scrimmage yards and 14.9 usage.

#2

vs No. 86 Marshall

Week 10 · W 44-27 · Conference game

76

Scrimmage Yards

68.2 takeover

Win with 76 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

76 scrimmage yards and 9.4 usage.

#3

@ No. 111 App State

Week 8 · W 45-37 · Conference game

51

Scrimmage Yards

56.6 takeover

Win with 51 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

51 scrimmage yards and 8.9 usage.

#4

@ No. 103 Georgia Southern

Week 12 · L 40-45 · Conference game

48

Scrimmage Yards

45.5 takeover

Loss with 48 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

48 scrimmage yards and 12.3 usage.

#5

@ No. 114 South Alabama

Week 4 · W 38-20 · Conference game

32

Scrimmage Yards

42.8 takeover

Win with 32 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

32 scrimmage yards and 20.5 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Postseason · Coastal Carolina

483 primary output · 53.2 efficiency · 11.6 usage

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#2

2025 Regular Season · Coastal Carolina

61

483 primary · 53.2 efficiency · 11.6 usage

Milestones

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100+ rush yards

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150+ scrimmage yards

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2+ TD games