Usage Score
3.6
Player Dossier
2013-2017NC State
Dakwa Nichols
RB • 5'9" • 195 lbs • Rockingham, NC, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Dakwa Nichols leans balanced backfield option traits and 26 efficiency.
Efficiency
26
Consistency
9.8
Season Value
16.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason · NC State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 8
- Program Path
- NC State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Syracuse
Scouting Read
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Dakwa Nichols, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason · NC State. Dakwa Nichols leans balanced backfield option traits and 26 efficiency.
Dakwa Nichols played RB for NC State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Dakwa Nichols recorded 402 rushing yards, 36 receiving yards, and 4 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2015 with NC State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason
NC State paired 205 primary output with 44.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 26 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown
Game with 47 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · NC State
Games
4
Scrimmage Yards / G
11.5
Efficiency
26
Usage
3.6
Consistency
9.8
Best Game by takeover score
Syracuse
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Marshall: 0. Unknown: 47. Florida State: -2. Syracuse: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 7 by 67.6. Florida State: 1 by 0. Syracuse: 1 by 10.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins-0.3 · Games = 3
First Half23.5 · Games = 2 · +24 vs Second Half
Second Half-0.5 · Games = 2 · -24 vs First Half
All Games11.5 · Games = 4
Game Log
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4 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Unknown
Best efficiency game
67.6 vs Unknown
Career Arc
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NC State
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Progression
20132014201420152015201620162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | NC State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Postseason | NC State | 66 | 52.8 | 2.9 | 66 |
| 2014 Regular Season | NC State | 66 | 52.8 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | NC State | 205 | 44.2 | 7.9 | 139 |
| 2015 Regular Season | NC State | 205 | 44.2 | 7.9 | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | NC State | 121 | 55.6 | 4.2 | -84 |
| 2016 Regular Season | NC State | 121 | 55.6 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | NC State | 46 | 26 | 3.6 | -75 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Syracuse
Win with 78 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
78
Primary metric
78 scrimmage yards and 17.9 usage.
#2
South Florida
57
Primary metric
Win with 57 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
57 scrimmage yards and 10.8 usage.
#3
Unknown
47
Primary metric
Game with 47 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
47 scrimmage yards and 11.1 usage.
#4
Old Dominion
48
Primary metric
Win with 48 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
48 scrimmage yards and 12.1 usage.
#5
Unknown
27
Primary metric
Game with 27 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
27 scrimmage yards and 5 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2015 Postseason · NC State
205 primary output · 44.2 efficiency · 7.9 usage
48.6
#2
2015 Regular Season · NC State
48.6
205 primary · 44.2 efficiency · 7.9 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · NC State
40.5
121 primary · 55.6 efficiency · 4.2 usage
Milestones
0
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2013 · Rating 0.8244
Richmond · Rockingham, NC
- Committed To
- NC State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Career Facts
1
Career teams
8
Seasons tracked
438
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 27 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.