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Dakwa Nichols Career Story

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Player Story

Dakwa Nichols story

Dakwa Nichols built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a running back from Rockingham, NC wearing No. 27, spending time with NC State. The clearest part of Dakwa Nichols' career was his backfield work: 402 rushing yards, 81 carries, 3 rushing touchdowns, and 36 receiving yards across 27 career games in the available record. His career also includes 36 receiving yards, 4 tackles, and 239 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Dakwa Nichols' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    NC State

    2013-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonNC State0———
2014 PostseasonNC State6652.82.966
2014 Regular SeasonNC State6652.82.90
2015 PostseasonNC State20544.27.9139
2015 Regular SeasonNC State20544.27.90
2016 PostseasonNC State12155.64.2-84
2016 Regular SeasonNC State12155.64.20
2017 Regular SeasonNC State46263.6-75

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Syracuse

Week 12 · W 42-29 · Conference game

Win with 78 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

78

Scrimmage Yards

72.9 takeover

78 scrimmage yards and 17.9 usage.

Game stats

#2

@ South Florida

Week 3 · W 49-17

57

Scrimmage Yards

68.4 takeover

Win with 57 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

57 scrimmage yards and 10.8 usage.

Game stats

#3

vs Furman

Week 3 · W 49-16

47

Scrimmage Yards

66.4 takeover

Win with 47 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

47 scrimmage yards and 11.1 usage.

Game stats

#4

vs Old Dominion

Week 3 · W 49-22

48

Scrimmage Yards

61.8 takeover

Win with 48 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

48 scrimmage yards and 12.1 usage.

Game stats

#5

vs William & Mary

Week 1 · W 48-14

27

Scrimmage Yards

46.9 takeover

Win with 27 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

27 scrimmage yards and 5 usage.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Postseason · NC State

205 primary output · 44.2 efficiency · 7.9 usage

52.3

#2

2015 Regular Season · NC State

52.3

205 primary · 44.2 efficiency · 7.9 usage

#3

2016 Postseason · NC State

40.9

121 primary · 55.6 efficiency · 4.2 usage

Milestones

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100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

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2+ TD games

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