Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2016New Mexico
Nik D'Avanzo
DL • 6'3" • Baltimore, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nik D'Avanzo shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
37
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
33
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · New Mexico
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- New Mexico
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wyoming
Player Story
Nik D'Avanzo built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a defensive lineman from Baltimore, MD wearing No. 91, spending time with New Mexico. The clearest part of Nik D'Avanzo's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- New Mexico
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Nik D'Avanzo, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · New Mexico. Nik D'Avanzo shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 61
- TFL
- 9
- Sacks
- 5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Nik D'Avanzo quick answers
- Latest team and position
- New Mexico · DL
- Career Tackles
- 61
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 18 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · New Mexico
- Top game
- Wyoming
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Archbishop Curley · New Mexico
- High school pipeline
- Archbishop Curley · 8 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 91 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 61 tackles · DL 11th (top 2%) · Mountain West 44th (top 9%) · National 480th (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | New Mexico | 5 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2014 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | New Mexico | 13 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 66 |
| 2016 Regular Season | New Mexico | 13 | 60 | 9 | 5 | 3 | - | 0 | 66 |
Related Context
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Nik D'Avanzo played DL for New Mexico. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nik D'Avanzo recorded 61 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with New Mexico.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
New Mexico paired 18 primary output with 33.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 33.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wyoming
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · New Mexico
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
33.4
Usage
10.6
Consistency
42.5
Best Game by takeover score
Wyoming
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UTSA: 1. South Dakota: 0. New Mexico State: 2. Rutgers: 0. San José State: 0. Boise State: 1. Air Force: 3.5. UL Monroe: 2. Hawai'i: 2. Nevada: 1.5. Utah State: 1. Colorado State: 0. Wyoming: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UTSA: 1 by 14.2. South Dakota: 5 by 20.8. New Mexico State: 8 by 53.3. Rutgers: 7 by 29.2. San José State: 4 by 16.7. Boise State: 4 by 26.7. Air Force: 8 by 68.3. UL Monroe: 4 by 36.7. Hawai'i: 4 by 36.7. Nevada: 2 by 23.3. Utah State: 4 by 26.7. Colorado State: 2 by 8.3. Wyoming: 8 by 73.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.7 · Games = 9 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 4 · -0.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wyoming
Best efficiency game
73.3 vs Wyoming
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/17 | @ UTSA | W 23-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/27 | vs WyomingSplash game | W 56-35 | 8 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | @ Colorado State | L 31-49 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | @ Utah State | W 24-21 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/6 | vs Nevada | W 35-26 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/30 | @ Hawai'iSplash game | W 28-21 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/23 | vs UL MonroeSplash game | W 59-17 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Air ForceSplash game | W 45-40 | 8 | 6 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Boise State | L 21-49 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs San José State | W 48-41 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Rutgers | L 28-37 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/11 | @ New Mexico StateSplash game | L 31-32 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/2 | vs South Dakota | W 48-21 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Nik D'Avanzo story
Nik D'Avanzo built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a defensive lineman from Baltimore, MD wearing No. 91, spending time with New Mexico. The clearest part of Nik D'Avanzo's career was his defensive production: 61 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 18 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with New Mexico. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Nik D'Avanzo's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 36 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 18 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across New Mexico.
The arc is straightforward: Nik D'Avanzo 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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New Mexico
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | New Mexico | 18 | 33.4 | 10.6 | 18 |
| 2016 Regular Season | New Mexico | 18 | 33.4 | 10.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Wyoming
Week 13 · W 56-35 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
91.1 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 91.1 takeover score.
#2
@ Air Force
Week 7 · W 45-40 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
85.3 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 85.3 takeover score.
#3
@ New Mexico State
Week 2 · L 31-32
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Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Hawai'i
Week 9 · W 28-21 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
62.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.2 takeover score.
#5
vs UL Monroe
Week 8 · W 59-17
2
Havoc Plays
57.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · New Mexico
18 primary output · 33.4 efficiency · 10.6 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · New Mexico
66
18 primary · 33.4 efficiency · 10.6 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · New Mexico
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0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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