Former fullback at San Diego State. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
6′3″ · 245 lb · Los Gatos, CA
Recruiting
PRO recruit
No. 1138 nationally · Signed with San Diego State
No college snaps yet.
His full recruiting profileThe story
Former fullback at San Diego State. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
Nick Bawden
He has spent three seasons in the San Diego State backfield.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at San Diego State, 47 rushing yards — drafted at #237 overall by Detroit.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Rocky Long.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
DetroitEntering 9th NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Rocky Long — 28-12 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the FB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.
Box-score rates
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2017
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2017
W 20–17
vs Stanford
2 rec · 10 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
With R. Penny — 175 rush yds (32 car) · 1 TD · B. Heicklen — 38 AVG · 49 LONG · 5 NO
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 10 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-17vs UC Davis | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 30-20@ Arizona State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | W 20-17vs Stanford | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-24@ Air Force | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-31vs Boise State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 8 | L 3-27vs Fresno State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-7@ San José State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-23vs Nevada | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | W 35-10vs New Mexico | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bowl | L 35-42@ Army | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — |