Nick Brossette: RB · LSU · #4.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Nick Brossette
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at LSU. A game that shows it: 137 rushing yards and 12 receiving yards against SE Louisiana — Week 2, 2018.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
45.7% of carries overall (239/523) → 47.9% of Q4-with-lead carries (57/119) — 78.9% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
14 of 19 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (73.7%). 20 of the team's 36 inside-the-5 carries (55.6%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-17vs No. 8 Miami | 22 | 125 | 5.7 | 2 | 50 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-0vs SE Louisiana | 19 | 137 | 7.2 | 0 | 42 | Season-high 137 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 22-21@ No. 7 Auburn | 19 | 69 | 3.6 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-21vs Louisiana Tech | 23 | 78 | 3.4 | 3 | 17 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 5 | W 45-16vs Ole Miss | 20 | 72 | 3.6 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 6 | L 19-27@ No. 22 Florida | 15 | 95 | 6.3 | 2 | 47 | |
| Wk 7 | W 36-16vs No. 2 Georgia | 16 | 64 | 4.0 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 8 | W 19-3vs No. 22 Mississippi State | 17 | 57 | 3.4 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 10 | L 0-29vs No. 1 Alabama | 7 | 5 | 0.7 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-17@ Arkansas | 23 | 90 | 3.9 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-10vs Rice | 14 | 69 | 4.9 | 2 | 13 | |
| Wk 13 | L 72-74@ Texas A&M | 16 | 61 | 3.8 | 1 | 16 | |
 Bowl | W 40-32vs No. 7 UCF | 29 | 117 | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Total | 240 | 1039 | 4.3 | 14 | 50 |
Week 6 · 2018
L 19-27
at Florida
95 rush yds (15 car) · 2 TD · 2 rec · 28 yds
With Z. Von Rosenberg — 45.8 yards per punt · 5 punts · 2 inside the 20 · J. Burrow — 191 yds · 0 TD · 2 INT · 22 rush yds (10 car)
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
41%210 carriesFumble rate
0.4%1 of 240 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.3 yds/carry on 240 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 41% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 68.9 | 3.9 | 1.1 |
| Road4g | 78.8 | 4.4 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 94.6 | 4.7 | 1.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 56.4 | 3.3 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ed Orgeron
Pass share
41.9%
389 pass / 539 run
Plays / game
71.4
13 games
Team sack rate
7.8%
434 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
240 carries and 14 catches in 13 games, more touches a game than nearly every FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at LSU, 1,345 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 29 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Les Miles → Ed Orgeron. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
