Senior wide receiver for UNLV. 2022: 28 catches, 435 receiving yards, 2 TD.
6′4″ · 220 lb · Aurora, CO
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
4 wide receiver for UNLV. 2022: 28 catches, 435 receiving yards, 2 TD.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearNick Williams
Moves the chains on third down. One game to point at: 94 rec yds, 4 receptions against San Diego State — Week 10, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
One season at UNLV, 435 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: explosive rate (91st percentile). Strength: long catch (84th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 50.5 | 17.8 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 3.2 | 46.6 | 13.7 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.4 | 36.6 | 15.7 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.0 | 63.0 | 15.3 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Mullen
Pass share
41.6%
87 pass / 122 run
Plays / game
69.7
3 games
Team sack rate
9.3%
108 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UNLV | 28 | 435 | 15.5 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 28 | 435 | 15.5 | 2 | -- |
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 14-20@ California | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 3 | W 58-27vs North Texas | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 0 | 30 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-24@ Utah State | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | 29 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-20vs New Mexico | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-40@ San José State | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-44@ Notre Dame | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-14@ San Diego State | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 1 | 70 | Season-high 94 yds |
| Wk 11 | L 30-37vs Fresno State | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-22vs Nevada | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 1 | 30 | |
| Total | 28 | 435 | 15.5 | 2 | 70 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Quincy Brown’s 2021 season.
Matches Quincy on
Differs from Quincy on
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Brennan Eagles’s path through Texas.
Blayne Taylor
Matches Brennan on
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Austin Watkins's freshman season at UAB (2020).
Matches Austin on
Player DNA