Former tight end at Duke. 2024: 11 catches, 166 receiving yards, 2 TD.
6′4″ · 235 lb · Cumming, GA
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.
Recruiting
WR recruit
No. 1021 nationally · Signed with North Forsyth
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former tight end at Duke. 2024: 11 catches, 166 receiving yards, 2 TD.
Nicky Dalmolin
Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation. Nicky Dalmolin has played for four head coaches in five seasons at Duke. One game to point at: 100 rec yds, 4 receptions against Middle Tennessee — Week 4, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Duke, 646 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: David Cutcliffe, Mike Elko, Trooper Taylor, and Manny Diaz. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: long catch (97th percentile). Strength: yards / catch (95th percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 52.0 | 15.5 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 33.2 | 11.3 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 26-20@ Northwestern | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 3 | W 26-21vs UConn | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-17@ Middle Tennessee | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 2 | 71 | Season-high 100 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 21-20vs North Carolina | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-24@ Georgia Tech | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 11 | |
| Total | 11 | 166 | 11.3 | 2 | 71 |
Play style
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Kyle Jarvis’s 2021 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Jake Roberts's graduate season at Oklahoma (2024).
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Player DNA