Nico Evans: RB · Wyoming · #22.
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Nico Evans
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. A two-star recruit with four seasons on the field at Wyoming since. The first one came in 2018: All-Mountain West. One game to point at: 192 rushing yards against Hawai'i — Week 6, 2018.
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
44.1% of carries overall (202/458) → 29.9% of Q4-with-lead carries (20/67) — 90.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
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 · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 29-7@ New Mexico State | 24 | 190 | 7.9 | 2 | 56 | 190-yard day |
| Wk 1 | L 19-41vs Washington State | 18 | 89 | 4.9 | 1 | 18 | 190-yard day |
| Wk 5 | L 14-34vs Boise State | 12 | 141 | 11.8 | 1 | 75 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-17@ Hawai'i | 24 | 192 | 8.0 | 0 | 63 | Season-high 192 yds |
| Wk 7 | L 3-27@ Fresno State | 18 | 58 | 3.2 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-24vs Utah State | 25 | 133 | 5.3 | 1 | 53 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-21@ Colorado State | 28 | 176 | 6.3 | 1 | 48 | 176-yard day |
| Wk 10 | W 24-9vs San José State | 33 | 187 | 5.7 | 1 | 58 | 187-yard day |
| Wk 12 | W 35-27vs Air Force | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-3@ New Mexico | 19 | 142 | 7.5 | 1 | 37 | |
| Total | 204 | 1325 | 6.5 | 8 | 75 |
Week 8 · 2018
L 16-24
vs Utah State
133 rush yds (25 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 40 yds
With D. Crow — 38.6 yards per punt · 5 punts · 49 long · S. Chambers — 100 rush yds (19 car) · 62 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
44%202 carriesFumble rate
1.0%2 of 204 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds6.5 yds/carry on 204 carries · 15% explosive (10+ yds) · 44% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
4 seasons under Craig Bohl — 24-27 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 113 | 6.7 | 0.8 |
| Road5g | 152 | 6.6 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 134 | 7.2 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 131 | 6.1 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Craig Bohl
Pass share
35.9%
274 pass / 490 run
Plays / game
63.7
12 games
Team sack rate
8.1%
310 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
First team in his league at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Wyoming, 1,433 rushing yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2018) — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 1ST TEAM
All-Mountain West 1st team (2018)
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Craig Bohl.
