Nykahi Davenport is a running back at Auburn who has not played in Auburn's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at South Florida.
Auburn lists 9 running backs this season.
Auburn is 4-4. Next: vs Arkansas, Sat Nov 7.
Davenport does a little of everything without one standout trait. Transferred to Auburn from South Florida. The first one came in 2025: All-AAC. One game to point at: 121 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against UAB — Week 13, 2025.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
20.3% of carries overall (97/477) → 24.8% of Q4-with-lead carries (26/105) — 7.7% 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
3 of the team's 23 inside-the-5 carries (13.0%).
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | South Florida | 98 | 612 | 6.2 | 7 | 60 |
| Career | 98 | 612 | 6.2 | 7 | 60 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | South Florida | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Career | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 0 | 15 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 12-49@ No. 5 Miami | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 63-14vs South Carolina State | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 1 | 43 | |
| Wk 6 | W 54-26vs Charlotte | 15 | 79 | 5.3 | 1 | 18 | |
| Wk 7 | W 63-36@ North Texas | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-13vs Florida Atlantic | 14 | 71 | 5.1 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 9 | L 31-34@ Memphis | 7 | 67 | 9.6 | 0 | 60 | |
| Wk 11 | W 55-23vs UTSA | 7 | 94 | 13.4 | 2 | 59 | |
| Wk 12 | L 38-41@ Navy | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 13 | W 48-18@ UAB | 17 | 121 | 7.1 | 1 | 23 | Season-high 121 yds |
| Wk 14 | W 52-3vs Rice | 11 | 57 | 5.2 | 1 | 22 | |
 Bowl | L 10-24vs Old Dominion | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 98 | 612 | 6.2 | 7 | 60 |
Week 11 · 2025
W 55-23
vs UTSA
94 rush yds (7 car) · 2 TD · 1 rec · 11 yds
Dominant 32-point win at home against UTSA.
With B. Brown — 239 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.8 · 109 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD · K. Singleton — 4 rec · 122 yds · 2 TD
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
52%87 carriesFumble rate
1.0%1 of 98 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds6.2 yds/carry on 98 carries · 14% explosive (10+ yds) · 52% success rate.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 70.6 | 8.4 | 1.2 |
| Road5g | 50.0 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 34.8 | 4.7 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 73.0 | 7.4 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kevin Patrick
Pass share
44.8%
404 pass / 498 run
Plays / game
69.4
13 games
Team sack rate
4.3%
397 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #144 at the position.
The No. 1,719 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the SEC as a junior.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC
All-AAC mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed for 1 head coach at 2 schools: Alex Golesh.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Auburn
