#13

Tony Nicholson

Senior wide receiver for New Mexico State. 2019: 60 catches, 644 receiving yards, 6 TD.

WR · New Mexico State · Sr. · #13

5′10″ · 189 lb · Grand Prairie, TX

New Mexico State 2019 alumnus

The story

4 wide receiver for New Mexico State. 2019: 60 catches, 644 receiving yards, 6 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at New Mexico State, 988 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 98 yds vs Incarnate Word.Incarnate Word · W 41-282019

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

2 teams

2016–2019

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2016–2019

1 coach

2016–2019

Doug Martin

New Mexico State

Played his entire career under Doug Martin.

2019 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2016Baylor7-6HC: Jim Grobe · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2017Baylor1-11HC: Matt Rhule · Balanced

2018Baylor7-6HC: Matt Rhule · Balanced, fast tempo

2019New Mexico State2-10HC: Doug Martin · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (87th percentile). Strength: rec tds (83rd percentile). Concern: yards / catch (20th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#67 / 556 · 87th pct

Rec TDs#77 / 556 · 83rd pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 223 · 82nd pct

Rec yards#139 / 556 · 75th pct

644

Rush TDs#60 / 283 · 40th pct

Long catch#333 / 556 · 40th pct

Rush yards#202 / 283 · 28th pct

Yards / catch#440 / 556 · 20th pct

10.7

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2019 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	5.2	68.0	12.1	0.6
Road7g	4.9	43.4	9.8	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	6.0	66.6	12.3	0.4
Weeks 8+5g	3.6	35.6	8.6	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tony Sanchez

Pass share

52.3%

101 pass / 92 run

Plays / game

64.3

3 games

Team sack rate

3.7%

107 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2019	New Mexico State	60	644	10.7	6	--
2018	Baylor	--	--	--	--	--
2017	Baylor	41	344	8.4	0	--
2016	Baylor	--	--	--	--	--
Career		101	988	9.8	6	--

Season	Team
2019	New Mexico State	3	5	49	13	--
2018	Baylor	--	--	--	34	--
2017	Baylor	4	41	--	70	--
2016	Baylor	1	3	339	194	--
Career		8	49	388	311	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2019

W 41–28

vs Incarnate Word

5 rec · 98 yds · 2 TD

Edged out Incarnate Word at home in a shootout.

With J. Huntley — 174 rush yds (25 car) · 1 TD · J. Adkins — 316 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · 4 rush yds (6 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2019 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 7-58@ Washington State	7	40	5.7	0	12
Wk 2	L 10-62@ Alabama	2	44	22.0	0	44
Wk 3	L 10-31vs San Diego State	7	78	11.1	0	20
Wk 4	L 52-55@ New Mexico	7	61	8.7	2	18	2 TD catches
Wk 5	L 17-30vs Fresno State	6	81	13.5	1	21
Wk 6	L 13-20vs Liberty	6	76	12.7	0	37
Wk 7	L 28-42@ Central Michigan	7	86	12.3	0	36
Wk 9	L 7-41@ Georgia Southern	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 11	L 3-41@ Ole Miss	6	37	6.2	0	9
Wk 12	W 41-28vs Incarnate Word	5	98	19.6	2	42	Season-high 98 yds
Wk 13	W 44-35vs UTEP	2	7	3.5	0	5
Wk 14	L 28-49@ Liberty	4	30	7.5	1	16
Total		60	644	10.7	6	44

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology