#25Nykahi Davenport
Nykahi Davenport is a Committee Back for South Florida. Nykahi's 2025 season ranks in the 0th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 74 plays — a developing rate for the RB.
2026 Usage Outlook · projected share of team plays
Regressed toward the RB mean. Model correlation r≈0.52 on a 2019-2025 walk-forward — volume only; efficiency not projected.
2025 Production
Performance Analysis · 2025 · vs RB peers
Part of a rotation — contributes in a complementary role and keeps the featured back fresh.
- ▸Below-average efficiency vs RB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
- ▸High game-to-game variance — boom-or-bust profile.
- ▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
- ▸Peak game: 0.78 EPA/play in Wk 4 vs South Carolina State.
NIL Market Tier· 2025
On3 valuation ↗Meaningful starter. Local collective + position-group deals.
Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.
Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | Car | Rush Yds | Avg | Rush TD | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | @Miami | L12-49 | 20.7 | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | — | — | — | -0.84 |
| 4 | vsSouth Carolina State | W63-14 | — | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.78 |
| 6 | vsCharlotte | W54-26 | -26.7 | 15 | 79 | 5.3 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.24 |
| 7 | @North Texas | W63-36 | 13.8 | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 0 | — | — | — | -0.09 |
| 8 | vsFlorida Atlantic | W48-13 | -8.7 | 14 | 71 | 5.1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.26 |
| 9 | @Memphis | L31-34 | 7.6 | 7 | 67 | 9.6 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | vsUTSA | W55-23 | 3.7 | 7 | 94 | 13.4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 12 | @Navy | L38-41 | 6.2 | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0.10 |
| 13 | @UAB | W48-18 | -15.8 | 17 | 121 | 7.1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0.24 |
| 14 | vsRice | W52-3 | -14.8 | 11 | 57 | 5.2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 1 | vsOld Dominion | L10-24 | 5.9 | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | -0.13 |
Usage & Situational · Pro
- Standard downs
- 0.11
- Passing downs
- 0.31
- Pass / Rush EPA
- 1.01 / 0.09
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).