#23

Nick Herman

RBSophomore5' 10", 200 lbsChicago, IL
James Madison Dukes3-0 · TDC #17
Snap share
30%
likely 22–37%
Rush yards
195
83rd of 1194 in FBS
Yards / carry
8.9
9th of 329 in FBS
Rush TD
2
91st of 476 in FBS
Receptions
4
622nd of 1676 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.54
14th of 257 RBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

25 plays · +13.4 total EPA · 14th of 257 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.54
Passing+0.76
Rushing+0.54
1st down+0.48
2nd down+0.83
3rd down-0.25
Standard downs+0.49
Passing downs+0.69
HermanRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays13%
Pass plays5%
Run plays19%
1st down10%
2nd down18%
3rd down12%
Standard downs13%
Passing downs13%
HermanRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries19—
Success rate52.6%72nd / 293
Explosive run rate15.8%101st / 293
Stuffed at the line5.3%27th / 293
First downs6—
Red-zone carries3—
Goal-line carries0—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries22—
Yards19583rd / 1194
Yards / carry8.99th / 329
Touchdowns291st / 476
Long77—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions4622nd / 1676
Yards40726th / 1662
Yards / catch10—
Touchdowns0—
Long17—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Liberty49~6 (2–12)212%
Wk 2 · Wagner62~23 (16–30)1037%
Wk 3 · San Diego State74~27 (18–35)1436%
Season18556 (40–69)2630%

Position Room

7 RBs on the James Madison roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
6George PettawayRBSR441814.141+0.04
23Nick HermanRBSO221958.924+0.54
21Jackson McCarterRBSO5346.80—-0.13
34Seth CromwellRBSR55410.80—+0.30
27Phoenix DonghiaRBFR4235.81—+0.67
33Trashon DyeRBJR131310——
20Malachi Fannin-RenderRBSO——————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. James Madison depth chart →