Lew Nichols III

STATS

Rushing Statistics

 

HISTORY — from college bio

In 32 career games, rushed for 3,061 yards and 26 touchdowns on 614 carries (5.0 average) and caught 71 passes for 575 yards and three touchdowns … scored a total of 29 touchdowns (26 rushing, three receiving) … career-long run was a 68-yarder and career-long reception was a 58 yarder … totaled 3,636 all-purpose yards … concluded his career ranked No. 6 on Central Michigan’s all-time career rushing yardage chart with 3,061 yards … concluded career ranked No. 2 on the CMU season rushing list (1,848 yards in 2021) and season rushing attempts (341 in 2021), tied at No. 4 for season rushing touchdowns (16 in 2021) and season touchdowns scored (18 in 2021), and No. 6 on season points scored list (108 in 2021).
 
2022: As a sophomore running back, played in nine games … saw action in 530 plays on the year … Fourth Team All-MAC honoree by Phil Steele Magazine … preseason Maxwell Award Watch List … preseason Doak Walker Award candidate … preseason Walter Camp Award Watch List honoree … named Pro Football Network preseason All-American … led the team with 601 rushing yards on 177 carries, ranked second in rushing touchdowns (six) and averaged 3.4 yards per carry, ranked third on the squad in receiving with 21 catches for 128 yards with a long of 21 yards and average of 6.1 yards per catch … also led the Chippewas in all-purpose yardage (729 yards, 81.0 yards per game) … scored at least one touchdown in each of the first three games … rushed for 20 yards on six carries and caught one pass … rushed for 35 yards on 10 carries vs. Western Michigan (11/16) … gained 92 yards on 28 carries at Northern Illinois (11/2) … rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown on 31 carries and caught one pass for nine yards vs. Ball State (10/8) … caught four passes for 22 yards and ran 18 times for 32 yards at Toledo (10/1) … caught four passes for 16 yards and rushed for 67 yards at Penn State (9/24) … rushed for a season-high 166 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries with a long of 31 vs. Bucknell (9/17) … caught four passes for 38 yards and rushed for a touchdown and 20 yards vs. South Alabama (9/10) … caught a season-high six passes for 26 yards, rushed for two touchdowns and 72 yards on 26 carries in season opener at Oklahoma State (9/1).
 
2021: Led Football Bowl Subdivision in rushing yards, 1,848; and yards per game, 142.2 … led the nation in carries, 341 … tied for ninth nationally in rushing touchdowns (16) and tied for 11th in total touchdowns (18) … also caught 40 passes for 338 yards and two touchdowns … ranked first in all-purpose yards, 2,186; and all-purpose yards per game, 168.2 … named Mid-American Conference Offensive Player of the Year and First Team All-MAC honors … voted as team’s Herb Deromedi Most Valuable Player Award winner … selected to Phil Steele’s All-America Fourth Team and All-MAC First Team … Pro Football Focus All-MAC First Team selection … rushing yardage total and rushes are the second most in program history … rushing touchdowns are the fourth most in program history … total touchdowns tie for the third most in program history … ran for at least 100 yards in 10 games, including seven games of at least 150 yards, and two 200-yard efforts … closed the season in dominant fashion, carrying 149 times for 766 yards (5.1 ypc) and nine touchdowns in the final four contests … ran 19 times for 135 yards and a touchdown and caught four passes for 40 yards vs. Missouri (9/4) … posted 17 carries for 79 yards and a score, caught a pass and completed a 23-yard pass attempt vs. Robert Morris (9/11) … held to 18 yards on 12 carries and caught five passes for 19 yards at LSU (9/18) … ran 25 times for 152 yards and caught four passes for 43 yards and a score vs. FIU (9/25) … carried 12 times for 21 yards and caught a pass at Miami (Ohio) (10/2) … rushed 30 times for 186 yards and a touchdown and caught three passes for 24 yards at Ohio (10/9) … ran the ball 29 times for 136 yards and caught a season-high seven passes for 39 yards and a touchdown vs. Toledo (10/16) … ran 22 times for 192 yards and two touchdowns, caught six passes for 42 yards and completed both of his pass attempts for 18 yards vs. Northern Illinois (10/23) … had 26 carries for 163 yards and two touchdowns at Western Michigan (11/3) … rushed 43 times for 215 yards and four touchdowns and made four receptions for 33 yards vs. Kent State (11/10) … ran 32 times for a season-high 219 yards and three touchdowns and caught a 17-yard pass at Ball State (11/17) … named MAC West Division Offensive Player of the Week after both the Kent State and Ball State games … posted a season-high 44 carries for 194 yards and a touchdown and caught two passes for 39 yards in regular season finale at Eastern Michigan (11/26) … carried 30 times for 138 yards and a touchdown and caught two passes for 38 yards vs. Washington State in the Sun Bowl (12/31).

2020: Named the MAC Freshman of the Year … named to Phil Steele's All-MAC fourth team … received honorable mention All-MAC from Pro Football Focus … rushed for a team-high 508 yards and four touchdowns on 78 attempts for a 6.5-yard average … also had 10 receptions for 109 yards and one touchdown … ranked second on the team with 102.8 all-purpose yards per game … ran for 196 yards and two touchdowns at Eastern Michigan (11/27) … was named to the weekly “Fresh Four” by the Football Writers Association of America following his performance at EMU … his 196-yard total was the most by a Chippewa since Thomas Rawls ran for 270 yards at NIU (10/11/14) … ran for 101 yards on 10 carries and a season-long 68-yard touchdown run at Toledo (12/12) … ran for 91 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries and caught two passes for 59 yards and a touchdown at NIU (11/11) … had a career-long 58-yard reception at NIU.

2019: Redshirted his first season at Central Michigan … appeared in four games … carried 19 times for 89 yards … rushed seven times for 43 yards including a season-long 15 yards vs. Akron (9/14).

High school: Earned all-state honors from the Detroit Free Press, Detroit News and Associated Press as a senior … named All-Detroit by the Detroit News and Detroit Free Press … ran for 1,078 yards on 84 carries and 23 touchdowns as a senior … named to the Detroit News Blue Chip list, ranking 24th in the state … three-year starter … won a state championship in 2016 … a part of two Detroit Public School league championships … high school coach was Thomas Wilcher.

2022

rushing
YPC	TD	YDS	CAR	LONG
3.4	6.0	601.0	177.0	31.0

receiving
REC	YPR	TD	LONG	YDS
21.0	6.1	0.0	21.0	128.0

fumbles
REC	LOST	FUM
0.0	2.0	2.0

2021

passing
ATT	YPA	PCT	YDS	INT	TD	COMPLETIONS
3.0	13.7	1.0	41.0	0.0	0.0	3.0

rushing
YPC	TD	YDS	CAR	LONG
5.4	16.0	1848.0	341.0	66.0

receiving
REC	YPR	TD	LONG	YDS
40.0	8.5	2.0	36.0	338.0

fumbles
REC	LOST	FUM
0.0	1.0	2.0

defensive
TFL	QB HUR	TOT	TD	PD	SACKS	SOLO
0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

2020

rushing
YPC	TD	YDS	CAR	LONG
6.5	4.0	508.0	78.0	68.0

receiving
REC	YPR	TD	LONG	YDS
10.0	10.9	1.0	58.0	109.0

fumbles
REC	LOST	FUM
0.0	1.0	1.0

2019

rushing
YPC	TD	YDS	CAR	LONG
4.7	0.0	89.0	19.0	15.0