Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
10/28Inside-5 share
10 of the team's 28 inside-the-5 carries (35.7%).
Desmond Nisby
Last confirmed: Texas Tech, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · San Francisco, CA · Diablo Valley College
Desmond Nisby: RB · Texas Tech · #32.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Desmond Nisby
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. On tape: 93 rushing yards and 4 rushing TD against Kansas, Week 6, 2017.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Texas Tech in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Texas Tech | 62 | 273 | 4.4 | 7 |
| Career | 62 | 273 | 4.4 | 7 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-10vs Eastern Washington | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 3 | W 52-45vs Arizona State | 9 | 45 | 5.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-24@ Houston | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 4 | |
| Wk 5 | L 34-41vs No. 15 Oklahoma State | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | W 65-19@ Kansas | 11 | 93 | 8.5 | 4 | 47 | Season-high 93 yds |
| Wk 7 | L 35-46@ West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-31vs Iowa State | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Wk 9 | L 27-49@ No. 10 Oklahoma | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-24@ Baylor | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-27vs No. 11 TCU | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-23@ Texas | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 6 | |
 Bowl | L 34-38@ No. 23 South Florida | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 62 | 273 | 4.4 | 7 | 47 |
Signature game
Week 6 · 2017
W 65-19
at Kansas
93 rush yds (11 car) · 4 TD
Dominant 46-point win on the road against Kansas.
With J. Stockton — 161 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 33 yds · N. Shimonek — 233 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 61.5
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 6 · Kansas · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +4.60Desmond Nisby run for 47 yds for a TD, (Michael Barden KICK)
- Week 9 · Oklahoma · 4th and 2 · Q4 · EPA −4.15Desmond Nisby run for 1 yd to the Okla 1
- Week 6 · Kansas · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.70Desmond Nisby run for 15 yds for a TD, (Matthew Cluck KICK)
- Week 8 · Iowa State · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +2.70Desmond Nisby run for 4 yds for a TD, (Michael Ewton PAT MISSED)
- Week 6 · Kansas · 1st and 8 · Q2 · EPA +2.32Desmond Nisby run for 8 yds for a TD, (Michael Barden KICK)
- Week 4 · Houston · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −2.05Desmond Nisby run for a loss of 5 yards to the TexTc 38
4 more plays
- Week 5 · Oklahoma State · 2nd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.90Desmond Nisby run for 1 yd for a TD, (Michael Barden KICK)
- Week 6 · Kansas · 2nd and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.90Desmond Nisby run for 1 yd for a TD, (Michael Barden KICK)
- Week 1 · Eastern Washington · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.70Desmond Nisby run for 20 yds to the EWash 43 for a
- Week 11 · Baylor · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +1.69Desmond Nisby run for 15 yds to the Bayl 29 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
61 of 62 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
53%60 carriesFumble rate
3.2%2 of 62 carries · 2 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds23%of carries
14 carries
Grind
1–3 yds31%of carries
19 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds34%of carries
21 carries
Explosive
10+ yds11%of carries
7 carries
5 of 7 (71%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 4 of 10 (40%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.4 yds/carry on 62 carries · 11% explosive (10+ yds) · 53% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2017Texas Tech6-7HC: Kliff Kingsbury · Balanced, fast tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 26.4 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 24.8 | 3.1 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 28.1 | 3.3 | 0.9 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 15.2 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kliff Kingsbury
Pass share
54.6%
541 pass / 449 run
Plays / game
76.2
13 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
589 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
62 carries in 12 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2017 season at Texas Tech, 12 games
- 2017 Texas Tech KingsburyYear 1 · 12 games
- Before collegeSigned with Texas Tech in 2017 as a 3-star junior college recruit out of Diablo Valley College, No. 163 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Texas Tech in the 2017 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
One season at Texas Tech, 273 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2017 12 games
- Signed with Texas Tech3-star out of Diablo Valley College