Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-31@ West Virginia | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-7vs Fordham | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 2 | 18 | Season-high 45 yds |
| Total | 7 | 50 | 5.8 | 2 | 18 |
#23
Dominic Knicely
Sophomore running back for Coastal Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 193 lb · Vienna, VA
CFB Index 47 · #148 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceReturning to Coastal Carolina for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
50
rushing yards · 2026
2 TD · 7.1 per carry · 2 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 45 rush yds, 2 TD, 10 rec yds, vs Fordham
The play that turned itSwung Coastal Carolina from 22% to 61% to win.Coastal Carolina at App State · 45-37
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for Coastal Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Coastal Carolina in 2025.
Dominic Knicely
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Dominic Knicely has been at Coastal Carolina through two head coaches in two seasons. The receipt: 45 rush yds, 10 rec yds against Fordham — Week 2, 2026.
50 RUSH YDS · 2 RUSH TD · 7 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
202513 games
- Signed with Coastal Carolina3-star out of Madison
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Coastal Carolina
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Jeremiah Johnson
Coastal Carolina
2026era →
Ryan Beard
Coastal Carolina
Coaching transition mid-career: Jeremiah Johnson → Ryan Beard. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Coastal Carolina6-7HC: Jeremiah Johnson · Run-leaning
2026Coastal Carolina1-1HC: Ryan Beard · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: yards / carry (93rd percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 25.0 YDS/g, 5.8 YPC, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Beard
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #12 of 36 Sun Belt RBs
How the All-Sun Belt estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 50 | 7.1 | 2 | -- |
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 67 | 384 | 5.7 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 74 | 434 | 5.9 | 5 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 99 | 8.2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 14 | 109 | 7.8 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–7
vs Fordham
45 rush yds (5 car) · 2 TD
Dominant 38-point win at home against Fordham.
With R. Podesta — 39 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 48 LONG · D. Bailey — 203 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 30.0 · 21 rush yds (4 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Coastal Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Coastal Carolina
Returning around him
- 15% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -11 net (32 in / 43 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Coastal Carolina · Last season: 6-7 · Talent rank #105 · 2026 recruiting class #118
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ja'Quez Cross’s 2023 season.
73%match
All-Sun Belt
Matches Ja'Quez on
Receiving share
Rush TD rate
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Differs from Ja'Quez on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to J'Koby Williams's freshman season at Texas Tech (2024).
78%match
All-Big 12
Matches J'Koby on
Yards / carry
Height
Yards / reception
Differs from J'Koby on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Dominic Knicely
The backfield · Coastal Carolina
- #26Daelen Alexander392 rushing yards · 2025
- #23Dominic Knicely384 rushing yards · 2025
- #20Jevon Edwards371 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Breyahn Townsend29 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Kente Edwards1 game · 2026
3 more on the roster · Coastal Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology