Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 35-7vs Stanford | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | Season-high -1 yds |
#5
Javen Nicholas
Senior wide receiver for Duke. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 190 lb · New Orleans, LA · St. Augustine
CFB Index 64 · #107 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred Charlotte → Duke 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
-1
receiving yard · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, -1 yds, vs Stanford
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior wide receiver for Duke. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Charlotte to Duke in 2026.
Javen Nicholas
Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Across five seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Brian Kelly, Tim Albin and Manny Diaz. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-AAC. The receipt: 1 receptions against Stanford — Week 3, 2026.
-1 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
The week the volume broke through — put up 187 yds vs North Texas.North Texas · L 20-542025
202512 games
- Entered the portal
- All-AACthird
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-AAC
All-AAC mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mike Elko, Trooper Taylor, and Manny Diaz. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Duke
2025Charlotte
2026Duke
Career stats
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022LSU10-4HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced
2023LSU10-3HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced
2024LSU9-4HC: Brian Kelly · Pass-leaning
2025Charlotte1-11HC: Tim Albin · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Duke3-0HC: Manny Diaz · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, -1.0 YDS/g, -1.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Pass share
36.5%
73 pass / 127 run
Plays / game
66.7
3 games
Team sack rate
2.5%
79 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Slot Technician
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Yusuf Ali’s 2021 season.
Matches Yusuf on
Total EPA (college ability)
Class year
EPA / play (adj)
Differs from Yusuf on
Reception volume (higher)
Weight (higher)
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Rashod Bateman’s path through Minnesota.
99%match
All-Big TenNFL Rd 1 · Pk 27
#2
Kobe Clark
98%
Matches Rashod on
Yards per reception
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Dashaun Davis's senior season at App State (2023).
72%match
Matches Dashaun on
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Differs from Dashaun on
Reception volume (higher)
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Weight (higher)
Background
2026 ACCOLADES Biletnikoff Award Watch List Shriners Children's East-West Bowl 1,000 2026: Graduate transfer wide receiver from UNC Charlotte who spent the 2025 season with the 49ers after three seasons (2022-23-24) at LSU ... in 38 career games (11 starts), has totaled 64 receptions for 766…
The receiver room · Duke
- #5Javen Nicholas740 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Jayden Moore42 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Jonah Burton3 games · 2026
- #3Blake Rohrerno box-score line yet
- #17Jared Richardson1 game · 2026
8 more on the roster · Duke team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology