Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3/29Inside-5 share
3 of the team's 29 inside-the-5 carries (10.3%).
Nico Pierre
Last confirmed: Duke, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 220 lb · Miami, FL · Coral Reef
Nico Pierre: RB · Duke · #6.
Nico Pierre
This is his fourth year in the same backfield at Duke. One game to point at: 37 rushing yards against Wake Forest — Week 13, 2018.
How he plays
How he plays
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Duke in the news
- Virginia players ruled out for Duke game
The Daily Progress Oct 23 - Duke CB apologizes to trainer
Yahoo Sports Oct 19 - Duke player criticized for incident
- RG3 calls out Duke player
Heavy Oct 18
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 55-13vs North Carolina Central | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 1 | 4 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-59vs Wake Forest | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 34 | Season-high 37 yds |
| Total | 7 | 50 | 7.1 | 1 | 34 |
Signature game
Week 4 · 2018
W 55-13
Teams and coaches
4 seasons under David Cutcliffe — 27-24 over that span.
2015Duke8-5HC: David Cutcliffe · Balanced, fast tempo
2016Duke4-8HC: David Cutcliffe · Balanced, fast tempo
2017Duke7-6HC: David Cutcliffe · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2018Duke8-5HC: David Cutcliffe · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 25.0 YDS/g, 10.6 YPC, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Cutcliffe
Pass share
50.0%
474 pass / 474 run
Plays / game
72.9
13 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
507 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2018
7 carries in 2 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Duke
- 2018 Duke CutcliffeYear 5 · 2 games
- 2017 Duke CutcliffeYear 4 · 4 games
- 2016 Duke CutcliffeYear 3 · 1 game
- 2015 Duke CutcliffeYear 2 · 5 games
- 2014 Duke CutcliffeYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Duke in 2014 as a 3-star recruit, No. 720 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Duke in the 2014 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Four seasons at Duke, 174 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2014
- Signed with Duke3-star out of Coral Reef
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
1 coach2014–2018
Duke
Played his entire career under David Cutcliffe.