Will Nixon
Will Nixon
Wins in space out of the backfield. Will Nixon has played for three head coaches across five seasons and three programs. One game to point at: 73 rush yds, 15 rec yds against Boston College — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Dino Babers, Nunzio Campanile, and Fran Brown. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Fran Brown
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Syracuse | 107 | 432 | 4.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Syracuse | 19 | 76 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Washington | 33 | 201 | 6.1 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Washington | 21 | 89 | 4.2 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Nebraska | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 180 | 798 | 4.4 | 6 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Syracuse | 24 | 173 | 7.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Syracuse | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Washington | 13 | 84 | 6.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Washington | 7 | 66 | 9.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Nebraska | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 49 | 372 | 7.6 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 66–24
vs Colgate
66 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 42-point win at home against Colgate.
How he plays
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Syracuse
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Running back · Syracuse
Returning around him
- 14% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- Transfer portal: -10 net (19 in / 29 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Syracuse · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #34 · 2026 recruiting class #35
DNA match
Player DNA
Satellite Back
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Frank Peasant’s 2023 season.
Matches Frank on
Differs from Frank on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Elijah Young's graduate season at Western Kentucky (2024).
Matches Elijah on
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2022–2025+385%
Up 385% from first season to most-recent.