#5
Duke · 2026

Javen Nicholas

WRSenior5' 9", 190 lbsNew Orleans, LA
Duke Blue Devils4-2 · TDC #50
Snap share
7%
likely 3–9%
Receptions
3
1249th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
13
1582nd of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
4.3
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
-0.13
3 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

3 plays · -0.4 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.13
Passing-0.13
1st down-0.81
3rd down+0.21
Standard downs-0.81
Passing downs+0.21
NicholasWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays2%
Pass plays5%
Run plays0%
1st down2%
2nd down0%
3rd down7%
Standard downs1%
Passing downs5%
NicholasWR/TE average
2025 charting · Charlotte

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Nicholas’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
38
26 caught (68%)
Avg. depth of target
9.8
air yards per target
YAC per catch
7.4
193 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
193
of 386 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
21%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted38 targets charted

69% comp9.8 avg. depth7.4 YAC/catch21% 20+ air yds5–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 5 yds, 5.0 per target1100% · 5yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 8 targets (21%), 7 caught (88%), 45 yds, 5.6 per target888% · 45yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 19 yds, 19.0 per target1100% · 19yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (5%), 1 caught (50%), 46 yds, 23.0 per target250% · 46yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (5%), 1 caught (50%), 20 yds, 10.0 per target250% · 20yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (5%), 2 caught (100%), 66 yds, 33.0 per target2100% · 66yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: 3 targets (8%), 2 caught (67%), 107 yds, 35.7 per target367% · 107yRight, Behind air yards: 5 targets (13%), 5 caught (100%), 24 yds, 4.8 per target5100% · 24yRight, 0–4 air yards: 8 targets (21%), 4 caught (50%), 11 yds, 1.4 per target850% · 11yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 33 yds, 33.0 per target1100% · 33yRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 1 caught (100%), 10 yds, 10.0 per target1100% · 10yRight, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 30+ air yards: 2 targets (5%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0y
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

5 seasons at 3 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farDuke#50 · 4-227%31304.6%
2025Charlotte#135 · 1-111278%60740524.5%
2024LSU#15 · 9-433%32402.8%
2023LSU#13 · 10-33—————
2022LSU#13 · 10-431%120—

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Javen Nicholas's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Javen Nicholas's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

3.8 avg. game scoreBest: 5.1 vs North Carolina (Week 7)0 of 2 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1TulaneW 17–3—no stats recorded
2@IllinoisW 31–27—no stats recorded
3StanfordW 35–72.51-1-1.000
4William & MaryW 62–7—no stats recorded
6@Georgia TechL 25–28—no stats recorded
7North CarolinaL 20–245.12147.0013
2026 · 2 games3.83134.3013

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions31249th / 1995
Yards131582nd / 1981
Yards / catch4.3—
Touchdowns0—
Long13—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 3 · Stanford71~9 (3–15)1·13%
Wk 7 · North Carolina71~21 (7–29)2130%
Season42130 (13–39)317%

Position Room

13 WRs on the Duke roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
6Jonah BurtonWRSR16230113%+0.52
17Jared RichardsonWRSR12166211%+0.76
4Jaivon SolomonWRFR712818%+0.88
8Jayden MooreWRSO711119%+0.06
7Kavon SimmonsWRFR57116%+0.66
5Javen NicholasWRSR31305%-0.13
9Kavon ConciauroWRFR11206%+0.40
18Brody KeefeWRFR12713%+3.42
88Paxon KetteringWRSO13203%+3.14
1Jamien LittleWRFR—————
3Blake RohrerWRSR———3%-0.83
21Qeanu JohnsonWRFR—————
89Jackson MaggioreWRFR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Duke depth chart →