#21
Wyoming · 2026

Nico Hamilton

RBSophomore5' 10", 210 lbsAustin, TX
Wyoming Cowboys4-3 · TDC #123
Snap share
12%
likely 7–28%
Rush yards
53
607th of 1456 in FBS
Yards / carry
3.3
Rush TD
0
Receptions
2
1397th of 1995 in FBS
EPA / play
-0.13
18 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

18 plays · -2.4 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.13
Passing+0.59
Rushing-0.22
1st down-0.11
2nd down-0.13
3rd down-0.36
Standard downs-0.01
Passing downs-1.09
HamiltonRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays8%
Pass plays2%
Run plays12%
1st down10%
2nd down8%
3rd down2%
Standard downs10%
Passing downs3%
HamiltonRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries13—
Success rate38.5%—
Explosive run rate0.0%—
Stuffed at the line15.4%—
First downs2—
Red-zone carries4—
Goal-line carries0—

Charting

Where Hamilton's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Run direction16 carries

Left
13%
5.0 YPC · 50% succ.
Middle
56%
3.7 YPC · 33% succ.
Right
31%
2.0 YPC · 20% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Game Log

Nico Hamilton'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

5.4 avg. game scoreBest: 5.6 at Colorado State (Week 1)0 of 2 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@Colorado StateL 13–355.64112.80911818.0018
2Northern ColoradoW 21–13—no stats recorded
3@Central MichiganL 10–24—122.002·····
4Hawai'iW 27–10—no stats recorded
5@North Dakota StateL 0–28—393.005·····
6@San José StateW 16–13—no stats recorded
7Northern IllinoisW 41–235.28313.908144.004
2026 · 4 games5.416533.30922211.0018

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries16—
Yards53607th / 1456
Yards / carry3.3—
Touchdowns0—
Long9—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions21397th / 1995
Yards221406th / 1981
Yards / catch11—
Touchdowns0—
Long18—
Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles14244th / 5408
Solo1—
Tackles for loss0—
Sacks0—
QB hurries0—
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—

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 involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Colorado State53~12 (3–23)523%
Wk 3 · Central Michigan59~11 (3–21)119%
Wk 5 · North Dakota State49~7 (2–14)314%
Wk 7 · Northern Illinois60~20 (14–26)933%
Season41850 (28–119)1812%

Position Room

8 RBs on the Wyoming roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
8Markell HolmanRBSR724025.6314+0.17
1Samuel HarrisRBSO653265212+0.09
21Nico HamiltonRBSO16533.302-0.13
20Jaden LawrenceRBFR492.30—-0.49
22Diore HubbardRBSO——————
26Dontae BurchRBSO——————
29Ryken BanksRBFR——————
Nikos VarelasRB——————

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 6+ plays per team game. Wyoming depth chart →