Duke’s yards a carry with Javen Nicholas and without Javen Nicholas
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Duke averaged 4.52 yards a carry with Javen Nicholas and 6.10 without Javen Nicholas in 2026, 5 games against 3, a difference of 1.58. All 5 conference games were with Javen Nicholas. All 3 nonconference games were without Javen Nicholas. All 4 second-half games were with Javen Nicholas.
Javen Nicholas, receiver: 57 receiving yards and 4 receptions in 3 games this season.
3 games without Javen Nicholas is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.
yards a carry a game
with Javen Nicholas
4.52
without Javen Nicholas
6.10
4567
A −1.58 difference in yards a carry with Javen Nicholas vs without Javen Nicholas is about what you’d expect.
The games
with Javen Nicholaswithout Javen Nicholas
| Side | Date | Game | Result | yards a carry | Expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2026 | vs Tulane | W | 5.23 | — | |
| Sep 12, 2026 | @ Illinois | W | 5.33 | — | |
| Sep 19, 2026 | vs Stanford | W | 5.85 | — | |
| Sep 26, 2026 | vs William & Mary | W | 7.73 | — | |
| Oct 10, 2026 | @ Georgia Tech | L | 4.54 | — | |
| Oct 17, 2026 | vs North Carolina | L | 4.13 | — | |
| Oct 23, 2026 | @ Virginia | W | 4 | — | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | vs Boston College | W | 4.08 | — |
Method
- The shuffle keeps the season’s shape: the games are cut in two where one date leaves the least variance, each game is read against its stretch, and the sides are shuffled only inside each stretch.
- Who played is read from the schools’ box scores’ participation lists, which name every player who entered the game.