Lew Nichols III

CAREER - In 32 career games, rushed for 3,061 yards and 26 touchdowns on 614 carries (5.0 average) and caught 71 passes for 575 yards and three touchdowns … scored a total of 29 touchdowns (26 rushing, three receiving) … career-long run was a 68-yarder and career-long reception was a 58 yarder … totaled 3,636 all-purpose yards … concluded his career ranked No. 6 on Central Michigan's all-time career rushing yardage chart with 3,061 yards … concluded career ranked No. 2 on the CMU season rushing list (1,848 yards in 2021) and season rushing attempts (341 in 2021), tied at No. 4 for season rushing touchdowns (16 in 2021) and season touchdowns scored (18 in 2021), and No. 6 on season points scored list (108 in 2021).

2022 - As a sophomore running back, played in nine games … saw action in 530 plays on the year… Fourth Team All-MAC honoree by Phil Steele Magazine … preseason Maxwell Award Watch List … preseason Doak Walker Award candidate … preseason Walter Camp Award Watch List honoree … named Pro Football Network preseason All-American … led the team with 601 rushing yards on 177 carries, ranked second in rushing touchdowns (six) and averaged 3.4 yards per carry, ranked third on the squad in receiving with 21 catches for 128 yards with a long of 21 yards and average of 6.1 yards per catch … also led the Chippewas in all-purpose yardage (729 yards, 81.0 yards per game) … scored at least one touchdown in each of the first three games … rushed for 20 yards on six carries and caught one pass … rushed for 35 yards on 10 carries vs. Western Michigan (11/16) … gained 92 yards on 28 carries at Northern Illinois (11/2) … rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown on 31 carries and caught one pass for nine yards vs. Ball State (10/8) … caught four passes for 22 yards and ran 18 times for 32 yards at Toledo (10/1) … caught four passes for 16 yards and rushed for 67 yards at Penn State (9/24) … rushed for a season-high 166 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries with a long of 31 vs. Bucknell (9/17) … caught four passes for 38 yards and rushed for a touchdown and 20 yards vs. South Alabama (9/10) … caught a season-high six passes for 26 yards, rushed for two touchdowns and 72 yards on 26 carries in season opener at Oklahoma State (9/1).