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Jersey Number 32
Desmond Nisby
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- San Francisco, Calif.
- High School:
- Anderson Valley
2017 SEASON (JUNIOR)
Became Texas Techโs primary back in short yardage and goal line situations in his first season as a Red Raider โฆ appeared in 12 games overall while making one start โฆ led the team with seven rushing touchdowns on just 62 attempts โฆ was third on the team with 273 yards on the ground, averaging 4.4 yards per carry โฆ IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: ended the year tied for seventh in the league with seven rushing touchdowns โฆ SEASON HIGHLIGHTS โฆ began his Red Raider career with 57 rushing yards on just six carries against Eastern Washington (9/2) โฆ carried nine times two weeks later for 45 yards in a home win over Arizona State (9/16) โฆ recorded his first touchdown of the season on a 3-yard run late in the second quarter against Houston (9/23) โฆ touchdown gave the Red Raiders a 13-0 lead at that point โฆ found the end zone again a week later on a 1-yard run against Oklahoma State (9/30) โฆ touchdown tied the game at 34-34 early in the fourth quarter โฆ put together his best game as a Red Raider at Kansas (10/7), notching season highs for attempts (11), rushing yards (93) and touchdowns (4) โฆ marked the first time a Red Raider had four or more rushing touchdowns in a game since DeAndre Washington also had four against TCU in 2015 โฆ three of those touchdowns came in the first half alone, giving Tech a commanding 35-10 lead at the break โฆ marked first time a Red Raider had three rushing touchdowns in a half since Baron Batch similarly had three in the 2009 meeting against Kansas โฆ first touchdown of the afternoon came on a 47-yard streak up the middle that marked his longest of the season ... performance earned him Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honors โฆ made his lone start of the season two weeks later against Iowa State (10/21) โฆ carried eight times versus the Cyclones for 17 yards and a touchdown โฆ had four carries at Oklahoma (10/28) and versus Baylor (11/11), resulting in 12 and 18 yards โฆ received three carries for 13 yards against TCU (11/18) and then five attempts for 16 yards in regular-season finale at Texas (11/24) โฆ saw action against USF in the Birmingham Bowl โฆ AWARDS AND HONORS โฆ named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week on Oct. 9 following his performance at Kansas.
JUNIOR COLLEGE
Rushed for 1,250 yards and 12 touchdowns on 285 carries during his two junior college seasons โฆ played his 2014 freshman year at Santa Rosa Junior College and then his 2016 sophomore season at Diablo Valley College โฆ redshirted the 2015 campaign after transferring to Diablo Valley โฆ was a threat out of the backfield those two seasons as well, combining for 208 yards and two touchdowns off 19 receptions through the air โฆ concluded the 2016 season with a team-high 642 yards on the ground off 162 carries โฆ found the endzone seven times while averaging 4.0 yards per carry โฆ also led Santa Rosa with 608 rushing yards in 2014 after averaging 4.9 yards per carry โฆ recorded five rushing touchdowns on his 123 carries during his one-year stay โฆ three-star prospect according to Scout and 247Sports โฆ rated the No. 5 junior college running back in the nation by 247Sports โฆ CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: BYU, Iowa State, Kansas, UAB.
ย
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Anderson Valley High School in San Francisco, Calif. โฆ ranked as one of the top running backs in the Bay Area.
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PERSONAL
Desmond Nisby โฆ a university studies major at Texas Tech.
Became Texas Techโs primary back in short yardage and goal line situations in his first season as a Red Raider โฆ appeared in 12 games overall while making one start โฆ led the team with seven rushing touchdowns on just 62 attempts โฆ was third on the team with 273 yards on the ground, averaging 4.4 yards per carry โฆ IN BIG 12 RANKINGS: ended the year tied for seventh in the league with seven rushing touchdowns โฆ SEASON HIGHLIGHTS โฆ began his Red Raider career with 57 rushing yards on just six carries against Eastern Washington (9/2) โฆ carried nine times two weeks later for 45 yards in a home win over Arizona State (9/16) โฆ recorded his first touchdown of the season on a 3-yard run late in the second quarter against Houston (9/23) โฆ touchdown gave the Red Raiders a 13-0 lead at that point โฆ found the end zone again a week later on a 1-yard run against Oklahoma State (9/30) โฆ touchdown tied the game at 34-34 early in the fourth quarter โฆ put together his best game as a Red Raider at Kansas (10/7), notching season highs for attempts (11), rushing yards (93) and touchdowns (4) โฆ marked the first time a Red Raider had four or more rushing touchdowns in a game since DeAndre Washington also had four against TCU in 2015 โฆ three of those touchdowns came in the first half alone, giving Tech a commanding 35-10 lead at the break โฆ marked first time a Red Raider had three rushing touchdowns in a half since Baron Batch similarly had three in the 2009 meeting against Kansas โฆ first touchdown of the afternoon came on a 47-yard streak up the middle that marked his longest of the season ... performance earned him Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honors โฆ made his lone start of the season two weeks later against Iowa State (10/21) โฆ carried eight times versus the Cyclones for 17 yards and a touchdown โฆ had four carries at Oklahoma (10/28) and versus Baylor (11/11), resulting in 12 and 18 yards โฆ received three carries for 13 yards against TCU (11/18) and then five attempts for 16 yards in regular-season finale at Texas (11/24) โฆ saw action against USF in the Birmingham Bowl โฆ AWARDS AND HONORS โฆ named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week on Oct. 9 following his performance at Kansas.
JUNIOR COLLEGE
Rushed for 1,250 yards and 12 touchdowns on 285 carries during his two junior college seasons โฆ played his 2014 freshman year at Santa Rosa Junior College and then his 2016 sophomore season at Diablo Valley College โฆ redshirted the 2015 campaign after transferring to Diablo Valley โฆ was a threat out of the backfield those two seasons as well, combining for 208 yards and two touchdowns off 19 receptions through the air โฆ concluded the 2016 season with a team-high 642 yards on the ground off 162 carries โฆ found the endzone seven times while averaging 4.0 yards per carry โฆ also led Santa Rosa with 608 rushing yards in 2014 after averaging 4.9 yards per carry โฆ recorded five rushing touchdowns on his 123 carries during his one-year stay โฆ three-star prospect according to Scout and 247Sports โฆ rated the No. 5 junior college running back in the nation by 247Sports โฆ CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: BYU, Iowa State, Kansas, UAB.
ย
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Anderson Valley High School in San Francisco, Calif. โฆ ranked as one of the top running backs in the Bay Area.
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PERSONAL
Desmond Nisby โฆ a university studies major at Texas Tech.
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