Nick Orekoya

Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-10
Weight:
210
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Billerica, Mass.
High School:
Everett
Prev School:
Avon Old Farms (Conn.)

2019 • Redshirt Junior

• Did not compete

2018 • Junior

• Played in four games on the season as a contributor to special teams and at running back
• Totaled 11 yards on five attempts carrying the ball
• Had two tackles on the year
• Recorded nine yards on four carries in the win over Duquesne (8/25)
• Tallied one stop at Georgia Southern (9/8)
• Helped out on a tackle versus Charlotte (9/22)

2017 • Sophomore

• Averaged 7.5 yards per carry with 15 rushing attempts covering 113 yards, including one touchdown
• Also caught three passes for 43 yards, including one touchdown
• Had nine tackles on special teams, including four solo stops
• Caught a pair of passes for 33 yards and tallied a 23-yard rush against Old Dominion (9/9)
• Scored on a 10-yard reception at Temple (9/15)
• Posted nine carries covering 49 yards in the win over Georgia Southern (10/21)
• Scored his first collegiate rushing touchdown on a goal-line carry during the double-overtime victory over Appalachian State (10/28)
• Notched his season-best of three tackles in the win over Maine (11/11) and followed with two solo stops at BYU (11/18)

2016 • Freshman

• Appeared in seven games, mainly on special teams
• Recorded five tackles and one reception for three yards
• First career tackle came at Old Dominion (10/7)
• Season high three tackles came at Hawai'i (11/26)

Before Massachusetts

• Lettered in football and track and field for Everett High School before spending a postgraduate year at Avon Old Farms
• Three-time all-conference honoree as a defensive back
• Two-time all-conference as a running back
• As a senior, team was league champions with a 9-2 record the culminated in a trip to the state championship game
• Boston Herald All-Scholastic Team

Personal

• Son of Sunday and Fola Orekoya
• Majoring in biochemistry