2021: Saw action in eleven of the Bulls' twelve games on the year and made one start...played extensively on special teams...totaled 10 tackles, 1 interception and 2Â pass break-ups on the year...logged 3 tackles, 1 pass breakup and an interception against Florida (9/11).
2020: Saw action in eight of the Bulls' nine games on the year and made one start...posted 19 tackles, one interception and one fumble recovery on the year...posted two tackles and recovered a fumble in the season-opening victory over The Citadel (9/12)...made two tackles and grabbed an interception at Cincinnati (10/3)...made his first career start vs. ECU (10/10) and recorded a career-best six tackles...posted four tackles vs. Tulsa (10/23).
2019: Played in all 12 games…finished the season with 13 tackles…registered a career-high three tackles at Georgia Tech (9/7)…recorded an interception against South Carolina State (9/14).
2018: Joined the USF team at the start of fall camp in August...did not see action under NCAA transfer rules.Â
2017 (Delaware State): Played in 10 games for the Hornets and finished with 27 tackles…tallied one tackle for loss and one interception…ended the season with two pass deflections and one pass breakup.
2016 (Delaware State): Key contributor to the secondary as a true freshman…appeared in all 11 games…tops among team freshmen and defensive backs, and fourth among Delaware State defenders with 53 total tackles…credited with one tackle for loss, a pass breakup and pass deflection…third on the Hornets with 36 unassisted tackles…tied for game-high honors with a career-best 12 tackles (six solo) in season finale at Howard… led all players with seven unassisted stops and 10 total tackles vs. Bethune-Cookman (Oct. 29)…also credited with a pass breakup in Bethune-Cookman contest…had six tackles (each unassisted), including one for a 10-yard loss, at South Carolina State (Oct. 22)…recorded five solo tackles and an assist vs. Missouri (Sept. 24)…collected four tackles vs. Florida A&M (Oct. 15) and Hampton (Oct. 8)…scored Delaware State’s lone special teams touchdown of the season on a 13-yard blocked punt return vs. Monmouth (Sept. 10).
BARRON COLLIER HS: Three-sport standout at Barron Collier HS (football, baseball, track & field)…Florida All-State and All-Conference selection as a senior in 2015…recorded 83 tackles (70 solo) and six interceptions during senior season…tabbed team MVP and team captain as a senior…won the Barron Collier High School Defensive Player of the Year Award…named all-conference in 2015…two-year varsity football letterman…also earned all-state track & field honors as a senior…also competed on school’s varsity baseball team during senior year. Â
PERSONAL: Son of Mark and Terri Nichols…has one brother…member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes…born Sept. 30, 1997 in Naples, Fla….earned his degree in communication in the Fall of 2020...named to the 2020 Athletics Spring Honor Roll....2019 AAC All-Academic Team.
NICHOLS CAREER HIGHS
Tackles 6, vs. ECU (10/10/20)
INT 1, (3X) last vs. Florida (9/11/21)
FR 1, vs. The Citadel (9/12/20)
PBU 1, (2x), last vs.Cincinnati (11/12/21)
NICHOLS GAME-BY-GAME STATS
2021Â Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
NC State (2-1-1); Florida (3-2-1); FAMU (2-2-0); BYU (2-1-1); UCF (1-1-0)
2020 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
NC State (2-1-1); Florida (3-2-1); Florida A&M (2-2-0); BYU (2-1-1); UCF (1-1-0)
2020 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
The Citadel (2-2-0); Notre Dame (1-1-0); Cincinnati (2-0-2); ECU (6-4-2); Temple (1-0-1); Tulsa (4-3-1); Memphis (2-2-0); UCF (1-1-0)
2019 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
Wisconsin (1-1-0); Georgia Tech (3-2-1); South Carolina State (1-1-0); SMU (2-1-1); UConn (1-0-1); BYU (1-1-0); Navy (2-1-1); Cincinnati (1-1-0); Memphis (1-1-0).
