Devin Nicholson

Position:
Linebacker
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 221
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Detroit, Mich.
High School:
Cass Tech

Eligibility Remaining: 2023

2022 (Senior): Saw action in all 12 games during the regular season … finished the regular season with 11 total tackles, two pass-breakups and two QB hurries … made a season-high five tackles against New Mexico State (11/19).

2021 (Junior): Appeared in all 13 games, starting eight … recorded 50 tackles, 32 of which were solo stops … made five tackles for loss, including two sacks … forced a fumble and made a season-high nine stops at Kentucky (9/11) … made a tackle in every game … two sacks came in the opening two weeks of the season against Central Michigan (9/4) and Kentucky.

2020 (Sophomore): SEC Academic Honor Roll … made 82 tackles on the season, second-most on the team … had 3.0 TFL, 1.5 sack, one INT, two forced fumbles and one quarterback hurry … tallied a career-best 13 tackles three times in 2020 and reached the double-digit mark four times … tied his career-best with 13 tackles at Mississippi State (12/19) … matched his career-high with 13 tackles vs. Arkansas (12/5) … had 1.0 TFL and a forced fumble against Vanderbilt (11/28/20) … made five tackles, 0.5 sacks and game-sealing INT at South Carolina (11/21) … produced a career-high 13 tackles at No. 10/9 Florida (10/31) … made seven tackles and 1.0 sack vs. No. 17/16 LSU (10/10) … made 10 tackles and had 0.5 TFL vs. No. 2 Alabama (9/26).

2019 (Freshman): Played in seven games while starting the final five games of the season at middle linebacker … posted 24 tackles (10 solo) with 1.0 tackles for loss and a forced fumble … in his first career start at Kentucky (10/26), tallied a then-career-high six tackles and then hit that mark again in the following game at No. 4 Georgia … reset his career-high with seven tackles (five solo) against Tennessee (11/23), also posting his first career tackle for loss in that game while forcing the first fumble of his career...2019-20 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

High School: Three-star prospect by both Rivals and 247Sports and rated as the No. 29 prospect at any position in the state of Michigan … named PSL All-City as a senior … earned Cass Tech’s Most Valuable Player Award following his senior season … helped Cass Tech to a 2018 Detroit Public School League Championship with a perfect 9-0 record … team finished 10-1 on the year, advancing to the second round of the state playoffs … led by Nicholson, Cass Tech’s defense allowed just 8.2 points per game in 2018, posting five shutouts … during the regular season, Cass Tech allowed just 4.7 points per game and allowed double-digit points just once.

Personal: Majoring in communication.