Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-17vs New Mexico State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
Blake Nichelson is a linebacker at Florida State who has played in 1 of Florida State's 8 games this season, most recently Aug 29.
Florida State is 3-5.
Four seasons in the Florida State linebacker corps to date. On tape: 3 tackles against New Mexico State, Week 1, 2026.
3 tackles · 0 sacks
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2025 | Florida State | 43 | 24 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Florida State | 45 | 19 | 4.0 | 0.5 | -- |
| 2023 | Florida State | 12 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 103 | 48 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 2 |
Game log
Signature game
Teams and coaches
4 seasons under Mike Norvell — 23-23 over that span.
2023Florida State13-1HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced
2024Florida State2-10HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Florida State5-7HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning
2026Florida State3-5HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Pass share
43.1%
219 pass / 289 run
Plays / game
63.5
8 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
257 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
3 tackles in 1 game
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #47 of 74 ACC LBs
How the All-ACC base rate is computed
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Four seasons at Florida State
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Florida State NorvellYear 4 · 1 game
- 2025 Florida State NorvellYear 3 · 12 games
- 2024 Florida State NorvellYear 2 · 10 games
- 2023 Florida State NorvellYear 1 · 8 games
- High school MantecaRipon, CA · Class of 2023Four-star, No. 183 in the 2023 class. Signed with Florida State.
A stat line in 31 games over four seasons.
2023 8 games
- Signed with Florida StateFour-star, out of Manteca
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Florida State
Played every college season under Mike Norvell.