Senior linebacker for Kent State. 2023: 40 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss.
6′2″ · 220 lb · Detroit, MI
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
OLB recruit
No. 1337 nationally · Signed with Cass Technical
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Kent State. 2023: 40 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss.
Devin Nicholson
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Three head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 7 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Ohio — Week 6, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Kent State, 206 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Sean Lewis → Kenni Burns. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: sacks (24th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 6.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 6.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Kent State | 40 | 22 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Missouri | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Missouri | 49 | 31 | 5.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Missouri | 82 | 41 | 3.0 | 1.5 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Missouri | 24 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 206 | 109 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2023
W 38–10
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 6-28@ Arkansas | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 38-10vs Central Connecticut | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-53@ Fresno State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 3-23vs Miami (OH) | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-42@ Ohio | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-28@ Eastern Michigan | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-24vs Buffalo | 6 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 22 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to George Reid’s 2021 season.
Matches George on
Differs from George on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to D'Marco Augustin's graduate season at South Florida (2024).
Matches D'Marco on
Player DNA