Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 7 | L 10-44@ Army | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | Season-high 6 yds |
| Total | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
#84
Jack Nickel
Senior tight end for Miami. 2024: 1 catch, 6 receiving yards.
6′4″ · 250 lb · Milton, GA
Returning to Miami for 2026
Recruiting
3★
TE recruit
No. 522 nationally · Signed with Michigan State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Miami. 2024: 1 catch, 6 receiving yards.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Michigan State in 2022.
- Transferred from UAB to Miami in 2025.
Buzz vs Tape
Country hotter than the fans
The wider college football conversation reads him warmer than his own fans do — a gap of 22.6 points in belief.
30.7own fans
53.3national conversation
Jack Nickel
Jack Nickel arrived at Miami from UAB. The receipt: 6 rec yds, 1 receptions against Army — Week 7, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Michigan State3-star out of Milton
2024
- Entered the portal
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
UAB
NFL
NFL Draft
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2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024UAB3-9HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 6.0 YDS/g, 6.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UAB | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Miami
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Miami
Returning around him
- 37% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 9 Miami players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -8 net (12 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Miami · Last season: 13-3 (AP #10) · Talent rank #12 · 2026 recruiting class #9
The tight end room · Miami
- #9Elija Lofton218 receiving yards · 2025
- #88Luka Gilbert37 receiving yards · 2025
- #84Jack Nickelno box-score line yet
- #85Jackson Carverno box-score line yet
- #44Owen Ruskavichno box-score line yet
5 more on the roster · Miami team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology