Nick Giacolone: LB · Kent State · #24.
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Nick Giacolone
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for three head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Doug Martin, Jerry Kill and Kenni Burns. On tape: 12 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Bowling Green, Week 11, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
50 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 4.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Kent State | 50 | 26 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | New Mexico State | 16 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | New Mexico State | 54 | 25 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 120 | 58 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 6-56@ UCF | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 2 | L 6-28@ Arkansas | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-10vs Central Connecticut | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-53@ Fresno State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 3-23vs Miami (OH) | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-42@ Ohio | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-28@ Eastern Michigan | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-24vs Buffalo | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 27-31@ Akron | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 19-49vs Bowling Green | 12 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 3-34@ Ball State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-37vs Northern Illinois | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | 26 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
50tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%4 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups50 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road7g | 3.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kenni Burns
Pass share
41.1%
306 pass / 439 run
Plays / game
62.1
12 games
Team sack rate
11.5%
331 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #341 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons, at New Mexico State and Kent State, 120 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 29 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Doug Martin, Jerry Kill and Kenni Burns.
