Defensive end for SMU. 2017: 1 sack, 2 tackles for loss, 7 tackles.
6′2″ · 247 lb · Garland, TX
The story
2017 defensive end for SMU. 2017: 1 sack, 2 tackles for loss, 7 tackles.
Recruiting
OLB recruit
No. 2518 nationally · Signed with SMU
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonNick Horton
2 stars out of high school, two seasons of real snaps at SMU since. The receipt: 3 tackles, 1 TFL against TCU — Week 3, 2017.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at SMU, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Chad Morris — 12-13 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th 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
2017 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2017
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2017
W 58–14
1 QB HUR
Dominant 44-point win at home against Stephen F. Austin.
With J. Sackville — 42 AVG · 52 LONG · 4 NO · R. Peavey — 110 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.8 · 6 rush yds (2 car)
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 58-14vs Stephen F. Austin | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 54-32vs North Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 36-56@ TCU | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 49-28vs UConn | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 10-51vs Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |