Nico Ezidore: DL · Texas State · #95.
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Nico Ezidore
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. The five seasons at Texas State span two head coaches: Chris Woods and Jake Spavital. All-Sun Belt in 2021 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 6 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Southern Miss — Week 8, 2022.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Texas State | 38 | 16 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 3 |
| 2021 | Texas State | 39 | 17 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Texas State | 66 | 26 | 13.0 | 3.5 | -- |
| 2019 | Texas State | 44 | 13 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2018 | Texas State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 194 | 75 | 28.0 | 7.5 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-38@ Nevada | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-12vs Florida International | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-42@ No. 17 Baylor | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-0vs Houston Christian | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-40@ James Madison | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 36-24vs App State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-17@ Troy | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-20vs Southern Miss | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 30-31@ UL Monroe | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-38@ South Alabama | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 16-13vs Arkansas State | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-41vs Louisiana | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 38 | 16 | 9.0 | 2.0 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
24%9 TFLSack rate
5%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries38 tackles · 9 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Spavital
Pass share
53.7%
441 pass / 380 run
Plays / game
68.4
12 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
457 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
38 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #152 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Texas State, 8 sacks — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Everett Withers → Jake Spavital. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
