#95

Nico Ezidore

Senior defensive lineman for Texas State. 2022: 2 sacks, 9 tackles for loss, 38 tackles.

DL · Texas State · Sr. · #95

6′1″ · 280 lb · Garland, TX

CFB Index 58 · #152 of 387 edge rushersLow confidenceTexas State 2022 alumnus

The story

4 defensive lineman for Texas State. 2022: 2 sacks, 9 tackles for loss, 38 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Texas State in 2018.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

DT recruit

No. 2469 nationally · Signed with Texas State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Five seasons at Texas State, 8 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20184 games

Signed with Texas State2-star out of Naaman Forest

202012 games

The role got bigger.

All-Sun Beltthird

202110 games

All-Sun Belt

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2469 national

CFB

College

Texas State

2018–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

4 honors · 1 category

🎖

ALL-SUN BELT

All-Sun Belt mention (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2018–2022

2 coaches

2018

Chris Woods

Texas State

2019–2022

Jake Spavital

Texas State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Chris Woods → Jake Spavital. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Texas State3-9HC: Chris Woods · Run-leaning

2019Texas State3-9HC: Jake Spavital · Pass-leaning

2020Texas State2-10HC: Jake Spavital · Balanced

2021Texas State4-8HC: Jake Spavital · Run-leaning

2022Texas State4-8HC: Jake Spavital · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

58Quality starter #152 of 387?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles for loss (93rd percentile). Concern: qb hurries (24th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles for loss#167 / 2755 · 93rd pct

9.0

Sacks#517 / 2755 · 78th pct

2.0

Passes defended#492 / 2755 · 78th pct

Tackles#936 / 2755 · 65th pct

Solo tackles#1337 / 2755 · 50th pct

QB hurries#1444 / 2755 · 24th pct

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

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

2026 season

Head Coach

G.J. Kinne

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

58 · #152 of 387 edge rushers

Two-star recruit. Now #152 at the position.

Career stats

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	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2022

W 36–24

vs App State

2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL

With L. Hatcher — 281 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 61.6 · -21 rush yds (3 car) · A. Hawkins — 6 rec · 105 yds · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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@ 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

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Nico Ezidore

20184 games

202012 games

202110 games

2022 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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