Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | FGM/FGA | LONG | XP | PTS | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 13 | L 17-31@ Middle Tennessee | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — |
#81
Nico Ottomanelli
Junior kicker on Sam Houston's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 200 lb · Harrington Park, NJ · Northern Valley Regional HS / Nebraska
Returning to Sam Houston for 2026
Recruiting
2★
K recruit
No. 3253 nationally · Signed with Nebraska
No college snaps yet.
His full recruiting profileThe story
3 kicker on Sam Houston's 2025 roster.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Nebraska in 2024.
- Transferred from Nebraska to Sam Houston in 2025.
Nico Ottomanelli
Nebraska to Sam Houston — the move that set up everything since.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
His career
2024
- Signed with Nebraska2-star out of Northern Valley Regional - Old Tappan
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
Sam Houston
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Sam Houston2-10HC: Phil Longo · Balanced
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 0.0 YDS/g, 0.0 TD/g, 0.0 YPA, 0.0 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Phil Longo
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Sam Houston
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
PK · Sam Houston
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +5 net (20 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Sam Houston · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #117 · 2026 recruiting class #126
Background
2025 Season Served as Kats' primary holder on field goal and PAT units ... successfully converted a pair of on-side kicks for the Kats ... entered and converted a successful on-side kick vs UNLV (8/29), the first time the Kats had attempted or converted an on-side kick since the 2019 season ... p...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology