Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 70-21vs Georgia State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 0 tackles |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#93
Nikhil Jefferson
Sophomore defensive lineman on Vanderbilt's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 330 lb · Tampa, FL · Berkeley Prep
Returning to Vanderbilt for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2025
1 hurries
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: vs Georgia State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive lineman on Vanderbilt's 2025 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Vanderbilt in 2024.
Nikhil Jefferson
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
His career
2024
- Signed with Vanderbilt3-star out of Berkeley Prep
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Vanderbilt
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Vanderbilt10-3HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 1 game: 0.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | -- | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | -- | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Vanderbilt
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Vanderbilt
Returning around him
- 1 Vanderbilt player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (18 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Vanderbilt · Last season: 10-3 (AP #13) · Talent rank #42 · 2026 recruiting class #33
The defensive line · Vanderbilt
- #29Miles Capers9 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Talan Carter7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #92Jaylon Stone2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #96Khalil Poteat2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #93Nikhil Jefferson0 tackles for loss · 2025
18 more on the roster · Vanderbilt team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology