Nikia Eason Jr.: LB · UAB · #10.
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Nikia Eason Jr.
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. The five seasons at UAB span three head coaches: Bill Clark, Bryant Vincent and Trent Dilfer. The first career honor came in 2020: Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week. On tape: 5 tackles against Florida Atlantic, Week 10, 2023.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-6vs North Carolina A&T | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 35-49@ Georgia Southern | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-41vs Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-49@ No. 1 Georgia | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 23-35@ Tulane | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 6 | W 56-35vs South Florida | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 8 | L 21-45vs Memphis | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-42vs Florida Atlantic | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 6-31@ Navy | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-24vs Temple | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 42-45@ North Texas | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 26 | 14 | 3.5 | 3.5 | — | 2 |
Week 6 · 2023
W 56-35
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 21-point win at home against South Florida.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
26tackles this seasonTFL rate
13%4 TFLSack rate
13%4 sacksPD rate
8%2 pass breakups26 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Trent Dilfer
Pass share
50.3%
427 pass / 422 run
Plays / game
70.8
12 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
453 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at UAB, 72 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Bill Clark, Bryant Vincent, and Trent Dilfer. Multi-era developmental context.
