Ozzie Nicholas: LB · Duke · #45.
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Ozzie Nicholas
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Transferred to Duke from Princeton. First career honor, 2024: All-ACC. On tape: 11 tackles and 0.5 sacks against Virginia Tech, Week 13, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
100 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 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.
The Daily Progress Oct 23
Yahoo Sports Oct 19Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Duke | 100 | 40 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 100 | 40 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 26-3vs Elon | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 26-20vs Northwestern | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 26-21vs UConn | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-17@ Middle Tennessee | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-20vs North Carolina | 10 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-24@ Georgia Tech | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 23-16vs Florida State | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 27-28vs No. 22 SMU | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 31-53@ No. 5 Miami | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 29-19@ NC State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-28vs Virginia Tech | 11 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 23-17@ Wake Forest | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 20-52vs No. 16 Ole Miss | 11 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 100 | 40 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 |
Week 13 · 2024
W 31-28
0.5 sacks · 0.5 tackles for loss · 11 tackles
Edged out Virginia Tech at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
100tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%4 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
2%2 pass breakups100 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 7.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 9.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Pass share
56.1%
467 pass / 365 run
Plays / game
64.0
13 games
Team sack rate
2.3%
474 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #157 at the position.
How it ended
One season at Duke, 100 tackles — the college career is complete.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC
All-ACC mention (2024)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2024)
ACC Linebacker Player of the Week
