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95 Tristan Nichols

  • Position Defensive Tackle
  • Ht./Wt. 6-4 / 245
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Kihei, Hawai`i
  • High School Saint Louis HS
  • Previous School Arizona Western College

Biography

All-Mountain West First Team (2021) 

NEVADA
GRADUATE (2021)
 Named All-Mountain West First Team... Appeared in 12 games, making 28 tackles with 11.0 tackles for loss and 10.0 sacks... Forced two fumbles... Recorded five quarterback hurries and one pass breakup... Finished third in the Mountain West Conference with 10.0 sacks, first in sacks per game (0.91)... Posted a season-high 3.0 sacks against Idaho State (Sep. 11)... Recorded at least 0.5 sack in six games... Made a career-high 20 solo tackles and eight assists... Finished his career with 37 tackles including 16.5 tackles for loss and 16.0 sacks. 

SENIOR (2020) – Played in seven games, making four tackles with two sacks ... All four tackles, and both sacks, came against Tulane at the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Dec. 22).
 
JUNIOR (2019) – Made a living in opposing backfields during his first season at Nevada, spearing in 11 contests and registering four sacks … Totaled 3.5 tackles-for-loss on the year for a loss of 26 yards … Two of his sacks came at UTEP … Forced a fumble against Weber State … Finished with 1.5 sacks at Fresno State … His four sacks ranked second on the team.
 
PRIOR TO NEVADA - Transfer from Arizona Western College where he played two seasons … In his sophomore season he totaled 23 tackles in 10 games played, including 5.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks.

PERSONAL – Majoring in human development and family studies.

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Historical Player Information

  • 95

    2019Junior

    Defensive Tackle
    6'4" 240 lbs
    95
  • 95

    2020Senior

    Defensive Tackle
    6'4" 245 lbs
    95
  • 95

    2021Graduate Student

    Defensive Tackle
    6'4" 245 lbs
    95