Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018UTEP
Nik Needham
DB • 6'0" • 203 lbs • Buena Park, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nik Needham shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
81
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
74
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · UTEP
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- UTEP
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee
Player Story
Nik Needham built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive back from Buena Park, CA wearing No. 5, spending time with UTEP. The clearest part of Nik Needham's career was his defensive production: 173...
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- Committed To
- UTEP
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Nik Needham, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · UTEP. Nik Needham shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.3 disruption score.
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- Latest team and position
- UTEP · DB
- Career Tackles
- 173
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · UTEP
- Top game
- Middle Tennessee
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Buena Park · UTEP
- High school pipeline
- Buena Park · 7 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 60 tackles · DB 85th (top 10%) · Conference USA 43rd (top 7%) · National 436th (top 8%)
Nik Needham played DB for UTEP. Across 5 tracked seasons, Nik Needham recorded 1 rushing yards, 18 receiving yards, and 173 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with UTEP.
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