Player Career

Nik Needham Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Nik Needham 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 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 3 interceptions across 39 career games in the available record. His career also includes 1 rushing yard, 18 receiving yards, and 9 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Nik Needham's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    UTEP

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20142015201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonUTEP0
2015 Regular SeasonUTEP16.71
2016 Regular SeasonUTEP1329.65.312
2017 Regular SeasonUTEP14.532.26.61.5
2018 Regular SeasonUTEP1533.36.80.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Middle Tennessee

Week 11 · L 32-48 · Conference game

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

87.2 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.

#2

vs Northern Arizona

Week 1 · L 10-30

2

Havoc Plays

83.1 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.

#3

@ Tennessee

Week 3 · L 0-24

2

Havoc Plays

81.7 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.

#4

vs Southern Miss

Week 4 · L 7-34 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

76.1 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.

#5

@ Louisiana Tech

Week 5 · L 7-28 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

73.3 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Regular Season · UTEP

15 primary output · 33.3 efficiency · 6.8 usage

64.6

#2

2017 Regular Season · UTEP

55.4

14.5 primary · 32.2 efficiency · 6.6 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · UTEP

48

13 primary · 29.6 efficiency · 5.3 usage

Milestones

9

Impact games

13

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games