Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2014-2017South Florida
Deatrick Nichols
CB • 5'10" • 190 lbs • Miami, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Deatrick Nichols shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a corner
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
76
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · South Florida
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- South Florida
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Player Story
Deatrick Nichols built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a cornerback from Miami, FL wearing No. 3, spending time with South Florida. The clearest part of Deatrick Nichols' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- South Florida
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Deatrick Nichols, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · South Florida. Deatrick Nichols shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 105
- TFL
- 6
- Passes defended
- 19
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Deatrick Nichols quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Florida · CB
- Career Tackles
- 105
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · South Florida
- Top game
- Memphis
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Miami Central · South Florida
- High school pipeline
- Miami Central · 116 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 56 tackles · CB 17th (top 5%) · American Athletic 55th (top 11%) · National 565th (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | South Florida | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | South Florida | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 1 | 35.1 |
| 2016 Postseason | South Florida | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 49.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | South Florida | 13 | 47 | 2 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 49.4 |
| 2017 Postseason | South Florida | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 59.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | South Florida | 12 | 51 | 3 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | 59.9 |
Related Context
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Deatrick Nichols played CB for South Florida. Across 4 tracked seasons, Deatrick Nichols recorded 6 receiving yards, 105 tackles, and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with South Florida.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
South Florida paired 19 primary output with 35.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 35.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Temple
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · South Florida
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
35.3
Usage
5.6
Consistency
58.1
Best Game by takeover score
Temple
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas Tech: 2. Stony Brook: 1. San José State: 1. Illinois: 3. Temple: 4. East Carolina: 0. Cincinnati: 2. Tulane: 0. Houston: 2. UConn: 1. Tulsa: 2. UCF: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas Tech: 5 by 40.8. Stony Brook: 5 by 30.8. San José State: 6 by 35. Illinois: 2 by 38.3. Temple: 3 by 52.5. East Carolina: 6 by 25. Cincinnati: 4 by 36.7. Tulane: 2 by 8.3. Houston: 10 by 61.7. UConn: 3 by 22.5. Tulsa: 4 by 36.7. UCF: 6 by 35
Split Comparison
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Wins1.6 · Games = 10 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 2 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Temple
Best efficiency game
61.7 vs Houston
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/23 | vs Texas TechSplash game | W 38-34 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 11/24 | @ UCF | L 42-49 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 11/17 | vs TulsaSplash game | W 27-20 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ UConn | W 37-20 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Houston10+ tackles · Splash game | L 24-28 | 10 | 9 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Tulane | W 34-28 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs CincinnatiSplash game | W 33-3 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ East Carolina | W 61-31 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/21 | vs TempleSplash game | W 43-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Fri 9/15 | vs IllinoisSplash game | W 47-23 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Stony Brook | W 31-17 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/26 | @ San José State | W 42-22 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Deatrick Nichols story
Deatrick Nichols built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a cornerback from Miami, FL wearing No. 3, spending time with South Florida. The clearest part of Deatrick Nichols' career was his defensive production: 105 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 11 interceptions, and 19 passes defended across 28 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with South Florida. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Deatrick Nichols' production has multiple signals. His career also includes 6 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 28 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across South Florida.
The arc is straightforward: Deatrick Nichols moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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South Florida
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | South Florida | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | South Florida | 4 | 26.7 | — | 4 |
| 2016 Postseason | South Florida | 13 | 25.7 | 6.2 | 9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | South Florida | 13 | 25.7 | 6.2 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | South Florida | 19 | 35.3 | 5.6 | 6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | South Florida | 19 | 35.3 | 5.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Memphis
Week 11 · W 49-42 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#2
vs East Carolina
Week 6 · W 38-22 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
79.2 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Temple
Week 4 · W 43-7 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
#4
@ SMU
Week 12 · W 35-27 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
70.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.6 takeover score.
#5
vs Cincinnati
Week 12 · W 65-27 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
70 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · South Florida
19 primary output · 35.3 efficiency · 5.6 usage
59.9
#2
2017 Regular Season · South Florida
59.9
19 primary · 35.3 efficiency · 5.6 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · South Florida
49.4
13 primary · 25.7 efficiency · 6.2 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
11
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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