Usage Score
4.2
Player Dossier
2015-2017NC State
Riley Nicholson
LB • 6'0" • 237 lbs • Kissimmee, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Riley Nicholson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Efficiency
14
Consistency
13.3
Season Value
12.4
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · NC State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- NC State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Riley Nicholson, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · NC State. Riley Nicholson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Riley Nicholson played LB for NC State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Riley Nicholson recorded 3 receiving yards and 12 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with NC State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season
NC State paired 0 primary output with 0 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 14 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2016 Postseason · NC State
Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
14
Usage
4.2
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
Vanderbilt
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Vanderbilt: 0. Unknown: 1. Old Dominion: 0. Notre Dame: 1. Louisville: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Vanderbilt: 2 by 8.3. Unknown: 2 by 18.3. Old Dominion: 1 by 4.2. Notre Dame: 4 by 26.7. Louisville: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.3 · Games = 3
First Half0.3 · Games = 3 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · Games = 2 · +0.2 vs First Half
All Games0.4 · Games = 5
Game Log
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5 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Notre Dame
Best efficiency game
26.7 vs Notre Dame
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
NC State
2015-2017
Opening stop
Season Progression
2015201620162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | NC State | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | NC State | 2 | 14 | 4.2 | 2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | NC State | 2 | 14 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | NC State | 0 | — | — | -2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Notre Dame
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.7 takeover score.
#2
Unknown
1
Primary metric
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.5 takeover score.
#3
Louisville
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.9 takeover score.
#4
Vanderbilt
0
Primary metric
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.3 takeover score.
#5
Old Dominion
0
Primary metric
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 1.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2015 Regular Season · NC State
0 primary output · 0 efficiency · — usage
50
#2
2016 Postseason · NC State
12.4
2 primary · 14 efficiency · 4.2 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · NC State
12.4
2 primary · 14 efficiency · 4.2 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2023 · Rating 0.9445
Skyline Senior · Idaho Falls, ID
- Committed To
- Oregon
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Career Facts
1
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
12
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 6 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.