Usage / Role
18%
Rotational defensive role
Player Dossier
2019-2021South Florida
DB • 6'0" • 197 lbs • Naples, FL, USA
Brock Nichols shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.9 disruption score.
Usage / Role
18%
Rotational defensive role
Impact Production
27
Developing production for a defensive back
Reliability
18
Sporadic game-to-game production
Star Power
44
Limited ceiling signals so far
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · South Florida
Snapshot
Player Story
Brock Nichols built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a defensive back from Naples, FL wearing No. 16, spending time with South Florida. The clearest part of Brock Nichols' career was his defensive...
Read the storyBrock Nichols, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · South Florida. Brock Nichols shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | South Florida | 9 | 13 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 22.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | South Florida | 8 | 19 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 17.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | South Florida | 6 | 10 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 37.1 |
Related Context
Brock Nichols played DB for South Florida. Across 3 tracked seasons, Brock Nichols recorded 42 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with South Florida.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
South Florida paired 3 primary output with 11.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 11.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Cincinnati
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.1
Efficiency
11.2
Usage
2.4
Consistency
4.2
Best Game by takeover score
Cincinnati
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Game by game trend chart. The Citadel: 0. Notre Dame: 0. Cincinnati: 1. East Carolina: 0. Temple: 0. Tulsa: 0. Memphis: 0. UCF: 0
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. The Citadel: 2 by 8.3. Notre Dame: 1 by 4.2. Cincinnati: 2 by 18.3. East Carolina: 6 by 25. Temple: 1 by 4.2. Tulsa: 4 by 16.7. Memphis: 2 by 8.3. UCF: 1 by 4.2
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8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Cincinnati
Best efficiency game
25 vs East Carolina
Player Story
Brock Nichols built his college career from 2019 through 2021 as a defensive back from Naples, FL wearing No. 16, spending time with South Florida. The clearest part of Brock Nichols' career was his defensive production: 42 tackles, 3 interceptions, and 3 passes defended across 26 career games in the available record. His career also includes 19 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Brock Nichols' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
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South Florida
2019-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | South Florida | 2 | 8.3 | 1.4 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | South Florida | 1 | 11.2 | 2.4 | -1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | South Florida | 3 | 11.9 | 3 | 2 |
#1 Featured game
vs Florida
Week 2 · L 20-42
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#2
@ Cincinnati
Week 5 · L 7-28 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
58 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58 takeover score.
#3
vs South Carolina State
Week 3 · W 55-16
2
Havoc Plays
54.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Cincinnati
Week 11 · L 28-45 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
20 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 20 takeover score.
#5
vs East Carolina
Week 6 · L 24-44 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
19.7 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 19.7 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · South Florida
3 primary output · 11.9 efficiency · 3 usage
37.1
#2
2019 Regular Season · South Florida
22.5
2 primary · 8.3 efficiency · 1.4 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · South Florida
17.2
1 primary · 11.2 efficiency · 2.4 usage
1
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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