Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2017-2022Rice
George Nyakwol
S • 6'0" • 189 lbs • Houston, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
George Nyakwol shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
66
Solid production for a safety
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Reliability
57
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Rice
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Rice
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss
Player Story
George Nyakwol built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a safety from Houston, TX wearing No. 20, spending time with Rice. The clearest part of George Nyakwol's career was his defensive production: 197...
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- Committed To
- Rice
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
George Nyakwol, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Rice. George Nyakwol shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 197
- TFL
- 6.5
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 13
Quick Answers
George Nyakwol quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Rice · S
- Career Tackles
- 197
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Rice
- Top game
- Southern Miss
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Aldine Eisenhower · Rice
- High school pipeline
- Aldine Eisenhower · 20 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 20 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 41 tackles · S 141st (top 27%) · Conference USA 70th (top 14%) · National 823rd (top 15%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Rice | 5 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Rice | 13 | 67 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 0 | 48.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Rice | 12 | 57 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 45.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Rice | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Rice | 5 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 56.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Rice | 9 | 41 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 34.5 |
Related Context
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George Nyakwol played S for Rice. Across 6 tracked seasons, George Nyakwol recorded 197 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Rice.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Rice paired 8 primary output with 36.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 27.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Old Dominion
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Rice
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
27.6
Usage
7.3
Consistency
12.8
Best Game by takeover score
Old Dominion
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Houston: 0. Prairie View A&M: 1. Hawai'i: 0. Southern Miss: 1. Wake Forest: 1. UTSA: 1. UAB: 0. Florida International: 0. North Texas: 0. UTEP: 0. Louisiana Tech: 0. LSU: 0. Old Dominion: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Houston: 4 by 16.7. Prairie View A&M: 2 by 18.3. Hawai'i: 4 by 16.7. Southern Miss: 5 by 30.8. Wake Forest: 3 by 22.5. UTSA: 1 by 14.2. UAB: 4 by 16.7. Florida International: 7 by 29.2. North Texas: 8 by 33.3. UTEP: 11 by 45.8. Louisiana Tech: 5 by 20.8. LSU: 9 by 37.5. Old Dominion: 4 by 56.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.5 · Games = 2 · +2.2 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 11 · -2.2 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Old Dominion
Best efficiency game
56.7 vs Old Dominion
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/24 | vs Old DominionSplash game | W 27-13 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/18 | @ LSU | L 10-42 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/11 | @ Louisiana Tech | L 13-28 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs UTEP10+ tackles | L 26-34 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ North Texas | L 17-41 | 8 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Florida International | L 17-36 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs UAB | L 0-42 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs UTSA | L 3-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Wake Forest | L 24-56 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Southern Miss | L 22-40 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/9 | @ Hawai'i | L 29-43 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Houston | L 27-45 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/25 | vs Prairie View A&M | W 31-28 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
George Nyakwol story
George Nyakwol built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a safety from Houston, TX wearing No. 20, spending time with Rice. The clearest part of George Nyakwol's career was his defensive production: 197 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 6 interceptions across 44 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Rice. 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 George Nyakwol's production has multiple signals. With 44 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Rice.
The arc is straightforward: George Nyakwol 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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Rice
2017-2022
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Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Rice | 0 | 5.8 | 1 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Rice | 8 | 27.6 | 7.3 | 8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Rice | 8.5 | 26.9 | 5.1 | 0.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Rice | 0 | — | — | -8.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Rice | 8 | 36.8 | 7.1 | 8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Rice | 5 | 24.5 | 5.7 | -3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Southern Miss
Week 5 · W 24-19 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
92.5 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 92.5 takeover score.
#2
vs Old Dominion
Week 13 · W 27-13 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Middle Tennessee
Week 12 · W 31-28 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
84.7 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 84.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Florida Atlantic
Week 7 · L 14-17 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#5
vs Texas Southern
Week 4 · W 48-34
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Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Rice
8 primary output · 36.8 efficiency · 7.1 usage
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#2
2018 Regular Season · Rice
48.9
8 primary · 27.6 efficiency · 7.3 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Rice
45.9
8.5 primary · 26.9 efficiency · 5.1 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
8
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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