Player Career

Nicholas Giacolone Career Story

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

Player Story

Nicholas Giacolone story

Nicholas Giacolone built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a linebacker from Venice, FL wearing No. 24, spending time with Kent State and New Mexico State. The clearest part of Nicholas Giacolone's career was his defensive production: 120 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 2 passes defended across 29 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Kent State. 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 Nicholas Giacolone's production has multiple signals. With 29 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kent State and New Mexico State.

The arc is straightforward: Nicholas Giacolone 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

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

  1. 1

    New Mexico State

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Kent State

    2023-2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201920202021202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State0
2020 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State00
2021 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State7.5307.37.5
2022 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State2.513.14.8-5
2023 Regular SeasonKent State6.523.65.84
2024 Regular SeasonKent State0-6.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Bowling Green

Week 11 · L 19-49 · Conference game

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

90 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.

#2

@ Kentucky

Week 12 · L 16-56

3

Havoc Plays

86.4 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.

#3

vs Central Connecticut

Week 3 · W 38-10

2

Havoc Plays

78.9 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.

#4

vs South Carolina State

Week 3 · W 43-35

2.5

Havoc Plays

77.8 takeover

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.

#5

@ Minnesota

Week 1 · L 0-38

1

Havoc Plays

76.9 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 76.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Regular Season · New Mexico State

7.5 primary output · 30 efficiency · 7.3 usage

52.9

#2

2023 Regular Season · Kent State

43.2

6.5 primary · 23.6 efficiency · 5.8 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · New Mexico State

25.2

2.5 primary · 13.1 efficiency · 4.8 usage

Milestones

5

Impact games

4

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games