Player Profile

Nikai Martinez

DB • 5'11" • 195 lbs • Apopka, FL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Nikai Martinez shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25 disruption score.

Usage Score

4.7

Efficiency

25

Consistency

100

Season Value

43.2

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Michigan State

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
5
Primary stop by seasons
UCF
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Michigan State
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech

Nikai Martinez, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Michigan State. Nikai Martinez shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

Michigan State paired 0 primary output with 25 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 25 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across UCF, Michigan State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Michigan State

Games

4

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

25

Usage

4.7

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Minnesota

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. USC: 0. Michigan: 0. Minnesota: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. USC: 7 by 29.2. Michigan: 5 by 20.8. Minnesota: 10 by 41.7

Split Comparison

Losses0 · n=3
First Half0 · n=2 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=2 · +0 vs First Half
All Games0 · n=4

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

4 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Minnesota

Best efficiency game

41.7 vs Minnesota

Result
Sat 11/1@ Minnesota10+ tacklesL 20-23107000
Sat 10/25vs MichiganL 20-3154000
Sun 9/21@ USCL 31-4575000
Sat 9/13vs Unknown21000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    UCF

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Michigan State

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

20222023202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonUCF4.510.52.3
2023 PostseasonUCF3.521.77.1-1
2023 Regular SeasonUCF3.521.77.10
2024 Regular SeasonMichigan State6.525.27.43
2025 Regular SeasonMichigan State0254.7-6.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Texas Tech

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 55.2 takeover score.

#2

Purdue

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 52.5 takeover score.

#3

Unknown

2.5

Primary metric

Game with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 48.9 takeover score.

#4

Cincinnati

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.3 takeover score.

#5

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · Michigan State

0 primary output · 25 efficiency · 4.7 usage

43.2

#2

2024 Regular Season · Michigan State

15.1

6.5 primary · 25.2 efficiency · 7.4 usage

#3

2023 Postseason · UCF

11.9

3.5 primary · 21.7 efficiency · 7.1 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8967

Apopka · Apopka, FL

Committed To
UCF
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

2

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

141

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 37 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
141