Nikai Martinez

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

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

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Rotational defensive role

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Developing production for a defensive back

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Useful contributor with volatile peaks

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Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Michigan State

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 2
Unique Seasons: 4
Program Path: UCF • Michigan State
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech

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Nikai Martinez built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive back from Apopka, FL wearing No. 1, spending time with Michigan State and UCF. The clearest part of Nikai Martinez's career was his...

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Class 2022 · Rating 0.8967

Apopka · Apopka, FL

Committed To: UCF
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2022

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Latest team and position: Michigan State · DB
Career Tackles: 141
Tracked sample: 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 37 games
Best season: 2024 Regular Season · Michigan State
Top game: Texas Tech
Recruit profile: 4-star · Apopka · UCF
High school pipeline: Apopka · 41 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 1 · Senior
2025 Tackles rank: 24 tackles · DB 391st (top 41%) · Big Ten 212th (top 28%) · National 1,808th (top 30%)

Nikai Martinez played DB for UCF and Michigan State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nikai Martinez recorded 141 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Michigan State.

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