Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2024-2024Duke
Ozzie Nicholas
LB • 6'2" • 225 lbs • Encinitas, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ozzie Nicholas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
77
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Duke
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 1
- Program Path
- Duke
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Miami
Player Story
Ozzie Nicholas built his college career in 2024 as a linebacker from Encinitas, CA wearing No. 45, spending time with Duke. The clearest part of Ozzie Nicholas' career was his defensive production: 100 tackles, 3.5...
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Ozzie Nicholas, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Duke. Ozzie Nicholas shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 100
- TFL
- 3.5
- Sacks
- 0.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Ozzie Nicholas quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Duke · LB
- Career Tackles
- 100
- Tracked sample
- 1 unique seasons · 2 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Duke
- Top game
- Miami
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Willis
- High school pipeline
- Willis · 12 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 45 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 100 tackles · LB 36th (top 3%) · ACC 6th (top 1%) · National 46th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Duke | 13 | 11 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 65.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Duke | 13 | 89 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 65.3 |
Related Context
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Ozzie Nicholas played LB for Duke. Across 1 tracked season, Ozzie Nicholas recorded 100 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Duke.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Duke paired 11 primary output with 40.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 40.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Miami
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Duke
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
40.5
Usage
7
Consistency
62.2
Best Game by takeover score
Miami
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Ole Miss: 0. Elon: 2. Northwestern: 1. UConn: 1.5. Middle Tennessee: 0.5. North Carolina: 0.5. Georgia Tech: 0. Florida State: 1. SMU: 0.5. Miami: 1.5. NC State: 1. Virginia Tech: 1. Wake Forest: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Ole Miss: 11 by 45.8. Elon: 3 by 32.5. Northwestern: 5 by 30.8. UConn: 3 by 27.5. Middle Tennessee: 6 by 30. North Carolina: 10 by 46.7. Georgia Tech: 7 by 29.2. Florida State: 9 by 47.5. SMU: 9 by 42.5. Miami: 10 by 56.7. NC State: 6 by 35. Virginia Tech: 11 by 55.8. Wake Forest: 10 by 46.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 9 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 4 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Miami
Best efficiency game
56.7 vs Miami
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1/3 | @ Ole Miss10+ tackles | L 20-52 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | @ Wake Forest10+ tackles | W 23-17 | 10 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | vs Virginia Tech10+ tackles | W 31-28 | 11 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ NC State | W 29-19 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Miami10+ tackles | L 31-53 | 10 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/27 | vs SMU | L 27-28 | 9 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/18 | vs Florida State | W 23-16 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/6 | @ Georgia Tech | L 14-24 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs North Carolina10+ tackles | W 21-20 | 10 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Middle Tennessee | W 45-17 | 6 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs UConn | W 26-21 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Northwestern | W 26-20 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 8/30 | vs ElonSplash game | W 26-3 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Ozzie Nicholas story
Ozzie Nicholas built his college career in 2024 as a linebacker from Encinitas, CA wearing No. 45, spending time with Duke. The clearest part of Ozzie Nicholas' career was his defensive production: 100 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 13 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Duke. 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 Ozzie Nicholas' production has multiple signals. With 13 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Duke.
The arc is straightforward: Ozzie Nicholas 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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Duke
2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Duke | 11 | 40.5 | 7 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Duke | 11 | 40.5 | 7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Miami
Week 10 · L 31-53 · Conference game
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5
Havoc Plays
77.2 takeover
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 77.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Elon
Week 1 · W 26-3
2
Havoc Plays
59.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Virginia Tech
Week 13 · W 31-28 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
55.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Florida State
Week 8 · W 23-16 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
55 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55 takeover score.
#5
vs UConn
Week 3 · W 26-21
1.5
Havoc Plays
54.2 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 54.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Duke
11 primary output · 40.5 efficiency · 7 usage
65.3
#2
2024 Regular Season · Duke
65.3
11 primary · 40.5 efficiency · 7 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
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