Blake Nichelson

LB • 6'3" • 229 lbs • Ripon, CA, USA

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Blake Nichelson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.9 disruption score.

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Rotational defensive role

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Developing production for a linebacker

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Sporadic game-to-game production

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Florida State

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 1
Unique Seasons: 3
Program Path: Florida State
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Alabama

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Blake Nichelson built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a linebacker from Ripon, CA wearing No. 20, spending time with Florida State. The clearest part of Blake Nichelson's career was his defensive...

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Class 2023 · Rating 0.9292

Manteca · Ripon, CA

Committed To: Florida State
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2023

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Latest team and position: Florida State · LB
Career Tackles: 100
Tracked sample: 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 30 games
Best season: 2025 Regular Season · Florida State
Top game: Alabama
Recruit profile: 4-star · Manteca · Florida State
High school pipeline: Manteca · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 20 · Junior
2025 Tackles rank: 43 tackles · LB 344th (top 27%) · ACC 100th (top 13%) · National 810th (top 14%)

Blake Nichelson played LB for Florida State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Blake Nichelson recorded 100 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Florida State.

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