Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2024-2025Michigan
Dominic Nichols
EDGE • 6'5" • 255 lbs • Frederick, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dominic Nichols shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
61
Solid production for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
48
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Player Story
Dominic Nichols built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as an edge defender from Frederick, MD wearing No. 33, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Dominic Nichols' career was his defensive...
Read the storyDominic Nichols, EDGE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Michigan. Dominic Nichols shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 22
- TFL
- 5.5
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 1
Quick Answers
Dominic Nichols quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan · EDGE
- Career Tackles
- 22
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 4 entries · 11 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Michigan
- Top game
- Oklahoma
- High school pipeline
- Oakdale · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 33 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 19 tackles · EDGE 24th (top 49%) · Big Ten 254th (top 33%) · National 2,113th (top 35%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Michigan | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Michigan | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.9 |
| 2025 Postseason | Michigan | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 56.1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Michigan | 9 | 16 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 56.1 |
Related Context
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Dominic Nichols played EDGE for Michigan. Across 2 tracked seasons, Dominic Nichols recorded 22 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Michigan paired 8 primary output with 17.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 17.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Michigan
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
17.7
Usage
5.5
Consistency
61.3
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas: 1. New Mexico: 2. Oklahoma: 2. Central Michigan: 0. Nebraska: 0. USC: 1. Washington: 1. Purdue: 1. Maryland: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas: 3 by 22.5. New Mexico: 1 by 24.2. Oklahoma: 4 by 36.7. Central Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Nebraska: 1 by 4.2. USC: 2 by 18.3. Washington: 2 by 18.3. Purdue: 3 by 22.5. Maryland: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 6 · -0.7 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 3 · +0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Oklahoma
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/31 | @ Texas | L 27-41 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Maryland | W 45-20 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Purdue | W 21-16 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Washington | W 24-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ USC | L 13-31 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Nebraska | W 30-27 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Central Michigan | W 63-3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ OklahomaSplash game | L 13-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs New MexicoSplash game | W 34-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Dominic Nichols story
Dominic Nichols built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as an edge defender from Frederick, MD wearing No. 33, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Dominic Nichols' career was his defensive production: 22 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks across 11 career games in the available record. That gives Dominic Nichols' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Michigan
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Michigan | 0 | 6.3 | 1.3 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Michigan | 8 | 17.7 | 5.5 | 8 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Michigan | 8 | 17.7 | 5.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 14 Oklahoma
Week 2 · L 13-24 · Ranked opponent
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 73 New Mexico
Week 1 · W 34-17
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Havoc Plays
58.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.1 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 17 Texas
Week 1 · L 27-41 · Postseason · Ranked opponent
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Havoc Plays
50.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.8 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 16 USC
Week 7 · L 13-31 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
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Havoc Plays
46.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.7 takeover score.
#5
vs No. 90 Purdue
Week 10 · W 21-16 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
39.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Michigan
8 primary output · 17.7 efficiency · 5.5 usage
56.1
#2
2025 Regular Season · Michigan
56.1
8 primary · 17.7 efficiency · 5.5 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Michigan
38.9
0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.3 usage
Milestones
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Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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