Player Career

DeCarlos Nicholson Career Story

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Player Story

DeCarlos Nicholson story

DeCarlos Nicholson built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a cornerback from Petal, MS wearing No. 17, spending time with Mississippi State and USC. The clearest part of DeCarlos Nicholson's career was his defensive production: 116 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 1 interception across 38 career games in the available record. That gives DeCarlos Nicholson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Mississippi State

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    USC

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202220232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonMississippi State110.31.2
2023 Regular SeasonMississippi State419.53.13
2024 PostseasonUSC514.81.91
2024 Regular SeasonUSC514.81.90
2025 PostseasonUSC718.95.82
2025 Regular SeasonUSC718.95.80

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2025USC to UnlistedP4 to Unlisted77.5Jan 23, 2025
2024Mississippi State to USCP4 to P482.1Dec 7, 2023

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ No. 24 Illinois

Week 5 · L 32-34 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

77.5 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.

#2

vs LSU

Week 3 · L 14-41 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

61.7 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.

#3

vs No. 51 Northwestern

Week 11 · W 38-17 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

60.8 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.8 takeover score.

#4

vs Arizona

Week 2 · W 31-24

2

Havoc Plays

60.3 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.3 takeover score.

#5

vs Rutgers

Week 9 · W 42-20 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

56.4 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Postseason · USC

7 primary output · 18.9 efficiency · 5.8 usage

44.9

#2

2025 Regular Season · USC

44.9

7 primary · 18.9 efficiency · 5.8 usage

#3

2024 Postseason · USC

27.9

5 primary · 14.8 efficiency · 1.9 usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

5

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games