Usage Score
1.9
Player Dossier
2022-2025Mississippi State
DeCarlos Nicholson
CB • 6'3" • 200 lbs • Petal, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
DeCarlos Nicholson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.9 disruption score.
Efficiency
14.8
Consistency
9.1
Season Value
9.4
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · USC
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Mississippi State • USC
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
DeCarlos Nicholson, CB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · USC. DeCarlos Nicholson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.9 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
USC paired 7 primary output with 18.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 14.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Mississippi State, USC.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2024 Postseason · USC
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
14.8
Usage
1.9
Consistency
9.1
Best Game by takeover score
Texas A&M
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas A&M: 0. LSU: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Minnesota: 0. Penn State: 0. Maryland: 0. Rutgers: 2. Washington: 0. Nebraska: 2. UCLA: 1. Notre Dame: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas A&M: 4 by 16.7. LSU: 2 by 8.3. Wisconsin: 4 by 16.7. Minnesota: 1 by 4.2. Penn State: 2 by 8.3. Maryland: 3 by 12.5. Rutgers: 5 by 40.8. Washington: 1 by 4.2. Nebraska: 3 by 32.5. UCLA: 1 by 14.2. Notre Dame: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Wins0.8 · n=6 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=5 · -0.8 vs Wins
First Half0 · n=6 · -1 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=5 · +1 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Rutgers
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs Rutgers
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/28 | vs Texas A&M | W 35-31 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Notre Dame | L 35-49 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | @ UCLA | W 19-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Nebraska | W 28-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Washington | L 21-26 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Rutgers | W 42-20 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Maryland | L 28-29 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Penn State | L 30-33 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Minnesota | L 17-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Wisconsin | W 38-21 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/1 | @ LSU | W 27-20 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Mississippi State
2022-2023
Opening stop
- 2
USC
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 1 | 10.3 | 1.2 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 4 | 19.5 | 3.3 | 3 |
| 2024 Postseason | USC | 5 | 14.8 | 1.9 | 1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | USC | 5 | 14.8 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | USC | 7 | 18.9 | 6.2 | 2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | USC | 7 | 18.9 | 6.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Illinois
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.
#2
Rutgers
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.1 takeover score.
#3
Arizona
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.5 takeover score.
#4
Northwestern
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.2 takeover score.
#5
Nebraska
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 45 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Postseason · USC
7 primary output · 18.9 efficiency · 6.2 usage
13.5
#2
2025 Regular Season · USC
13.5
7 primary · 18.9 efficiency · 6.2 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Mississippi State
10.3
4 primary · 19.5 efficiency · 3.3 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
2
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
116
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 38 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.