Usage Score
4.9
Player Dossier
2024-2025Stanford
Brandon Nicholson
CB • 6'0" • 190 lbs • Memphis, TN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Brandon Nicholson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.6 disruption score.
Efficiency
23.6
Consistency
55.7
Season Value
28.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Stanford
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 2
- Program Path
- Stanford
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: California
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.
Brandon Nicholson, CB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Stanford. Brandon Nicholson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.6 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Stanford paired 10 primary output with 23.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 23.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: California
Win with 3 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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2025 Regular Season · Stanford
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
23.6
Usage
4.9
Consistency
55.7
Best Game by takeover score
Notre Dame
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Boston College: 0. Virginia: 1. San José State: 1. SMU: 0. Florida State: 2. Pittsburgh: 2. North Carolina: 0. California: 3. Notre Dame: 1
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. Boston College: 2 by 8.3. Virginia: 3 by 22.5. San José State: 1 by 14.2. SMU: 2 by 8.3. Florida State: 2 by 28.3. Pittsburgh: 1 by 24.2. North Carolina: 3 by 12.5. California: 9 by 67.5. Notre Dame: 4 by 26.7
Split Comparison
Wins1.5 · n=4 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · n=5 · -0.7 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · n=5 · -0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half1.5 · n=4 · +0.7 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
California
Best efficiency game
67.5 vs California
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/30 | vs Notre Dame | L 20-49 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | vs California | W 31-10 | 9 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ North Carolina | L 15-20 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs PittsburghSplash game | L 20-35 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/19 | vs Florida State | W 20-13 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ SMU | L 10-34 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs San José State | W 30-29 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Virginia | L 20-48 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/14 | vs Boston College | W 30-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Stanford
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
20242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Stanford | 1 | 19.9 | 4.6 | — |
| 2025 Regular Season | Stanford | 10 | 23.6 | 4.9 | 9 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
California
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 60.4 takeover score.
#2
Wake Forest
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.1 takeover score.
#3
Pittsburgh
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 36.1 takeover score.
#4
Florida State
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 32.1 takeover score.
#5
Notre Dame
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 20.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Regular Season · Stanford
10 primary output · 23.6 efficiency · 4.9 usage
28.9
#2
2024 Regular Season · Stanford
8.1
1 primary · 19.9 efficiency · 4.6 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2024 · Rating 0.8722
Memphis University School · Memphis, TN
- Committed To
- Stanford
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Career Facts
1
Career teams
2
Seasons tracked
58
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 16 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.