Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Illinois
Hardy Nickerson
LB • 6'0" • Oakland, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Hardy Nickerson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
72
Reliable weekly contributor
lowhigh
Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- California • Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Player Story
Hardy Nickerson built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a linebacker from Oakland, CA wearing No. 47, spending time with California and Illinois. The clearest part of Hardy Nickerson's career was his...
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- Committed To
- California
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Hardy Nickerson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Illinois. Hardy Nickerson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 107
- TFL
- 5.5
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 1
Quick Answers
Hardy Nickerson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Illinois · LB
- Career Tackles
- 107
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Illinois
- Top game
- Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Bishop O'Dowd · California
- High school pipeline
- Bishop O'Dowd · 17 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 47 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 107 tackles · LB 37th (top 4%) · Big Ten 6th (top 1%) · National 51st (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | California | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | California | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | California | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.2 |
| 2015 Regular Season | California | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Illinois | 12 | 107 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 67.2 |
Related Context
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Hardy Nickerson played LB for California and Illinois. Across 5 tracked seasons, Hardy Nickerson recorded 107 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Illinois paired 10.5 primary output with 45.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 45.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across California, Illinois.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Illinois
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
45.2
Usage
9.4
Consistency
45.5
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Murray State: 2. North Carolina: 2. Western Michigan: 0. Nebraska: 1. Purdue: 2. Rutgers: 0.5. Michigan: 2. Minnesota: 0. Michigan State: 1. Wisconsin: 0. Iowa: 0. Northwestern: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Murray State: 11 by 65.8. North Carolina: 11 by 65.8. Western Michigan: 7 by 29.2. Nebraska: 10 by 51.7. Purdue: 8 by 53.3. Rutgers: 11 by 50.8. Michigan: 14 by 70. Minnesota: 3 by 12.5. Michigan State: 10 by 51.7. Wisconsin: 7 by 29.2. Iowa: 11 by 45.8. Northwestern: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1.2 · Games = 3 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 9 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan
Best efficiency game
70 vs Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Northwestern | L 21-42 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Iowa10+ tackles | L 0-28 | 11 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Wisconsin | L 3-48 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Michigan State10+ tackles | W 31-27 | 10 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Minnesota | L 17-40 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Michigan10+ tackles · Splash game | L 8-41 | 14 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Rutgers10+ tackles | W 24-7 | 11 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs PurdueSplash game | L 31-34 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Nebraska10+ tackles | L 16-31 | 10 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Western Michigan | L 10-34 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs North Carolina10+ tackles · Splash game | L 23-48 | 11 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Murray State10+ tackles · Splash game | W 52-3 | 11 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Hardy Nickerson story
Hardy Nickerson built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a linebacker from Oakland, CA wearing No. 47, spending time with California and Illinois. The clearest part of Hardy Nickerson's career was his defensive production: 107 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 13 career games in the available record. That gives Hardy Nickerson'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
California
2012-2015
Opening stop
- 2
Illinois
2016
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20122013201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | California | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | California | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | California | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | California | 0 | — | — | -1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Illinois | 10.5 | 45.2 | 9.4 | 10.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Michigan
Week 8 · L 8-41 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
90 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#2
vs North Carolina
Week 2 · L 23-48
2
Havoc Plays
88.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Murray State
Week 1 · W 52-3
2
Havoc Plays
88.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Purdue
Week 6 · L 31-34 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#5
@ Nebraska
Week 5 · L 16-31 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
64.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 64.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Illinois
10.5 primary output · 45.2 efficiency · 9.4 usage
67.2
#2
2014 Regular Season · California
43.2
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · California
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
4
Splash games
7
10+ tackle games
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