Blake Nichelson
Florida State Seminoles
70
Average

Blake Nichelson

Florida State SeminolesAverage
RESDefenseAverage
2nd String / Backup

Is Blake Nichelson starting?

Blake Nichelson is listed 2nd string at RES for Florida State Seminoles.

Senior · #20 · 6'3", 222 lbs

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Depth at RES · Florida State Seminoles

  1. 11670Karson HobbsStarter
  2. 22070Blake NichelsonYou
  3. 3363Samuel Singleton Jr.

Florida State Starting Lineup

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Up next for Florida State

Florida State plays Boston College away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Manteca, ranked #183 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 43 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 1 sacks. That's 5% of the team's production at his spot and 82th-percentile production nationally — good for a 70 overall (Average tier).

Recruit4★ · #183 Natl3-Yr Total100 tackles · 1.5 sacksTeam Share5%Percentile82th
Ripon, CA
Jersey
#20
Class
SR
Height
6'3"
Weight
222 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025436.51
20244540.5
20231200

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9283
National Rank
#183
High School
Manteca
Hometown
Ripon, CA

Why this rating?

On a 75-rated defense; 82th-percentile production (×0.92 for competition level) put them +3 vs unit starters → 70. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team defense (SP+)
75
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 82% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.92)
Depth-chart adjustment
+3 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Aug 29WNMSUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 34-17

Blake Nichelson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Average
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Team Role

43 tkl · 6.5 TFL · 1 sacks
Usage / Involvement33%
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