John Nestor
Minnesota Golden Gophers
90
Elite

John Nestor

Minnesota Golden GophersAverage
RCBDefenseElite
Projected Starter

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John Nestor is the projected starter at RCB for Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Senior · #17 · 6'1", 210 lbs

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Depth at RCB · Minnesota Golden Gophers

  1. 11790John NestorStarter
  2. 22164Naiim Parrish
  3. 32461Chance Payne

Minnesota Starting Lineup

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Top defensive backs in the Big Ten

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Up next for Minnesota

Minnesota plays UCLA at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:00 PM ET.

The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 3-star recruit out of Marist, ranked #833 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 50 tackles, 6 INT, 6 PBU. That's 9% of the team's production at his spot and 99th-percentile production nationally — good for a 90 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit3★ · #833 NatlTeam Share9%Percentile99th
Chicago, IL
Jersey
#17
Class
SR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
210 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20255066

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8708
National Rank
#833
High School
Marist
Hometown
Chicago, IL

Why this rating?

On a 85-rated defense; 99th-percentile production (×0.94 for competition level) put them +5 vs unit starters → 90.

Team defense (SP+)
85
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 99% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.94)
Depth-chart adjustment
+5 for role

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

Oct 31LIUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 23-16 OT

Oct 24WIOWATKL 11
TKL
11
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 13-10

Oct 11LPURTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 41-13

Oct 3WMICHTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 20-14

Sep 27WWASHTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final W 27-24

Sep 19WAKRTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
2

Final W 41-7

Sep 12LMSSTTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-13

Sep 4WEIUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 59-7

John Nestor's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Ballhawk
50 tkl · 6 PD · 6 INT
Usage / Involvement100%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.