Mason Nickel
Buffalo Bulls
57
Depth3rd String
Is Mason Nickel starting?
Mason Nickel is listed 3rd string at LDT for Buffalo Bulls.
Redshirt sophomore · #55
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- 19975Cornell EvansStarter
- 29557Stantavious Smith
- 35557Mason NickelYou
Buffalo Starting Lineup
Top defensive linemen in the MAC
- Jersey
- #55
- Class
- RS SO/TR
- Transfer
- Saginaw Valley State
Mason Nickel is currently behind Cornell Evans at LDT on the Buffalo depth chart, a Mid-American team rated 66 overall this season.
Why this rating?
On a 74-rated defense; 49th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 57 after depth penalty. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.
Team defense (SP+)
74
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 51% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
-3 for role; −12 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
Oct 10WTOLTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 23-8
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | WTOL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mason Nickel's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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