Nick Rinaldi
Vanderbilt Commodores
69
Depth

Nick Rinaldi

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Projected Starter

Is Nick Rinaldi starting?

Nick Rinaldi is the projected starter at WLB for Vanderbilt Commodores.

Nick Rinaldi is the projected starting WLB on a Solid Vanderbilt — 69 OVR.

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Depth at WLB · Vanderbilt Commodores

  1. 12469Nick RinaldiStarter
  2. 22269Bryce Cowan
  3. 31863Josiah Broxton

What's Next

Who do they play next?AJ Richardson — vs North Carolina State · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Bryce Cowan — No. 2 at WLB for VanderbiltHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Vanderbilt Commodores
Jersey
#24
Class
GR
Height
6'3"
Weight
240 lbs

At 6'3", 240 lbs, Nick Rinaldi plays for a Vanderbilt team rated 84 overall in the SEC.

Why this rating?

On a 81-rated defense; no production or recruiting data — rated at heuristic floor → 69.

Team defense (SP+)
81
Rating basis
Estimated / projected
Depth-chart adjustment
-12 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

Sep 12WDELTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
2
SACK
1.5
INT
0
PD
2

Final W 35-26

Sep 5WAPSUTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
3
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 28-9

Nick Rinaldi's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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