Is Nick Rinaldi starting?
Nick Rinaldi is the projected starter at WLB for Vanderbilt Commodores.
Graduate student · #24 · 6'3", 240 lbs
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Up next for Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt plays Mississippi State away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 04:15 PM ET.
At 6'3", 240 lbs, Nick Rinaldi plays for a Vanderbilt team rated 66 overall in the SEC.
Why this rating?
On a 76-rated defense; no production or recruiting data — rated at heuristic floor → 65.
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 24LUKTKL 10
- TKL
- 10
- SOLO
- 7
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final L 34-17
Oct 17LARKTKL 9
- TKL
- 9
- SOLO
- 5
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 31-21
Oct 10LMISSTKL 7
- TKL
- 7
- SOLO
- 2
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 52-17
Oct 3LUGATKL 4
- TKL
- 4
- SOLO
- 2
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 38-14
Sep 26LAUBTKL 4
- TKL
- 4
- SOLO
- 3
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 21-15
Sep 19WNCSUTKL 5
- TKL
- 5
- SOLO
- 2
- SACK
- 1
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final W 35-31
Sep 12WDELTKL 7
- TKL
- 7
- SOLO
- 3
- SACK
- 2
- 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
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | LUK | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | LARK | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | LMISS | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | LUGA | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | LAUB | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | WNCSU | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 12 | WDEL | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 5 | WAPSU | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
Nick Rinaldi's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.