Rocco Nicholl
Kent State Golden Flashes
70
Average

Rocco Nicholl

Kent State Golden FlashesRebuilding
MLBDefenseAverageTRANSFER · South Florida
Projected Starter

Is Rocco Nicholl starting?

Rocco Nicholl is the projected starter at MLB for Kent State Golden Flashes.

Rocco Nicholl is the projected starting MLB on a Rebuilding Kent State — 70 OVR.

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Depth at MLB · Kent State Golden Flashes

  1. 1470Rocco NichollStarter
  2. 22069Rafael Terrero Jr.
  3. 33554Nate Gregory

Kent State Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of St. Joseph's Prep, ranked #2,000 nationally coming out of high school. In 2024: 61 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 70 overall (Average tier).

Recruit3★ · #2,000 Natl2-Yr Total78 tackles · 0 sacksTeam Share1%
Philadelphia, PA
Jersey
#4
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'5"
Weight
245 lbs
Transfer
South Florida

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2024610.50
20231700

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
0.8200
National Rank
#2000
High School
St. Joseph's Prep
Hometown
Philadelphia, PA

Why this rating?

On a 73-rated defense; 34th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.86 for competition level) put them -3 vs unit starters → 70.

Team defense (SP+)
73
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 34% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.86)
Depth-chart adjustment
-3 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 3LOHIOTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 13-10

Sep 26WBALLTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 26-13

Sep 19LOSUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 59-3

Sep 12WWOFTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
3
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 36-15

Sep 5LSCTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
6
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 57-0

Rocco Nicholl's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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70
Average
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Team Role

7 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement25%
Coach Kent StateTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.
DAILY PICKSMake your picks.Today's games. No account needed.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.