Terhyon Nichols
Kentucky Wildcats
90
Elite

Terhyon Nichols

Kentucky WildcatsElite
RCBDefenseElite
Projected Starter

Is Terhyon Nichols starting?

Terhyon Nichols is the projected starter at RCB for Kentucky Wildcats.

Junior · #20 · 5'11", 194 lbs

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Depth at RCB · Kentucky Wildcats

  1. 12090Terhyon NicholsStarter
  2. 22768Isaiah McMillian
  3. 32860Demarcus Gardner

Kentucky Starting Lineup

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Top defensive backs in the SEC

Ty BenefieldLSU · NBBray HubbardAlabama · FSKJ BoldenGeorgia · SS

Up next for Kentucky

Kentucky plays Tennessee away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 06:15 PM ET.

The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 4-star recruit out of Withrow, ranked #182 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 18 tackles, 0 INT, 4 PBU. That's 5% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 90 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit4★ · #182 Natl2-Yr Total28 tacklesTeam Share5%
Cincinnati, OH
Jersey
#20
Class
JR
Height
5'11"
Weight
194 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20251804
20241005

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9257
National Rank
#182
High School
Withrow
Hometown
Cincinnati, OH

Why this rating?

On a 86-rated defense; 74th-percentile production (×0.93 for competition level) put them +4 vs unit starters → 90.

Team defense (SP+)
86
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 74% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.93)
Depth-chart adjustment
+4 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 24WVANTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 34-17

Oct 17WOUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 21-13

Oct 10WLSUTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 35-34 OT

Oct 3WSCTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
2

Final W 35-34 OT

Sep 26WUSATKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 45-21

Sep 19WTA&MTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 31-21

Terhyon Nichols's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

18 tkl · 4 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement56%
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