Deatrick Nichols

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Deatrick Nichols
New Orleans Saints - No. 35
Cornerback
Date of birth: June 8, 1994
Place of birth: Miami , Florida
Height: 1.78 m Weight: 86 kg
NFL debut
2018 for the Arizona Cardinals
Career
College : South Florida
Not drafted in 2018
 Teams:
Career highlights and awards
  • XFL Interceptions Leader (2020)
  • 2 × First Team All- AAC (2015, 2017)
  • Second team All-AAC (2016)
Selected NFL stats
as of week 17 of the 2019 season
Tackles     1
Sacks     0
Forced fumbles     0
Passes prevented     0
Interceptions     0
Statistics at NFL.com

Deatrick Nichols (born June 8, 1994 in Miami ) is an American football cornerback who plays for the New Orleans Saints in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for South Florida .

Early life and high school

Nichols was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and was a childhood friend of his future South Florida teammate and later running back for the Cincinnati Bengals , Quinton Flowers . He attended Miami Central High School in West Little River , Florida, where he played football and did athletics. In football, Nichols recorded 105 tackles , 12 interceptions and two forced fumbles in four years when the Rockets won the state championships in its maiden, junior and senior seasons. Nichols opted for college football at the University of South Florida, where former high school coach Telly Lockette was on the coaching staff, despite the offerings of several high-profile programs including LSU , Tennessee , Miami and Clemson .

College career

Nichols played four seasons for the South Florida Bulls and has played on the defensive as a starter for the past three years. As a freshman, Nichols came in seven games as reserve defender from the bench and started in one game. He was a starter in his sophomore season and was named to the first team of the All- American Athletic Conference (AAC) after having 62 tackles, 8.5 of them for losses, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery, and four interceptions, including the USF's only defensive touchdown that season, and recorded five passes defended. As a junior, he led the Bulls with four interceptions and seven pass defenders and made 49 tackles (2 for loss) and was included in the second team All-AAC. As a senior, Nichols scored 56 tackles, 12 pass defenses and 3 interceptions and was called back to the first selection of the AAC. Nichols ended his college career with 175 tackles, 11 interceptions (the third most frequent in school history), 24 parried passes, three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, one sack, and 14.5 tackles for loss in 50 games played.

Professional career

Arizona Cardinals

Nichols signed with the Arizona Cardinals on April 28, 2018 as an Undrafted Free Agent . Nichols made his NFL debut on September 16, 2018 against the Los Angeles Rams , where he played in special teams . On October 8, 2018, he was released and reassigned to the Practice Squad . On October 18, 2018, he was promoted to the active squad, two days later he was dismissed and returned to the training squad on October 23. On December 18, 2018, he was promoted to the active squad and released from the Cardinals on December 28, 2018. Overall, Nichols appeared in his rookie season in two games, exclusively in special teams, with a tackle in appearance. On December 31, 2018, he signed a reserve / future contract with the Cardinals.

Nichols was fired from the Cardinals as part of the final squad reduction on August 31, 2019.

Houston Roughnecks

Nichols was selected by the Houston Roughnecks in the 39th round (ninth round of the fourth phase) of the 2020 XFL draft. Nichols recorded 24 tackles (three for loss), one sack, six passes defended and three interceptions (top of the league) before the 2020 XFL season was canceled due to growing concerns about the SARS-CoV-2 virus. He was put on the reserve / miscellaneous list on March 23 after signing with the Saints.

New Orleans Saints

On March 24, 2020, Nichols was signed by the New Orleans Saints .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Deatrick Nichols - Football. Retrieved March 26, 2020 (English).
  2. ↑ Josh Fiallo: Flowers, Nichols share unbreakable bond. In: The Oracle. August 24, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2020 (American English).
  3. ↑ Sandy Czarnecki: Get to Know USF's Defensive Backs. In: Sports Talk Florida - N. August 12, 2015, accessed March 25, 2020 (American English).
  4. ↑ chuckycrater: DB Deatrick Nichols Verbally Commits To USF. May 31, 2013, accessed March 25, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Jamie DeVriend: USF Football Player Profile: # 3 CB Deatrick Nichols. August 23, 2017, accessed March 25, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Walter Mitchell: Cardinals' UDFA Gem # 2: Deatrick Nichols, CB, South Florida. May 14, 2018, accessed March 25, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Nick Simon: Former USF CB Deatrick Nichols Signs with Arizona Cardinals as Undrafted Free Agent. April 28, 2018, accessed March 25, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams - September 16th, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2020 .
  9. ^ Cardinals Add Kendall Wright To Receiving Corps. Retrieved March 25, 2020 (American English).
  10. ^ Cardinals re-sign CB Deatrick Nichols to practice squad. October 10, 2018, accessed March 25, 2020 .
  11. ^ Cardinals Cut Kendall Wright, Re-Sign Deatrick Nichols. Retrieved March 25, 2020 (American English).
  12. ^ Cardinals Sign Veteran Safety Eddie Pleasant. Retrieved March 25, 2020 (American English).
  13. ↑ Arizona Cardinals sign OL Oday Aboushi, release Ifeadi Odenigbo. October 23, 2018, accessed March 25, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Cardinals Make More Moves At Cornerback. Retrieved March 25, 2020 (American English).
  15. ^ Cardinals promote WR Malachi Dupre, DT Pasoni Tasini from practice squad. In: Cards Wire. December 28, 2018, accessed March 25, 2020 .
  16. ↑ Deatrick Nichols 2018 Fantasy Stats. Retrieved March 25, 2020 (English).
  17. ↑ Charles Kanoff Among Eight Players Signed To Future Contracts. Retrieved March 25, 2020 (American English).
  18. ^ Arizona Cardinals make a couple of surprising cuts. In: Raising Zona. September 1, 2019, accessed March 25, 2020 (American English).
  19. ↑ Joseph Zucker: XFL Draft 2019 Results: Complete Rosters for Every Team. Retrieved March 25, 2020 (English).
  20. ↑ Barry Shuck: 5 XFL players the Browns should sign. March 14, 2020, accessed on March 25, 2020 .
  21. ^ XFL Transactions. Retrieved March 25, 2020 (English).
  22. ↑ AMIE JUST | Staff writer: Saints sign XFL DB Deatrick Nichols. Retrieved March 25, 2020 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Nichols, Deatrick
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football cornerback
DATE OF BIRTH June 8, 1994
PLACE OF BIRTH Miami , Florida