Isaiah Nichols Season 2023

2022 / AS A REDSHIRT-SENIOR AT ARKANSAS
• Started all 12 games for Arkansas 
• Made 16 stops on the year with eight solos
• Tallied one tackle-for-loss against Ole Miss (11/19)
• Recorded a pass breakup against Mississippi State (10/8)

2021 / AS A REDSHIRT-JUNIOR AT ARKANSAS
• Appeared in 13 games with three starts
• Finished with 21 tackles (five solo), 3.5 tackles-for-loss, 1.5 sacks and one forced fumble
• Started in season opener against Rice (Sept. 4), recording a forced fumble for a sack and loss of seven yards
• Finished with three assisted stops and 0.5 tackles-for-loss in win over Texas (Sept. 11)
• Made one tackle in Georgia Southern win (Sept. 18)
• Recorded three tackles with 0.5 tackles for loss versus Auburn (Oct. 16)
• Notched a tackle-for-loss as part of his three tackles in win over UAPB (Oct. 23)
• Made three tackles for the third straight game adding in a half sack in win over Mississippi State (Nov. 6)
• Made one stop in overtime win at LSU (Nov. 13)
• Recorded three tackles in victory over Missouri (Nov. 27)
• Filed a season-best four stops in Outback Bowl win over Penn State (Jan. 1)
 
2020 / AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE AT ARKANSAS
• Played in nine games, making seven starts
• Totaled 24 tackles (six solo), 0.5 tackles-for-loss, 0.5 sacks and one quarterback hurry
• Made first career start and recorded three tackles and a quarterback hurry in the season opener against Georgia (Oct. 26)
• Had one tackle at Mississippi State (Oct. 3)
• Logged three tackles, including 0.5 sacks and 0.5 tackles-for-loss at Auburn (Oct. 10)
• Made at least two stops in every game played for the remainder of the year
• Collected two tackles at Texas A&M (Oct. 31) and three against Tennessee (Nov. 7) and at Florida (Nov. 14)
• Recorded three tackles at Missouri (Dec. 5)
• Tallied a career-high six tackles in the season finale against Alabama (Dec. 12)
• According to Pro Football Focus, played 457 defensive and 105 special teams snaps
• Posted five games with a tackle grade over 70, with a season-high 75.0 at Florida
 
2019 / AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT ARKANSAS
• Played in all 12 games for the Razorbacks in 2019, appearing in 437 plays, including 296 on the defensive line, according to Pro Football Focus
• Recorded 17 total tackles, seven solo, with one tackle-for-loss, including half-a-sack in the season finale against Missouri (Nov. 29)
• His other half-TFL came against Colorado State on Sept. 14 in Fayetteville
• Posted a tackle in nine of 12 games, with three multi-tackle performances – three at Ole Miss (Sept. 7), four vs. Colorado State (Sept. 14) and three vs. Mississippi State (Nov. 2)
• Earned a rush defense grade of 81.9 against CSU, his top mark of the year from PFF
• Part of a defensive unit that tallied 845 total stops in 2019
 
2018 / AS A FRESHMAN AT ARKANSAS
• Played in three games for the Razorbacks in 2018
• Totaled 45 snaps during his first season of collegiate football, according to Pro Football Focus, with 42 coming on the defensive line
• Recorded one tackle in the season opener against Eastern Illinois, a solo stop
 
HIGH SCHOOL
• Consensus three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports as both a strong-side defensive end and defensive tackle
• Rated the No. 6 player in the state of Arkansas by ESPN and the No. 59 defensive tackle in the class
• 247Sports Composite ranking tabbed him the No. 37 ranked strong-side defensive end and No. 8 player in the state
• Coached by Zak Clark at Springdale High School
• Produced a staggering 43 tackles for loss his final two seasons
• Finalist for the Hooten’s Arkansas Football Class 7A/6A Defensive Player of the Year
• Despite being double and triple-teamed as a senior, he finished with 73 tackles, 30.5 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks and 49 quarterback hurries
• As a junior, he totaled 54 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks