College career · 2022–2025
DeCarlos Nicholson
CB · USC → Mississippi State. Not on a current FBS roster; here is every season we have.
Career
4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | Havoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  USC#13 · 9-4 | 13 | 74% | 42 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024 | USC#18 · 7-6 | 11 | 29% | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 |  Mississippi State#77 · 5-7 | 10 | 33% | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 * | Mississippi State#18 · 9-4 | 2 | 3% | 4 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. DeCarlos Nicholson's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded. * Defense rebuilt from the play-by-play (ESPN's box scores that season are missing it); about 10% below official totals.
Game Log
DeCarlos Nicholson's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
5.7 avg. game scoreBest: 7.3 vs Georgia Southern (Week 2)0 of 13 games at 8.0+
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 |  Missouri State | W 73–13 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 |  Georgia Southern | W 59–20 | 7.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · |
| 3 | @ Purdue | W 33–17 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 4 |  Michigan State | W 45–31 | 5.3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 5 | @ Illinois | L 32–34 | 6.6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 7 |  Michigan | W 31–13 | 6.3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · | · |
| 8 | @ Notre Dame | L 24–34 | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 10 | @ Nebraska | W 21–17 | 5.8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 11 |  Northwestern | W 38–17 | 7.1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | · | · |
| 12 |  Iowa | W 26–21 | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 13 | @ Oregon | L 27–42 | 4.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 14 |  UCLA | W 29–10 | 5.6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| Bowls | vs TCU | L 27–30 | 6.5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · | · |
| 2025 · 13 games | 5.7 | 42 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | · | ||