2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | Vanderbilt#59 · 3-4 | — | — |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt#11 · 10-3 | 1 | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Nikhil Jefferson's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Nikhil Jefferson'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
FBS rank among qualifying players
21 DLs on the Vanderbilt roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Miles Capers | EDGE | SR | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 94 | Bradley Mann | DL | SR | 19 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 99 | Talan Carter | DL | SO | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 5 | Issa Ouattara | DL | SR | 16 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 |
| 17 | Edwin Kolenge | EDGE | SR | 16 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
| 53 | Glenn Seabrooks III | DL | JR | 16 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| Jaylon Stone | DL | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 32 | Mason Carter | EDGE | JR | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 97 | Hayden Bray | DL | SR | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 10 | Brian Allen Jr. | EDGE | SR | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 96 | Khalil Poteat | EDGE | SR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 15 | Mike Diatta | DT | SR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 19 | CJ Jackson | EDGE | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Myles Miller | EDGE | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | Simeon Boulware | DL | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 55 | Aaron Bryant | DL | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 59 | Jiaming Cao | DT | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 91 | Noah Sigda | DL | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 93 | Nikhil Jefferson | DL | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 95 | Jace McCallum | EDGE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 98 | Daryl Campbell | DT | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Vanderbilt depth chart →