Safety, Michigan State, 2014–16
Montae Nicholson
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′2″
- Hometown
- Monroeville, PA
- Born
- Dec 4, 1995, in Columbus, Ohio
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Montae Nicholson played safety at Michigan State (2014–16). The Washington Redskins took Nicholson in round 4, No. 123 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.
Career highs
17tackles, career highvs. BYU, 2016Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2015
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Michigan State | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – |
| 2016 | Michigan State | 86 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | 86 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Michigan State | 9 | S | |
| 2015 | Michigan State | 9 | S | |
| 2016 | Michigan State | 9 | S | 6′2″ |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2016 Michigan State 11 games, 86 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Furman | W 28–13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 17 | at Notre Dame | W 36–28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Wisconsin | L 6–30 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Indiana | L 21–24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. BYU | L 14–31 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Northwestern | L 40–54 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Maryland | L 17–28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Michigan | L 23–32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Rutgers | W 49–0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Ohio State | L 16–17 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at Penn State | L 12–45 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 Michigan State 4 games, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Western Michigan | W 37–24 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Sep 12 | vs. Oregon | W 31–28 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 7 | at Nebraska | L 38–39 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 14 | vs.Maryland | W 24–7 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2017 | Combine or pro day 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅜″ | |
| Weight | 212 lb | |
| Arm length | 33⅜″ | |
| Hand size | 9½″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.42 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.54 s | |
| Vertical jump | 35″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′5″ | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.19 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 30 games with a stat; latest team: Washington Redskins.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Washington Redskins | 7 | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | Washington Redskins | 10 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Washington Redskins | 13 | 59 | 0 | 2 |
| NFL career | 30 | 120 | 0 | 3 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | XFL | DC Defenders |
| 2024–25 | UFL | DC Defenders |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
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