Linebacker, Utah (from Nevada), 2016–21
Nephi Sewell
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Class (2021)
- Junior
- Hometown
- St. George, UT
- Born
- Dec 19, 1998
Nephi Sewell played linebacker at Nevada (2016–18) and Utah (2019–21).
Career highs
14tackles, career highvs. UCLA, 2021Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2021
Defense
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 | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Nevada | 1 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2017 | Nevada | 1 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2018 | Nevada | 1 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2019 | Utah | 1 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2020 | Utah | 1 | LB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2021 | Utah | 1 | LB | Jr. (Yr 6) | 6′0″ | 225 |
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
2021 Utah 13 games, 89 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Weber State | W 40–17 | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at BYU | L 17–26 | 11 | 4 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | at San Diego State | L 31–33 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at USC | W 42–26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Arizona State | W 35–21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at Oregon State | L 34–42 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. UCLA | W 44–24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at Stanford | W 52–7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at Arizona | W 38–29 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Oregon | W 38–7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Colorado | W 28–13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs.Oregon | W 38–10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Ohio State | L 45–48 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Utah 5 games, 40 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21 | vs.USC | L 17–33 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | at Washington | L 21–24 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 5 | vs.Oregon State | W 30–24 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | atColorado | W 38–21 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 19 | vs. Washington State | W 45–28 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Utah 3 games, 14 tackles
2018 Nevada 12 games, 53 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Portland State | W 72–19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | at Vanderbilt | L 10–41 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs.Oregon State | W 37–35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 22 | at Toledo | L 44–63 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at Air Force | W 28–25 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 6 | vs. Fresno State | L 3–21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Boise State | L 27–31 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at Hawai’i | W 40–22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs.San Diego State | W 28–24 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Colorado State | W 49–10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | at San José State | W 21–12 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | at UNLV | L 29–34 | 8 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Nevada 12 games, 58 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Northwestern | L 20–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs.Toledo | L 24–37 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Idaho State | L 28–30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atWashington State | L 7–45 | 10 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | atFresno State | L 21–41 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Hawai’i | W 35–21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atColorado State | L 42–44 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 20 | vs.Air Force | L 42–45 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | atBoise State | L 14–41 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.San José State | W 59–14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atSan Diego State | L 23–42 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.UNLV | W 23–16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2022 | Combine or pro day 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11½″ | |
| Weight | 226 lb | |
| Arm length | 29⅜″ | |
| Hand size | 8½″ | |
| Wingspan | 71″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.67 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.64 s | |
| Vertical jump | 32″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′0″ | |
| Bench press | 24 repsW | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.01 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.33 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 12 games with a stat; latest team: Chicago Bears.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | New Orleans Saints | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | New Orleans Saints | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | New Orleans Saints | 1 | – | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 12 | 23 | 1 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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