Linebacker, Vanderbilt, 2022–26
Nicholas Rinaldi
- Number
- No. 24
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 240 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Dover, MA
Nicholas Rinaldi plays linebacker for Vanderbilt. Last time out, against Arkansas: 9 tackles.
2026 so far
42 tackles, 3 sacks
Last game: 9 tackles vs. Arkansas, L 21–31
Next game: at Kentucky, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
10tackles, career highvs. Georgia Tech, 20242sacks, career highvs. Georgia Tech, 2024Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 52 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 47 | 20 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | 42 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Career | 164 | 84 | 18 | 12.5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | 24 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 24 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 24 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 24 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | 24 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′3″ | 240 |
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
2026 Vanderbilt 7 games, 42 tackles, 3 sacks
2025 Vanderbilt 12 games, 47 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at Virginia Tech | W 44–20 | 6 | 4 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at South Carolina | W 31–7 | 7 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Georgia State | W 70–21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Utah State | W 55–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at Alabama | L 14–30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | vs. LSU | W 31–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Missouri | W 17–10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Texas | L 31–34 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Auburn | W 45–38 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Kentucky | W 45–17 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Tennessee | W 45–24 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Iowa | L 27–34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Vanderbilt 13 games, 52 tackles, 6 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs.Virginia Tech | W 34–27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Alcorn State | W 55–0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | atGeorgia State | L 32–36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | atMissouri | L 27–30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs.Alabama | W 40–35 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | atKentucky | W 20–13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Ball State | W 24–14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Texas | L 24–27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | atAuburn | W 17–7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs.South Carolina | L 7–28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atLSU | L 17–24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Tennessee | L 23–36 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Georgia Tech | W 35–27 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Vanderbilt 7 games, 20 tackles, 1 INT
2022 Vanderbilt 3 games, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22 | atMissouri | L 14–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.South Carolina | L 27–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atKentucky | W 24–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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