Defensive back, Wake Forest, 2020–25
Nick Andersen
- Number
- No. 45
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 197 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Clifton, VA
- Born
- Jan 28, 2002
Nick Andersen played defensive back at Wake Forest (2020–25).
At a glance
Career highs
14tackles, career highvs. North Carolina A&T, 20243interceptions, career highvs. Virginia Tech, 2020Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Wake Forest | 63 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | Wake Forest | 44 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 33 | 19 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 122 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 107 | 47 | 7 | 1.5 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career | 369 | 200 | 12.5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 2 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Wake Forest | 45 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Wake Forest | 45 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Wake Forest | 45 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Wake Forest | 45 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 45 | DB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 45 | DB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 5′11″ | 197 |
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
2025 Wake Forest 13 games, 107 tackles, 1.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Kennesaw State | W 10–9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Western Carolina | W 42–10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. NC State | L 24–34 | 11 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Georgia Tech | L 29–30 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at Virginia Tech | W 30–23 | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | at Oregon State | W 39–14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. SMU | W 13–12 | 8 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Florida State | L 7–42 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | at Virginia | W 16–9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. North Carolina | W 28–12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Delaware | W 52–14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | at Duke | L 32–49 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Mississippi State | W 43–29 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Wake Forest 12 games, 122 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. North Carolina A&T | W 45–13 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs.Virginia | L 30–31 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Ole Miss | L 6–40 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Louisiana | L 38–41 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | atNC State | W 34–30 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Clemson | L 14–49 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at UConn | W 23–20 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | at Stanford | W 27–24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. California | L 36–46 | 12 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | atNorth Carolina | L 24–31 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Miami | L 14–42 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Duke | L 17–23 | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Wake Forest 10 games, 33 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Elon | W 37–17 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Old Dominion | W 27–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs.Georgia Tech | L 16–30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | atClemson | L 12–17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atVirginia Tech | L 13–30 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 21–17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Florida State | L 16–41 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | vs.NC State | L 6–26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Notre Dame | L 7–45 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Syracuse | L 31–35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2021 Wake Forest 10 games, 44 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | atVirginia | W 37–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Louisville | W 37–34 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | atSyracuse | W 40–37 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 23 | at Army | W 70–56 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Duke | W 45–7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | atNorth Carolina | L 55–58 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs.NC State | W 45–42 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | atClemson | L 27–48 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | at Boston College | W 41–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Rutgers | W 38–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2020 Wake Forest 9 games, 63 tackles, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs.Clemson | L 13–37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | atNC State | L 42–45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Campbell | W 66–14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs.Virginia | W 40–23 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 24 | vs.Virginia Tech | W 23–16 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | atSyracuse | W 38–14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | atNorth Carolina | L 53–59 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | atLouisville | L 21–45 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Wisconsin | L 28–42 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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