Defensive back, Gardner-Webb, 2024–26
Nigel Lucas
- Number
- No. 21
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Wake Forest, NC
Nigel Lucas plays defensive back for Gardner-Webb. Last time out, against Eastern Illinois: 2 tackles.
2026 so far
26 tackles, 1 INT
Last game: 2 tackles vs. Eastern Illinois, L 7–21
Next game: at Southeast Missouri State, Oct 31
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
12tackles, career highat Ohio, 2025Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Gardner-Webb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Gardner-Webb | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | Gardner-Webb | 26 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Career | 40 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 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 | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Gardner-Webb | 21 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2025 | Gardner-Webb | 21 | DB | So. | ||
| 2026 | Gardner-Webb | 21 | DB | Jr. | 6′1″ | 195 |
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 Gardner-Webb 7 games, 26 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | at Austin Peay | L 17–35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | at Wofford | L 13–17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at Liberty | L 23–24 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 19 | vs. North Carolina Central | W 44–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at Marshall | L 35–36 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at Charleston Southern | W 12–10 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Eastern Illinois | L 7–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Gardner-Webb 2 games, 13 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at Georgia Tech | L 12–59 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Ohio | L 35–52 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2024 Gardner-Webb 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | at Charlotte | L 26–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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