Linebacker, UAB, 2019–23
Nikia Eason Jr.
- Number
- No. 10
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Bessemer, AL
Nikia Eason Jr. played linebacker at UAB (2019–23).
Career highs
2sacks, career hightwice; last vs. South Florida, 2023Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2020
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | UAB | 10 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | UAB | 10 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | UAB | 10 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | UAB | 10 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | UAB | 10 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′4″ | 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
2023 UAB 10 games, 26 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. North Carolina A&T | W 35–6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Georgia Southern | L 35–49 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Louisiana | L 21–41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Georgia | L 21–49 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. South Florida | W 56–35 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Memphis | L 21–45 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 45–42 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | at Navy | L 6–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Temple | W 34–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at North Texas | L 42–45 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2022 UAB 9 games, 14 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Alabama A&M | W 59–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at Liberty | L 14–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs.Georgia Southern | W 35–21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Rice | L 24–28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 41–14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atFlorida Atlantic | L 17–24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. UTSA | L 38–44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at LSU | L 10–41 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. Miami (OH) | W 24–20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2021 UAB 7 games, 9 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Jacksonville State | W 31–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | atNorth Texas | W 40–6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs.Florida Atlantic | W 31–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs.Rice | L 24–30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 52–38 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. UTEP | W 42–25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. BYU | W 31–28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 UAB 7 games, 14 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Central Arkansas | W 45–35 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs.UTSA | W 21–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 37–14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs.Louisiana | L 20–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | atLouisiana Tech | L 34–37 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | atRice | W 21–16 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Dec 18 | at Marshall | W 22–13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 UAB 5 games, 7 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Alabama State | W 24–19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Akron | W 31–20 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. South Alabama | W 35–3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs.UTEP | W 37–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | atNorth Texas | W 26–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Is this you, or do you know of something wrong or missing here? Suggest a correction. We check each one against a source before changing the page.