Defensive back, Louisville (from Illinois), 2020–24
Tahveon Nicholson
Lettered 2021–22 at Illinois (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 23
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Jacksonville, FL
Tahveon Nicholson played defensive back at Illinois (2020–23) and Louisville (2024).
Career highs
9tackles, career highvs. Georgia Tech, 2024Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Illinois | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | Illinois | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | Illinois | 36 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | Louisville | 32 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 98 | 76 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Illinois | 23 | DB | RS | ||
| 2021 | Illinois | 23 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2022 | Illinois | 23 | DB | So. | ||
| 2023 | Illinois | 23 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | Louisville | 23 | DB | Sr. | 5′11″ | 185 |
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
2024 Louisville 11 games, 32 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Austin Peay | W 62–0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Jacksonville State | W 49–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 31–19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. SMU | L 27–34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Virginia | W 24–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Miami | L 45–52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Clemson | W 33–21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | at Stanford | L 35–38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 37–9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at Kentucky | W 41–14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Washington | W 35–34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2023 Illinois 12 games, 36 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Toledo | W 30–28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | at Kansas | L 23–34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Penn State | L 13–30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 23–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 30 | at Purdue | L 19–44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Nebraska | L 7–20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | at Maryland | W 27–24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Wisconsin | L 21–25 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | at Minnesota | W 27–26 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Indiana | W 48–45 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Iowa | L 13–15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Northwestern | L 43–45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Illinois 10 games, 19 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs. Wyoming | W 38–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | atIndiana | L 20–23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs.Virginia | W 24–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Chattanooga | W 31–0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | atWisconsin | W 34–10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Iowa | W 9–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Minnesota | W 26–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 29 | atNebraska | W 26–9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Michigan State | L 15–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Purdue | L 24–31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2021 Illinois 5 games, 11 tackles
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′9⅝″ |
| Weight | 185 lb |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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