#9

Brandon Nicholson

CB · Stanford · So. · #9

Returning to Stanford for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Brandon Nicholson

CB · Stanford · So · #9

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#849 national
CFB
College
Stanford
2024–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025

2 coaches
2024
Troy Taylor
Stanford
2025
Frank Reich
Stanford
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Troy Taylor → Frank Reich. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024Stanford3-9HC: Troy Taylor · Run-leaning
2025Stanford4-8HC: Frank Reich · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Stanford27241.01.062--
2024Stanford31210.00.0--1--
Career58451.01.063--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025

W 20–13

vs Florida State

2 TOT  ·  2 SOLO  ·  2 PD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.

How he plays

Play style

Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Stanford

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Cornerback · Stanford

Returning around him

  • 19% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • 2 Stanford players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -6 net (6 in / 12 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Stanford · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #46 · 2026 recruiting class #37

DNA match

Player DNA

Cover Corner

Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.

CB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Brian Nelson II’s 2025 season.

NC State · 2025

#2

Quinyon Mitchell

Toledo · 2021

NFL Rd 1 · Pk 22
85%
#3

Kalen King

Penn State · 2021

NFL Rd 7
84%
#4

KK Meier

UTSA · 2025

82%
#5

Jordan Dunbar

Rice · 2022

80%

Matches Brian on

Class year
Height
Weight

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Derrick Maxey III's sophomore season at Georgia State (2025).

Georgia State · 2025

#2

Terhyon Nichols

Kentucky · 2025

84%
#3

Caelen Carson

Wake Forest · 2021

NFL Rd 5
83%
#4

Demello Jones

Georgia · 2025

82%
#5

P.J. Woodland

LSU · 2025

80%

Matches Derrick on

Class year
Height
PD rate

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #10277

Final rank
#10727
Avg #10591.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #10277 this season.