Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
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| Wk 2 | W 20-17@ East Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Jaylen Nichols
Last confirmed: Memphis, 2024. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′5″ · 318 lb · Charlotte, NC · Myers Park
Jaylen Nichols: OL · Memphis · #52.
Jaylen Nichols
He got to Memphis by way of South Carolina.
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Game log
2021 snapshot
Season context: team record and system
2021South Carolina7-6HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning
Awards
A three-star recruit at offensive line for Memphis -- now graded to hold down a real starting-caliber role.
Offensive line play doesn't show up in a box score. Here's what actually tells you whether he's good.
Quality starterThree-star HS recruit
The unit he anchors ranks 18th nationally in line yards this season. See the full unit breakdown →
Memphis has produced 6 All-Conference offensive linemen. 3 have gone on to the NFL Draft since 2020. Travis Burke went on to the NFL out of this room (2026).
Six seasons, two schools
- 2024 Memphis SilverfieldYear 6 · on the roster, no stat line
- Dec 2023 Entered the transfer portalSouth Carolina to Memphis
- 2023 South Carolina BeamerYear 5 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2022 South Carolina BeamerYear 4 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2021 South Carolina BeamerYear 3 · 1 game
- 2020 South Carolina MuschampYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2019 South Carolina MuschampYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned in 2019 as a 3-star recruit, No. 993 in the country.
His moves
- Signed in the 2019 class, a 3-star recruit.
- Transferred from South Carolina to Memphis, Dec 20, 2023.
How it ended
One season at South Carolina — his college career is complete.
His career
2019
- Recruited3-star out of Myers Park
2024
- Transferred to Memphisfrom South Carolina
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
4 coaches2019
South Carolina
Played for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Will Muschamp, Mike Bobo, Shane Beamer and Ryan Silverfield.