Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | FGM/FGA | LONG | XP | PTS | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-45@ Penn State | 0/1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-26vs Middle Tennessee | 0/0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-24@ Missouri State | 3/3 | 32 | 3/3 | 12 | |
| Total | 3/4 | 32 | — | 16 |
#41
Jorge Diaz Nicolas
Freshman kicker for Marshall. From Madrid, Spain — one of 2 players from Spain in FBS this season.
6′4″ · 228 lb · Madrid
Transferred Virginia → Marshall for 2026
The story
Freshman kicker for Marshall. From Madrid, Spain — one of 2 players from Spain in FBS this season.
- Signed with Virginia in 2025.
- Transferred from Virginia to Marshall in 2026.
The numbers
3
field goals · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 FG, 3 XP, at Missouri State
Jorge Diaz Nicolas
He got to Marshall by way of Virginia.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
His career
2025
- Signed with Virginiaout of St. James School
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Marshall
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Marshall
2025Virginia
2026Marshall
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 30–24
12 points · 32 long · 100 percent on field goals
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 on the road.
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +3 field goals, +3 field-goal attempts, +12 points.
Season context · Team result + system
2026Marshall2-1HC: Tony Gibson · Run-leaning, slow tempo
The battery
Marshall’s specialists
- #43Chase OrtizLong snapper · So.
- #35Riley WinklerLong snapper · Fr.
- #91Cooper HeimbachPunter · Fr.15 punts · 45.3 avg · 5 inside the 20
- #41Jorge Diaz NicolasKicker · Fr.3 of 4 on field goals
- #90Samuel Guiden KrebsKicker · Fr.
- #96Ty PowellKicker · Fr.
Where he came from
From Madrid, Spain — one of 2 players from Spain in FBS this season.
Background
HERD FILE: Nicolas Diaz comes to Marshall from Virginia where he spent the 2025 season as a redshirt. He attended Saint James School in Maryland in 2024 and was 15 of 19 on field goal attempts with a long of 53 yards and had 45 touchbacks on kickoffs. He also served as the team’s punter with 22…
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology