5′11″ · 167 lb · Baltimore, MD
He has tackles in 4 of Sacramento State’s 7 games: none against Mississippi Valley State, Fresno State and North Dakota State.
Malikai Nichols
A game that shows it: 3 tackles against Bowling Green — Week 6, 2026.
5 tackles · 0 sacks
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
His game this year: coverage — 2 passes defended in the 4 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sacramento State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Career | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 7): 1 pass breakup.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-28@ Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 6-35vs Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-38@ Bowling Green | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 7-48vs Ohio | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -18 to -2 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alonzo Carter
Pass share
53.5%
244 pass / 212 run
Plays / game
65.1
7 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
270 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
2026 is in progress.
