5′9″ · 171 lb · Las Vegas, NV
Nicco Fertitta: S · Notre Dame · #28.
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Nicco Fertitta
Erases the deep middle of the field. Third year in the Notre Dame secondary. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against Virginia Tech — Week 6, 2018.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2017 | Notre Dame | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2016 | Notre Dame | 17 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Career | 38 | 23 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 24-16vs Ball State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 22-17vs Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 56-27@ Wake Forest | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-23@ No. 24 Virginia Tech | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 42-13vs Florida State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-17@ USC | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 6 · 2018
W 45-23
4 tackles · 3 solo tackles
Dominant 22-point win on the road against Virginia Tech.
3 seasons under Brian Kelly — 26-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Kelly
Pass share
44.9%
419 pass / 514 run
Plays / game
71.8
13 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
451 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Notre Dame, 38 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Brian Kelly.
