Last confirmed: SMU, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 247 lb · Garland, TX
Nick Horton: DE · SMU · #23.
Nick Horton
2 stars out of high school, two seasons of real snaps at SMU since. A game that shows it: 3 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against TCU — Week 3, 2017.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
The Dallas Morning News Oct 20
On3 Oct 11Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 58-14vs Stephen F. Austin | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 54-32vs North Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 36-56@ No. 20 TCU | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 49-28vs UConn | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 10-51vs Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
2 seasons under Chad Morris — 12-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chad Morris
Pass share
50.1%
485 pass / 483 run
Plays / game
74.5
13 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
523 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at SMU, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: June Jones → Chad Morris. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
