Nick Nash
Nick Nash
Wins the 50-50 ball at the goal line. Nick Nash has played for two head coaches in four seasons at San José State. All-America (AFCA) in 2024 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. The receipt on tape: 225 rec yds, 17 receptions against Kennesaw State, Week 3, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at San José State, 2,208 receiving yards, a Unanimous All-American season (2024) — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · UNANIMOUS
Unanimous AA (2024)
Named to 8 first-team selectors
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Mountain West
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brent Brennan → Ken Niumatalolo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 4 · EliteR14 · Unanimous All-American
Unanimous All-American. First-team on every major selector list.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA · UNANIMOUS
Unanimous AA (2024)
Named to 8 first-team selectors
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Mountain West
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | San José State | 104 | 1,382 | 13.3 | 16 | -- |
| 2023 | San José State | 48 | 728 | 15.2 | 8 | -- |
| 2022 | San José State | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | San José State | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 162 | 2,208 | 13.6 | 25 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | San José State | 1 | -9 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | San José State | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | San José State | 3 | 23 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | San José State | 68 | 385 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 73 | 399 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 42–24
vs Sacramento State
26 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.9
How he plays
Play style
Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Jump-Ball Target
Wins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Troy Franklin’s 2023 season.
Matches Troy on
Differs from Troy on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Julius Young’s path through Lafayette.
Julius Young
Adrian Hardy
Malik Murray
Elijah Moore
Matches Julius on
Player DNA
Players who play like Nick Nash
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2024+3739%
Up 3739% from first season to most-recent.