#99

Nickolas Figueroa

DL · USC · Sr. · #99

USC 2022 alumnus

This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Nickolas Figueroa

DL · USC · Sr · #99

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

USC

2021–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2022

2 coaches

2021

Donte Williams

USC

2022

Lincoln Riley

USC

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Donte Williams → Lincoln Riley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021USC4-8HC: Donte Williams · Balanced, fast tempo

2022USC11-3HC: Lincoln Riley · Balanced

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	USC	20	16	6.0	5.5	--	--	--
2021	USC	16	8	3.5	0.0	--	--	--
Career		36	24	9.5	5.5	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2022

W 48–45

at UCLA

1 TOT

Edged out UCLA on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

3-Tech Penetrator

Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.

IDL

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Ashton Gillotte’s 2022 season.

Ashton Gillotte

75%match

Louisville · 2022

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 2

Jamree Kromah

James Madison · 2022

70%

Khordae Sydnor

Purdue · 2022

70%

Deontae Craig

Iowa · 2022

70%

Dylan Horton

TCU · 2022

NFL Rd 4

69%

Matches Ashton on

Class year

Hurry rate

Sack rate

Differs from Ashton on

Height (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Van Fillinger's junior season at Utah (2022).

Van Fillinger

84%match

Utah · 2022

Dayon Hayes

Pittsburgh · 2022

71%

Ahmed Hassanein

Boise State · 2023

All-Mountain WestNFL Rd 6

67%

Ashton Gillotte

Louisville · 2023

All-ACCNFL Rd 3 · Pk 2

66%

Dylan Horton

TCU · 2022

NFL Rd 4

66%

Matches Van on

Sack rate

Hurry rate

Weight