Nico Ezidore
Nico Ezidore
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. He arrived as a 2-star recruit and has three seasons of production at Texas State behind him. All-Sun Belt in 2021 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. The receipt: 6 tackles, 2 TFL against Southern Miss — Week 8, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- recruiting profile
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Texas State, 6 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2021)
All-Sun Belt
Coaching Lineage · 2020–2022
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jake Spavital.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2021)
All-Sun Belt
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Texas State | 38 | 16 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Texas State | 39 | 17 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Texas State | 66 | 26 | 13.0 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 143 | 59 | 25.0 | 6.5 | 3 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2022
W 36–24
vs App State
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Leevel Tatum III’s 2021 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Stanley Ta'ufo'ou's graduate season at USC (2022).
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