Last confirmed: NC State, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 237 lb · Kissimmee, FL
Riley Nicholson: LB · NC State · #32.
Riley Nicholson
Second year in the NC State linebacker corps. A game that shows it: 4 tackles and 0.5 sacks against Notre Dame — Week 6, 2016.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-14vs William & Mary | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-22vs Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 10-3vs Notre Dame | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 13-54@ No. 7 Louisville | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 41-17@ Vanderbilt | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Week 6 · 2016
W 10-3
vs Notre Dame
0.5 sacks · 0.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
2 seasons under Dave Doeren, all run-leaning offenses — 14-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Pass share
46.8%
438 pass / 498 run
Plays / game
72.0
13 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
456 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at NC State, 12 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dave Doeren.
