Tahveon Nicholson
Tahveon Nicholson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Tahveon Nicholson has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt: 9 tackles, 1 TFL against Georgia Tech — Week 4, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Louisville, 98 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Scott Satterfield → Jeff Brohm. 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
Jeff Brohm
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Louisville | 32 | 23 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Illinois | 36 | 26 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 6 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Illinois | 19 | 18 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Illinois | 11 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 98 | 76 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 15 | 3 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2024
W 33–21
at Clemson
5 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 PD
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jakari Embry’s 2024 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Tyree Carlisle's senior season at Tulsa (2024).
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