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2024 Football Roster
Roster
Nichelson, Blake

Jersey Number 20
Blake Nichelson
- Position:
- LB
- Year:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 6-3
- Hometown:
- Ripon, Calif.
- Weight:
- 224
- High School:
- Manteca
Bio
2025:
Recorded four tackles, one pass break up and one quarterback hit in the win against No. 8 Alabama...recorded one tackle and one tackle for loss against East Texas A&M...
2024:
Played 11 games with nine starts…finished second on team with 52 tackles, adding 4.0 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks…first career start came against Boston College…career-high eight tackles in victory over California…seven tackles vs. Boston College and North Carolina, six tackles against Clemson…multiple tackles in all 11 games played…split sack at SMU was first of career…earned first full tackle for loss against Florida and had hand in six other tackles for loss in 2024, including season opener vs. Georgia Tech in Dublin.
2023:
Appeared in all 14 games…recorded 17 tackles and one pass breakup…All-ACC Academic Team…FSU Special Teams Newcomer of the Year…posted season-best and team-leading five tackles along with one pass breakup in 66-13 win vs. Southern Miss…made collegiate debut in season-opening 45-24 win vs. No. 5 LSU…registered three tackles in Orange Bowl vs. No. 6 Georgia…had three tackles, including two solo stops, in 58-13 win vs. North Alabama…made two tackles in 41-16 win at Wake Forest…recorded one tackle in 39-17 win vs. Virginia Tech, 41-3 win vs. Syracuse, 38-20 win vs. No. 16 Duke and 24-7 win at Pitt.
BEFORE FSU:
Consensus four-star recruit…rated as No. 9 overall prospect in California, No. 131 overall nationally and country’s No. 10 linebacker by 247Sports…ranked 13th overall in state, No. 20 among nation’s linebackers and No. 202 overall nationally by On3…ranked as California’s 14th-best prospect and No. 17 outside linebacker nationally by ESPN…197th in ESPN300…rated 24th nationally among outside linebackers and 27th among California’s prospects by Rivals…contributed on offense and defense at Manteca…recorded 93 tackles, including 11.5 sacks, two interceptions and four forced fumbles…added 431 carries for 4,078 yards and 65 touchdowns plus 52 receptions for 1,231 yards and 22 touchdowns…named to MaxPreps All Sac-Joaquin Section Team after leading Buffaloes to 11-2 record and regional final round of CIF Division 1-A playoffs his senior year…rushed for 1,719 yards and 27 touchdowns, caught 29 passes for 703 yards and 14 touchdowns and made 44 tackles, 6.5 for loss with 4.5 sacks, one interception, one forced fumble and six pass breakups…helped Manteca to Division 3 title his junior season after rushing for 2,231 yards and 36 touchdowns, catching 19 passes for 381 yards and seven touchdowns and recording 49 tackles, 18.0 for loss with 7.0 sacks, three forced fumbles, one interception and one fumble recovery.
WR Jayvan Boggs: "He works like a pro"
Wednesday, September 17
DL Mandrell Desir: "He's that guy"
Wednesday, September 17
HC Mike Norvell: "He is a remarkable person"
Wednesday, September 17
OL Richie Leonard IV: "Find ways to get better"
Tuesday, September 16