Brandon Nicholson
Stanford Cardinal
75
Solid

Brandon Nicholson

Stanford CardinalRebuilding
RCBDefenseSolid
Projected Starter

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Brandon Nicholson is the projected starter at RCB for Stanford Cardinal.

Junior · #9 · 6'0", 190 lbs

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Depth at RCB · Stanford Cardinal

  1. 1975Brandon NicholsonStarter
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The Story

The Ballhawk

A 3-star recruit out of Memphis University School, ranked #854 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 27 tackles, 2 INT, 6 PBU. That's 6% of the team's production at his spot and 86th-percentile production nationally — good for a 75 overall (Solid tier).

Recruit3★ · #854 Natl2-Yr Total58 tacklesTeam Share6%Percentile86th
Memphis, TN
Jersey
#9
Class
JR
Height
6'0"
Weight
190 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20252726
20243110

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8722
National Rank
#854
High School
Memphis University School
Hometown
Memphis, TN

Why this rating?

On a 70-rated defense; 86th-percentile production (×0.84 for competition level) put them +5 vs unit starters → 75.

Team defense (SP+)
70
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 86% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.84)
Depth-chart adjustment
+5 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 27WGTTKL 0
TKL
0
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final W 34-27

Sep 19LDUKETKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 35-7

Sep 5LMIATKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 45-6

Aug 29WHAWTKL 0
TKL
0
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 37-27

Brandon Nicholson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Ballhawk
27 tkl · 6 PD · 2 INT
Usage / Involvement100%
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