Dom Nichols
Michigan Wolverines
88
Great

Dom Nichols

Michigan WolverinesSolid
LDEDefenseGreat
Projected Starter

Is Dom Nichols starting?

Dom Nichols is the projected starter at LDE for Michigan Wolverines.

Redshirt sophomore · #8 · 6'5", 255 lbs

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Depth at LDE · Michigan Wolverines

  1. 1888Dom NicholsStarter
  2. 2978Cam Brandt
  3. 38873Lugard Edokpayi Jr.

Michigan Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Oakdale, ranked #549 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 19 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot and 80th-percentile production nationally — good for a 88 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #549 Natl2-Yr Total22 tackles · 1.5 sacksTeam Share3%Percentile80th
Frederick, MD
Jersey
#8
Class
RS SO
Height
6'5"
Weight
255 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025195.51.5
2024300

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
0.8853
National Rank
#549
High School
Oakdale
Hometown
Ijamsville, MD

Why this rating?

On a 88-rated defense; 80th-percentile production (×0.95 for competition level) put them +0 vs unit starters → 88.

Team defense (SP+)
88
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 80% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.95)
Depth-chart adjustment
+0 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 26LIOWATKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 20-19

Sep 19WUTEPTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 52-17

Sep 12WOUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 17-10

Sep 5WWMUTKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
4
SACK
1.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 13-12

Dom Nichols's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

19 tkl · 5.5 TFL · 1.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement20%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.