Jaylen Nichols

Tulsa

Oct 4 (Sat)

TBD

Position:
Offensive Line
Height:
6-5
Weight:
318
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Charlotte, N.C.
High School:
Myers Park HS
Prev School:
South Carolina

Honors

• SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2022)
• SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2019-20)

2019-23 (at South Carolina)

• Played in five games including four starts as a freshman in 2019
• Saw his first collegiate action versus Charleston Southern
• Moved into the starting lineup at right tackle for the Kentucky game following an injury
• Held that starting slot for the next three games – Georgia, Florida and Tennessee – before suffering a high ankle sprain that limited him throughout the remainder of the season
• Played in all 10 games in 2020, primarily on special teams, as a backup offensive lineman
• Appeared in 10 games, making seven starts in 2021
• Started each of the first four games (Eastern Illinois, East Carolina, Georgia and Kentucky) at the left guard position
• Was injured and missed some time
• Started each of the final three contests (Auburn, Clemson and North Carolina) at left tackle
• Fourth-year offensive lineman
• Appeared in 12 games, making seven starts in 2022
• Started the first two games at left tackle before missing the Georgia game with an injury
• Made five-consecutive appearances off the bench before returning to the starting lineup at left tackle for the final five games
• Named a co-winner of the 2022 Most Improved Player of the Spring Award for the offense
• Missed the 2023 season due to injury

Prior to Memphis/Personal

• Three-star recruit coming out of high school
• Coached by Scott Chadwick
• Started games on both sides of the ball, at offensive guard and defensive tackle
• Led his team to a 13-2 record and a berth in the state 4A semifinals as a senior
• Helped the Mustangs post a 12-2 record as a junior
• Ranked the 43rd-best player in the Tar Heel state and the 86th-best offensive tackle in the country, according to 247Sports Composite