Nehemiah Augustus

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Position:
LB
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 205
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Patterson, La.
Prev School:
Patterson HS

2020 (Redshirt Senior)

• Member of the 8-3 Tigers who won the 2020 Montgomery Bowl
• Did not see action

2019 (Redshirt Junior)

• Appeared in 12 of 14 games as Memphis won a third straight American Athletic Conference West Division Championship and won its first outright AAC conference championship
• The team also earned the program’s first New Year’s Six Bowl bid with a berth in the 2019 Cotton Bowl
• Had his 10th career multi-tackle game at Temple
• Missed back-to-back games at USF and against Cincinnati in the regular season finale
• Returned to play in the AAC Championship game and the Cotton Bowl against Penn State
• Tallied one tackle in the loss to Penn State in the Cotton Bowl

2018 (Redshirt Sophomore)

• Saw action in all 14 games, including the American Athletic Conference Championship Game and Birmingham Bowl
• Posted 19 total stops (15 solo)
• Had 2.5 TFL for six yards
• Registered five multi-tackle games
• Logged a career-high five total tackles (4 solo) in a home win over Tulsa
• The four solo stops also were a career-best
• Registered a TFL vs the Golden Hurricane
• Tied his career-high for solo tackles with four in a win over Houston that clinched the American Athletic Conference West Division title
• Collected his first collegiate TFL in a home win over Georgia State
• Posted three total tackles, including 1.5 TFL, vs the Panthers

2017 (Redshirt Freshman)

• Played in all 13 games in his first season of action
• Logged 19 total tackles (12 solo) and one PBU
• Had five multi-tackle games
• Recorded a season-high three total stops three times
• Posted three total tackles vs Connecticut, ECU and UCF (The American Championship)
• Had a season-best two solo stops in wins over Connecticut, Tulane and ECU
• Registered a career-high three assisted tackles vs UCF in the conference title game
• Logged first collegiate tackle (solo) in the season opener vs Louisiana Monroe • Had first career PBU in the home victory over Southern Illinois

2016 (Freshman)

• Redshirted
• Member of the 2016 squad that went 8-5 and earned a Boca Raton Bowl invitation

Prior to Memphis/Personal

• Registered 88 total tackles (52 solo) as a senior
• Also had five TFL, two sacks, two forced fumbles, 11 pass break-ups and six interceptions
• 2015 Louisiana Football Coaches Association (LFCA) All-State first team and Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) Class 3A All-State honorable mention
• Also, an All-District 8-3A first team selection on both offense (return specialist) and defense (defensive back)
• Also named a 9-3A All state honoree
• Named The Advertiser District 8-3A Defensive MVP
• Played multiple positions – including safety, outside linebacker, and wide receiver – as a four-year starter for head coach Chad Blanchard
• Helped Patterson High School to a 9-3 overall record, including a 6-0 mark in region play
• Helped lead the Lumberjacks to the No. 6 spot in Louisiana Class 3A rankings and a Class 3A second-round playoff appearance
• Returned a punt 53 yards for a TD as a senior
• Ranked No. 31 in the NOLA.com 2016 Nifty 5
• Also played basketball for Patterson High School
• A 2015-16 Class 3A All-State honorable mention pick in basketball
• Helped lead the Lumberjacks basketball squad to a 23-5 overall record and the District 8-3A title (12-0 district mark)
• Son of Stephanie Augustus and Darrel Harris