2022 Football Roster
Roster
Nicholson, DeCarlos

Jersey Number 4
DeCarlos Nicholson
- Position:
- CB
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Petal, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Petal HS (Mississippi Gulf Coast CC)
Bio
Career Honors
SEC Graduate
Career Notes & Records
Appeared in 25 career games with seven starts … Recorded 47 career tackles, 18 solo and 29 assisted … Earned three pass breakups … Didn’t miss a game in his two years at Mississippi State.
2023 (Senior Season)
Appeared in 12 games with seven starts … Set career-highs in all defensive stat categories: tackles (42), tackles for loss (2) and pass break ups (2) … Career-best 10 tackles against LSU … According to PFF, earned a run defensive grade of 78.0, a career-high … Arizona (9/9): Tallied a career-high three tackles including a tackle for loss … LSU (9/16): Made his first career start … Finished with a career-high ten tackles including a tackle for loss in his first start as a Bulldog … at South Carolina (9/23): Had three tackles … Alabama (9/30): Totaled a trio of tackles … Western Michigan (10/7): Made a pair of stops … at Arkansas (10/21): Had one tackle … at Auburn (10/28): Finished with three tackles … Kentucky (11/4): Tallied three tackles … at Texas A&M (11/11): Totaled one tackle … Southern Miss (11/18): Had five tackles … Ole Miss (11/23): Notched eight tackles.
2022 (Junior Season)
Appeared in 13 games ... Finished with five tackles and one pass breakup ... Memphis (9/3): Made his MSU debut in State’s season-opening win over Memphis ... at Arizona (9/10): Had one solo tackle ... Bowling Green (9/24): Tallied a pair of tackles ... ETSU (11/19): Broke up the first pass of his career to go with two tackles.
2020-2021 Mississippi Gulf Coast CC
Spent two years at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College under head coach Jack Wright … Three-star prospect by 247Sports and the No. 2 junior college product in the state … Also tabbed as the nation’s No. 6 JUCO prospect and No. 3 cornerback in the class by the outlet … ESPN considers him a three-star prospect, the No. 4 cornerback and the No. 13 JUCO player in the class … Also rated a three-star player by Rivals which counts him as the No. 10 junior college product nationally … Converted to cornerback after playing quarterback as a freshman at MGCCC … Made 19 tackles, including two for a loss, in 2021 and broke up 16 passes … Played in all six games as a freshman and completed 16-of-36 passes for 178 yards … Also rushed 25 times for 210 yards.
High School
Prepped at Petal HS under head coach Marcus Boyles … As a senior, completed 127-of-217 passes for 1,942 yards and 17 touchdowns with just six interceptions … Also rushed 63 times for 411 yards and six scores … Led Petal to Class 6A South State championship game ... Completed 113-of-215 passes as a junior for 1,446 yards and 11 touchdowns with four interceptions … Rushed for 507 yards and four touchdowns on 107 carries.
Personal
Majoring in interdisciplinary studies ... Chose to use his covid year of eligibility and transferred to USC.
Social Media
Twitter – @Dee2nich
Instagram – dee2nich
SEC Graduate
Career Notes & Records
Appeared in 25 career games with seven starts … Recorded 47 career tackles, 18 solo and 29 assisted … Earned three pass breakups … Didn’t miss a game in his two years at Mississippi State.
2023 (Senior Season)
Appeared in 12 games with seven starts … Set career-highs in all defensive stat categories: tackles (42), tackles for loss (2) and pass break ups (2) … Career-best 10 tackles against LSU … According to PFF, earned a run defensive grade of 78.0, a career-high … Arizona (9/9): Tallied a career-high three tackles including a tackle for loss … LSU (9/16): Made his first career start … Finished with a career-high ten tackles including a tackle for loss in his first start as a Bulldog … at South Carolina (9/23): Had three tackles … Alabama (9/30): Totaled a trio of tackles … Western Michigan (10/7): Made a pair of stops … at Arkansas (10/21): Had one tackle … at Auburn (10/28): Finished with three tackles … Kentucky (11/4): Tallied three tackles … at Texas A&M (11/11): Totaled one tackle … Southern Miss (11/18): Had five tackles … Ole Miss (11/23): Notched eight tackles.
2022 (Junior Season)
Appeared in 13 games ... Finished with five tackles and one pass breakup ... Memphis (9/3): Made his MSU debut in State’s season-opening win over Memphis ... at Arizona (9/10): Had one solo tackle ... Bowling Green (9/24): Tallied a pair of tackles ... ETSU (11/19): Broke up the first pass of his career to go with two tackles.
2020-2021 Mississippi Gulf Coast CC
Spent two years at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College under head coach Jack Wright … Three-star prospect by 247Sports and the No. 2 junior college product in the state … Also tabbed as the nation’s No. 6 JUCO prospect and No. 3 cornerback in the class by the outlet … ESPN considers him a three-star prospect, the No. 4 cornerback and the No. 13 JUCO player in the class … Also rated a three-star player by Rivals which counts him as the No. 10 junior college product nationally … Converted to cornerback after playing quarterback as a freshman at MGCCC … Made 19 tackles, including two for a loss, in 2021 and broke up 16 passes … Played in all six games as a freshman and completed 16-of-36 passes for 178 yards … Also rushed 25 times for 210 yards.
High School
Prepped at Petal HS under head coach Marcus Boyles … As a senior, completed 127-of-217 passes for 1,942 yards and 17 touchdowns with just six interceptions … Also rushed 63 times for 411 yards and six scores … Led Petal to Class 6A South State championship game ... Completed 113-of-215 passes as a junior for 1,446 yards and 11 touchdowns with four interceptions … Rushed for 507 yards and four touchdowns on 107 carries.
Personal
Majoring in interdisciplinary studies ... Chose to use his covid year of eligibility and transferred to USC.
Social Media
Twitter – @Dee2nich
Instagram – dee2nich
FOOTBALL | Jeff Lebby Postgame vs. Southern Miss
Saturday, August 30
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Saturday, August 30
FOOTBALL | Fluff Bothwell TD
Saturday, August 30
FOOTBALL | Ferrie 55-yard FG
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