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Nicholson, Montae
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Jersey Number 9
Montae Nicholson
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 209
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Monroeville, Pa.
- High School:
- Gateway
Bio
Bio (PDF) | Game-by-Game Statistics: 2014 | 2015 | 2016 CAREER NOTES: Three-year letterwinner recorded 200 tackles (109 solo, 91 assists), four interceptions (70 return yards), four pass break-ups, 4.5 tackles for loss (8 yards), three fumble recoveries and one forced fumble in 38 career games, including 23 starts. 2016 SEASON (JUNIOR): Played in 11 games, including 10 starts at safety . . . honorable mention All-Big Ten selection (coaches and media) . . . recipient of MSU's Outstanding Underclass Back Award for defense . . . finished second on the team with a career-high 86 tackles, which ranked second among Big Ten defensive backs and 16th overall in the conference (7.8 avg.) . . . led team in production points throughout the entire season . . . had four double-digit tackle outings led by career-best 17 stops vs. BYU, the most by a Spartan since Eric Smith had 19 against Notre Dame on Sept. 18, 2004 . . . shared team-high honors with eight stops at No. 8 Penn State . . . logged a game-high 13 tackles vs. No. 2 Ohio State . . . after missing the game at Illinois with an injury, returned to action and starting lineup vs. Rutgers, snaring first interception of season to go with posting four tackles; earned Spartans' Defensive Player of the Week accolades . . . notched four tackles against No. 2 Michigan . . . tallied three tackles at Maryland . . . logged game-best 13 tackles vs. Northwestern for his second straight game with double-digit tackles; led defense in production points for third game in a row with season-high 27 . . . registered career-best 17 tackles against BYU, the most by a Spartan since Sept. 18, 2004 when Eric Smith tallied 19 vs. Notre Dame, also tying career high with one tackle for loss . . . led entire defense with 25 production points against the Cougars . . . registered defensive-high 21 production points at Indiana, notching five tackles . . . was second among both defensive backs and overall defense with 26 production points in Wisconsin game, ranking second on team with 10 tackles . . . logged three tackles and one fumble recovery at No. 18 Notre Dame; finished with 19 production points, tops among the defensive backs and second on the defense . . . recorded six tackles with two pass break-ups vs. Furman, earning Spartan Defensive Attack Force Player of the Week honors after posting 16 production points to tie for top production points by a defensive back. 2015 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Ranked third on the team with 83 tackles, including 2.5 for losses, in 14 games of action . . . started 10 games at safety (Western Michigan, Oregon, Air Force, Central Michigan, Rutgers, Maryland, Ohio State, Penn State, Iowa, Alabama) . . . after returning to starting lineup in Week 10 vs. Maryland, led team with 40 tackles over the last five games . . . tied for team lead with three interceptions (60 return yards) . . . ranked 10th on the team with 58 production points during the regular season . . . posted seven solo stops vs. No. 2 Alabama in the College Football Playoff Semifinal . . . tallied seven tackles vs. No. 4 Iowa in the Big Ten Championship Game . . . tied his season high with nine tackles, including a 3-yard loss, and also forced a fumble and broke up a pass vs. Penn State . . . led the Spartan secondary with 18 production points and had a team-high eight stops in the win at No. 2 Ohio State; named one of three Spartan unsung heroes against the Buckeyes . . . returned to the starting lineup in Week 10 vs. Maryland and compiled 17 production points; picked off a pass and returned it 30 yards, and recorded a season-high nine tackles against the Terrapins . . . named one of three Spartan unsung heroes of the game vs. Maryland . . . credited with six tackles at Nebraska and tipped a pass that led to a Demetrious Cox interception in the second quarter; collected 13 production points against the Huskers . . . had five stops vs. Indiana . . . credited with five solo tackles at Rutgers . . . posted six tackles vs. Air Force . . . picked off a Vernon Adams pass and returned it 30 yards in the win over No. 7 Oregon; also registered five tackles against the Ducks . . . posted seven tackles, including a 2-yard loss, and recorded his first career interception in the season opener at Western Michigan . . . also competed on the indoor track and field team in the spring of 2015; placed sixth in the long jump at the 2015 Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships with a leap of 7.23 meters (23-8 3/4). 2014 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in all 13 games, including three starts (Nebraska, Purdue, Indiana) . . . one of four true freshmen to letter for the Spartans in 2014 . . . led first-year players with 31 tackles (18 solo, 13 assists) on the season . . . led team with 10 tackles on special teams (team-best nine on kickoffs) . . . named to ESPN.com and BTN.com Big Ten All-Freshman Teams . . . posted three stops at Penn State . . . had three tackles against Rutgers . . . recovered a fumble on a kickoff return and also had one tackle vs. No. 14 Ohio State . . . posted five stops in his second career start at Purdue and was named Spartan Special Teams Player of the Week . . . in his first career start, recorded a season-high seven tackles in the victory over No. 19 Nebraska . . . posted two stops vs. Wyoming . . . led the team with five tackles and also had a fumble recovery in the win over Eastern Michigan . . . made his collegiate debut in the season opener against Jacksonville State; recorded a solo tackle on the initial kickoff of the game on his first career play. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Named Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Male Athlete of the Year . . . invited to participate in 2014 Big 33 Football Classic (June 14 vs. Maryland in Hershey, Pennsylvania) . . . played in 2013 Chesapeake Bowl (Virginia Beach, Virginia) and 2014 U.S. Army All-American Bowl (San Antonio, Texas) . . . rated among the nation's top seniors by PrepStar (No. 94), Scout.com (No. 132), Rivals.com (No. 135), CollegeFootballNews.com (No. 179) and ESPN.com (No. 244) . . . listed among the East's top prospects by ESPN.com (No. 22) . . . ranked among the country's top safeties by PrepStar (No. 2), Rivals.com (No. 13), CFN (No. 14), 247Sports (No. 17) and Scout.com (No. 20) . . . rated among the nation's top athletes by ESPN.com (No. 30) . . . PrepStar All-American . . . named the top recruit in Pennsylvania by Rivals.com and on the Detroit Free Press Best of the Midwest list . . . also listed among the top seniors in Pennsylvania by ESPN.com (No. 4) and 247Sports (No. 4) . . . two-time Class AAAA all-state selection as a defensive back by the Pennsylvania Football Writers . . . first-team all-state selection by The Associated Press in 2013 . . . two-time member of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fabulous 22 . . . named to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Terrific 25 as a senior . . . three-time first-team All-Foothills Conference selection . . . three-year starter for Coach Donnie Militzer for Gateway High School in Monroeville, Pennsylvania . . . recorded 72 tackles, including five for losses, and three interceptions in 2013 . . . credited with four fumble recoveries, one forced fumble and scored two defensive touchdowns as a senior . . . had 41 receptions for a school-record 810 yards (19.8 avg.) and 11 TDs in 2013 . . . caught six passes for a school-record 253 yards and three TDs vs. Penn-Trafford as a senior . . . accounted for 15 total TDs in 2013, returning two kickoffs for scores including a 98-yard runback . . . scored TDs in three different ways vs. Kiski Area as a senior (reception, kickoff return and interception return) . . . posted 36 tackles, an interception and three defensive TDs as a junior . . . had 25 catches for 653 yards (26.1 avg.) and seven TDs in 2012 . . . had three 100-yard receiving games as a junior, including six receptions for a season-high 204 yards and a TD vs. Altoona . . . his career totals include 123 tackles and four interceptions . . . had 66 career receptions for 1,463 yards (22.2 avg.) and 18 TDs . . . scored 24 career TDs . . . also lettered in basketball and track for the Gators . . . won three state titles in track his senior year in 2014 (60-meter indoor in winter; 110 hurdles and 400-meter relay in spring) . . . also placed fourth in the long jump at the state championships after winning the event at the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) meet . . . school-record holder in 110 hurdles . . . won 2013 WPIAL title and finished second in Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) in the 110-meter hurdles . . . son of Jackie Crawford . . . born Dec. 4, 1995 . . . sociology major. 
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NICHOLSON'S CAREER STATS INTERCEPTIONS G No Yds TD Lg Avg/R Avg/G2014................ 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.02015................ 14 3 60 0 30 20.0 4.32016................ 11 1 10 0 10 10.0 0.9TOTAL............... 38 4 70 0 30 17.5 1.8ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR Total Avg/G2014................ 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.02015................ 14 0 0 0 17 60 77 5.52016................ 11 0 0 0 0 10 10 0.9TOTAL............... 38 0 0 0 17 70 87 2.3TACKLES G UA A Total TFL-Yds PD FF FR Blkd2014................ 13 18 13 31 0.0-0 0 0 2 02015................ 14 52 31 83 2.5-6 5 1 0 02016................ 11 39 47 86 2.0-2 3 0 1 0TOTAL............... 38 109 91 200 4.5-8 8 1 3 0
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