2025 Football Roster
Nichols, Joshua
Jersey Number 36
Joshua Nichols
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 205
- Hometown:
- Detroit, Mich.
- High School:
- Renaissance
Bio
Senior (2025)
• Named Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week for his role in preparing the teams units for New Mexico
• Saw action in the secondary against Central Michigan (Sept. 13)
Junior (2024)
• Did not see game action
Sophomore (2023)
• Did not see game action
Freshman (2022)
• Did not see game action
Prep
• Attended Renaissance High School in Detroit, Michigan (2022) coached by John Thompson
Key Statistics
• As a senior, made 82 tackles (51 solo) with 11 forced fumbles, seven pass breakups and one interception
• Also added 28 carries for 302 yards and totaled four touchdowns combined on offense and defense
Honors and Rankings
• Ranked as a two-star prospect by 247Sports; the No. 257 athlete in the class and the No. 80 player in the state of Michigan
• First-team Division 7 All-State honoree (2021) by the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association
• Named to the Division 7 All-Region 4 team as a senior
• Selected Second-Team All-Detroit high school football team (2021)
Personal
• Brother, Jeremy Nichols, was formerly a linebacker for the Wolverines
• Named Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week for his role in preparing the teams units for New Mexico
• Saw action in the secondary against Central Michigan (Sept. 13)
Junior (2024)
• Did not see game action
Sophomore (2023)
• Did not see game action
Freshman (2022)
• Did not see game action
Prep
• Attended Renaissance High School in Detroit, Michigan (2022) coached by John Thompson
Key Statistics
• As a senior, made 82 tackles (51 solo) with 11 forced fumbles, seven pass breakups and one interception
• Also added 28 carries for 302 yards and totaled four touchdowns combined on offense and defense
Honors and Rankings
• Ranked as a two-star prospect by 247Sports; the No. 257 athlete in the class and the No. 80 player in the state of Michigan
• First-team Division 7 All-State honoree (2021) by the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association
• Named to the Division 7 All-Region 4 team as a senior
• Selected Second-Team All-Detroit high school football team (2021)
Personal
• Brother, Jeremy Nichols, was formerly a linebacker for the Wolverines
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