Brandon Nicholson
Stanford Cardinal · #9 · Cornerback · Junior
2025 season
TOT
27
tied 1161st of 4696
SACK
1
tied 664th of 4696
PD
6
tied 123rd of 4696
Overview
Defense
| Season | Team | TOT | SOLO | AST | PD | SACK | FF | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | STAN | 31 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | STAN | 27 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | STAN | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 67 | 48 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Ranks are over the players on a 2026 FBS roster who have been read, counting only those who recorded that statistic in 2025 — how many that is. Rate statistics are shown without a rank, because ranking them without a qualifying minimum would put one long run above a whole season of them.
Stats
Defense
| Season | Team | TOT | SOLO | AST | PD | SACK | FF | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | STAN | 31 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | STAN | 27 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | STAN | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 67 | 48 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Season rows count every game played, including bowl and playoff games. The national leaders table ranks the regular season only, so a figure there can be the smaller of the two.
Glossary
- AST
- Assist Tackles
- AVG
- Average Interception Yards
- FF
- Fumbles Forced
- FR
- Fumbles Recovered
- INT
- Interceptions
- KB
- Kicks Blocked
- LNG
- Long Interception
- PD
- Passes Defended
- SACK
- Sacks
- SOLO
- Solo Tackles
- TD
- Interception Touchdowns
- TOT
- Total Tackles
- YDS
- Interception Yards
Bio
| Team | Stanford Cardinal |
|---|---|
| Position | Cornerback |
| Class | Junior |
| Height / weight | 6' 0" / 190 lbs |
| Birthplace | Memphis, TN |
| Jersey | #9 |
| Status | Active |
Career history
- Stanford Cardinal 2024–2026 · 3 seasons
Splits
Season, home and away
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Home | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Away | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Season
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 27 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Season
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 31 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/13 | vs BC | W 30-20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/20 | @ UVA | L 48-20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9/27 | vs SJSU | W 30-29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10/11 | @ SMU | L 34-10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/18 | vs FSU | W 20-13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11/1 | vs PITT | L 35-20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/8 | @ UNC | L 20-15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/22 | vs CAL | W 31-10 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11/29 | vs ND | L 49-20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 27 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |