John Nestor
Minnesota Golden Gophers · #17 · Defensive Back · Senior
2025 season
TOT
50
tied 447th of 4696
SACK
0
tied 1301st of 4696
PD
6
tied 123rd of 4696
Overview
Defense
| Season | Team | TOT | SOLO | AST | PD | SACK | FF | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | IOWA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | IOWA | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | MINN | 50 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 113 | 1 |
| 2026 | MINN | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 82 | 56 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 113 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | IOWA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | IOWA | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | MINN | 50 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 113 | 1 |
| 2026 | MINN | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 82 | 56 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 113 | 1 |
Scoring
| Season | Team | PASS | RUSH | REC | RET | TD | 2PT | PAT | FG | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | MINN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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
- 2PT
- Total Two Point Convs
- AST
- Assist Tackles
- AVG
- Average Interception Yards
- FF
- Fumbles Forced
- FG
- Field Goals
- FR
- Fumbles Recovered
- INT
- Interceptions
- KB
- Kicks Blocked
- LNG
- Long Interception
- PASS
- Passing Touchdowns
- PAT
- Kick Extra Points
- PD
- Passes Defended
- PTS
- Total Points
- REC
- Receiving Touchdowns
- RET
- Return Touchdowns
- RUSH
- Rushing Touchdowns
- SACK
- Sacks
- SOLO
- Solo Tackles
- TD
- Interception Touchdowns; Total Touchdowns
- TOT
- Total Tackles
- YDS
- Interception Yards
Bio
| Team | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
|---|---|
| Position | Defensive Back |
| Class | Senior |
| Height / weight | 6' 1" / 210 lbs |
| Birthplace | Chicago, IL |
| Jersey | #17 |
| Status | Active |
Career history
- Minnesota Golden Gophers 2025–2026 · 2 seasons
- Iowa Hawkeyes 2023–2024 · 2 seasons
Splits
Season, home and away
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Home | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Away | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 47 | 32 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 113 | 22.6 | 1 | 76 | 6 |
Season
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/28 | vs BUFF | W 23-10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9/6 | vs NWST | W 66-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 1 | 29 | 1 |
| 9/13 | @ CAL | L 27-14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/27 | vs RUTG | W 31-28 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10/4 | @ OSU | L 42-3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10/11 | vs PUR | W 27-20 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 10/25 | @ IOWA | L 41-3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/1 | vs MSU | W 23-20 OT | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11/14 | @ ORE | L 42-13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/29 | vs WIS | W 17-7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 0 | 68 | 0 |
| 12/26 | vs UNM | W 20-17 OT | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rate Bowl | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 50 | 33 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 113 | 18.8 | 1 | 76 | 6 | ||