Matthew Nickens

Earned second varsity letter…Tallied 13 tackles (6 solo/7 assisted) and picked off a pass…Notched three tackles and picked off a pass vs. Lincoln (8/30)…Recorded three tackles vs. Black Hills State (9/6)…Tallied three stops vs. Roosevelt (11/15) in the season finale. Earned first varsity letter...Played 15 snaps versus Central State. Redshirted Prepped at Cass Tech High School under head coach Marvin Rushing…Earned all-state honors as a senior…Named to the All-Detroit area team as a senior…Awarded all-conference plaudits as a senior…Recorded 32 tackles, broke up six passes, and picked off one pass as a senior…Notched 26 tackles and broke up five passes as a junior...Named a two-star recruit by 247Sports...Received a significant amount of Division I interest.