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Nikai Martinez

DB · Michigan State

Nikai Martinez

DB · #21 · Michigan State

Profile

Measurements: 5'11" · 196 lb
Seasons: 5
Recruiting: ★★★★☆ · 0.8967
Class rank: #356 · 2022
Hometown: Apopka, FL
High school: Apopka

Returning player.

Career

151 Tackles · 6 PD · 5 Int

On a roster 2022–2026. Statistics held for 2022–2026.

2026

Michigan State

Tackles and the line of scrimmage

Tackles

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Passes defended

Toledo

Eastern Michigan

@ Notre Dame

Nebraska

@ Wisconsin

Illinois

Northwestern

@ UCLA

@ Michigan

Washington

Oregon

@ Rutgers

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Fixtures still to play are faint — an empty column under a bold or plain opponent is a game he did not appear in. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

10 Tackles · 2 PD

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	PD
3	@ Notre Dame	L 10–27	4	3	1
2	vs Eastern Michigan	W 35–7	5	1	1
1	vs Toledo	W 30–20	1	1	0

2025

Michigan State

Tackles and the line of scrimmage

Tackles

Western Michigan

Boston College

Youngstown State

@ USC

@ Nebraska

UCLA

@ Indiana

Michigan

@ Minnesota

Penn State

@ Iowa

Maryland *

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

24 Tackles · 0 PD

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO
10	@ Minnesota	L 20–23	10	7
9	vs Michigan	L 20–31	5	4
4	@ USC	L 31–45	7	5
3	vs Youngstown State	W 41–24	2	1

2024

Michigan State

Tackles and the line of scrimmage

TacklesBehind the line

−1

−1.5

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Interceptions

Passes defended

Florida Atlantic

@ Maryland

Prairie View A&M

@ Boston College

Ohio State

@ Oregon

Iowa

@ Michigan

Indiana

@ Illinois

Purdue

Rutgers

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

51 Tackles · 2 PD · 2 Int

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	TFL	QB HUR	PD
14	vs Rutgers	L 14–41	4	2	0	0	1
13	vs Purdue	W 24–17	5	3	1.5	0	1
12	@ Illinois	L 16–38	3	2	0	1	0
10	vs Indiana	L 10–47	5	3	0	0	0
9	@ Michigan	L 17–24	3	2	1	0	0
8	vs Iowa	W 32–20	6	3	0	0	0
6	@ Oregon	L 10–31	7	2	0	0	0
5	vs Ohio State	L 7–38	5	4	0	0	0
4	@ Boston College	L 19–23	3	2	0	0	0
2	@ Maryland	W 27–24	4	2	0	0	0
1	vs Florida Atlantic	W 16–10	6	5	0	0	0

Interceptions

Wk	Opponent	Result	INT	YDS	TD
8	vs Iowa	W 32–20	1	21	0
1	vs Florida Atlantic	W 16–10	1	41	0

Punt returns

Wk	Opponent	Result	NO	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
1	vs Florida Atlantic	W 16–10	1	2	2.0	0	2

2023

UCF

Tackles and the line of scrimmage

TacklesBehind the line

−0.5

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Interceptions

Kent State

Georgia Tech *

@ Boise State

Villanova

@ Kansas State

Baylor

@ Kansas

@ Oklahoma

West Virginia

@ Cincinnati

Oklahoma State

@ Texas Tech

Houston

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

49 Tackles · 0 PD · 3 Int

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	TFL
Bowl	vs Georgia Tech *	L 17–30	4	2	0.5
13	vs Houston	W 27–13	3	2	0
12	@ Texas Tech	L 23–24	6	5	0
11	vs Oklahoma State	W 45–3	4	2	0
10	@ Cincinnati	W 28–26	4	3	0
9	vs West Virginia	L 28–41	5	4	0
8	@ Oklahoma	L 29–31	6	5	0
6	@ Kansas	L 22–51	4	4	0
5	vs Baylor	L 35–36	5	3	0
4	@ Kansas State	L 31–44	6	5	0
3	vs Villanova	W 48–14	2	0	0

Interceptions

Wk	Opponent	Result	INT	YDS
12	@ Texas Tech	L 23–24	1	28
10	@ Cincinnati	W 28–26	1	24
3	vs Villanova	W 48–14	1	42

Punt returns

Wk	Opponent	Result	NO	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Bowl	vs Georgia Tech *	L 17–30	1	2	2.0	0	2

2022

UCF

Tackles and the line of scrimmage

TacklesBehind the line

−1.5

Tackles for loss are also counted in the total above; the two halves are the same tackles seen twice.

Passes defended

South Carolina State

Duke *

Louisville

@ Florida Atlantic

Georgia Tech

SMU

Temple

@ East Carolina

Cincinnati

@ Memphis

@ Tulane

Navy

@ South Florida

@ Tulane

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

17 Tackles · 2 PD

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	TFL	SACKS	PD
13	@ South Florida	W 46–39	3	3	0	0	0
12	vs Navy	L 14–17	1	0	0	0	0
11	@ Tulane	W 38–31	1	1	0	0	0
10	@ Memphis	W 35–28	1	1	0	0	0
9	vs Cincinnati	W 25–21	1	1	0	0	0
8	@ East Carolina	L 13–34	1	1	0	0	0
7	vs Temple	W 70–13	3	3	0	0	0
6	vs SMU	W 41–19	1	0	0	0	2
4	vs Georgia Tech	W 27–10	2	2	0	0	0
3	@ Florida Atlantic	W 40–14	1	1	0	0	0
1	vs South Carolina State	W 56–10	2	1	1.5	1	0

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