Oklahoma State University Athletics
2022 Football Roster
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Nick Martin
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Texarkana, TX
- High School:
- Pleasant Grove
2023 First Team All-Big 12 (Coaches & AP)
2023 Season Captain (voted by teammates)
2023 Fourth Team Phil Steele All-America
Career Highs
Tackles 17, 2x, last at West Virginia, 2023
TFL 4.5 vs. Arkansas, 2024
Sacks 1.0, 7x, last vs. South Dakota St., 2024
Interceptions 1, 2x, last vs. Texas, 2023
A 2024 All-America, Chuck Bednarik Award, Lombardi Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Butkus Award candidate who played in five games before being sidelined with an injury for the rest of his final collegiate season ... Jumped onto the national scene in his first year as a starter in 2023 by leading the Big 12 in tackles, solo tackles and tackles per game ... His 140 total tackles and 83 solo tackles in 2023 were both the most by any Big 12 player since 2018.
2024 (Junior): Started each of the first five games of the season, but was injured at Kansas State and missed the remainder of the year ... Through the first five games of the season, he ranked No. 7 in the FBS in solo stops, No. 9 in tackles for loss and No. 10 in total tackles ... Had 4,5 tackles for loss in the win over Arkansas to rank as the most for any Big 12 player in a game all season and among the top 10 for a single game in the FBS all season ... His 16 total tackles in that game also ranked as the fourth-most for a Big 12 player in a game in 2024 ... The performance against the Razorbacks earned him Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week, an ESPN College Football Final helmet sticker, Reese’s Senior Bowl Defensive Player of the Week, East-West Shrine Bowl Defensive Player of the Week and a spot on the Bednarik Award “Who’s Hot” list ... Served as a game captain for the season opener against South Dakota State ... Earned preseason first team All-America honors from Phil Steele and second team honors from the Associated Press, USA Today, CBS Sports/247Sports and Athlon ... Also on the preseason All-Big 12 team and watch lists for the Nagurski Trophy, Bednarik Award, Butkus Award, Lombardi Award and Senior Bowl ... A Senior Bowl and NFL Combine participant.
2023 (Sophomore): Made an enormous impact in his first season as a starter, earning first team All-Big 12 honors from both league’s head coaches and the Associated Press, as well as honorable mention for Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and recognition on the Phil Steele All-America fourth team ... Voted a season captain by his teammates ... Recorded 140 total tackles to rank as the most by any Cowboy since 1984, the most by any Big 12 player since 2018, the second-most of any Power Five player for the season, the sixth-most of any FBS player for the year and the sixth-most in a season in OSU history ... His 83 solo tackles also ranked as the most for a Cowboy since 2010, the most for a Big 12 player since 2018, the most of any Power Five player for the season and the third-most of any FBS player for the year ... His 10.0 tackles per game average was also the highest by a Cowboy since 2010 and the highest for a Big 12 player since 2019 ... Ranked No. 20 in the FBS with 16.0 tackles for loss, while leading the Big 12 and ranking No. 21 nationally in sacks among linebackers ... One of seven Cowboy defenders who started all 14 games ... One of three Power Five players and five FBS players to record multiple 17-tackle games during the season ... OSU’s leading tackler or shared leading tackler in 10 of its 14 games ... One of two FBS players to record at least seven tackles in 13 games, joining first team All-American Jay Higgins of Iowa ... Recorded six games with double-digit tackles, including 17 against Kansas State and West Virginia, 13 against Texas, 12 against Cincinnati and Houston, and 10 against Arizona State ... Made a season-high 3.0 tackles for loss at Houston ... Had two interceptions on the year, picking off Kansas State’ Will Howard with less than four minutes remaining in the game and returning it 13 yards to help seal the win and also picking off Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers and returning it 27 yards to the 3-yard line to set up an OSU touchdown in the Big 12 Championship game ... Forced a fumble in the win over Kansas ... Recovered a fumble at OSU’s 1-yard line in the fourth quarter of the one-possession win over Texas A&M in the Texas Bowl ... His nine quarterback hurries tied Collin Oliver for the most on the team and the seventh-most in a season in OSU history ... Led an OSU trio that included safeties Kendal Daniels and Trey Rucker to make Oklahoma State one of two FBS teams and the only Power Five team with three players to record triple-digit tackles on the year ... In addition to his honors already mentioned, he was included on the Maxwell Football Club’s “Who’s Hot” List for his performance against Texas, named OSU’s defensive MVP against Kansas State and Houston and served as a game captain against Iowa State, Kansas, Cincinnati, Houston, Texas and Texas A&M.
2022 (Freshman): Played in all 13 games, mostly on special teams, but also saw playing time on defense ... Finished the year with 15 total tackles, 10 of which were solo stops .... Recorded at least one tackle in nine games, including a season-high of three in the win over Texas Tech ... Served as a game captain in the win over UAPB.
2021: Redshirt ... Played in three of the first four games, missing the season opener ... Made a tackle in the win at Boise State ... Enrolled early in the spring of 2021.
High School: Played for Josh Gibson at Pleasant Grove … Excelled on both sides of the ball, receiving offers to play both running back and linebacker … Led his team to a 9-4 record and an appearance in the third round of the playoffs as a senior … Missed the 2019 season with a knee injury, but was awarded the District 6-4A-II Defensive Newcomer of the Year in 2018 … Racked up 128 tackles with 12 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks as a sophomore … Was a key piece of the Pleasant Grove team that made a run to the state championship game in 2018 … Earned all-district and all-state recognition during his high school career … Also competed in track and field … Rated as a three-star prospect by ESPN and Rivals … Tabbed a four-star athlete by 247Sports … Ranked the No. 24 athlete and the No. 47 player in the state of Texas in the class of 2021 by 247Sports ... Chose OSU over Kansas State and Texas Tech.
Personal: Nickolas Martin was born in Texarkana, Texas … Son of Michael and Tosha Martin ... The youngest of four brothers who were all born three years apart ... Brother, Chauncey, plays running back at Harding University.
