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2021 Football Roster

Lianna Holub
Lianna Holub
Lianna Holub
Lianna Holub

79 Brandon Nicholson

  • Position Offensive Lineman
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 305
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Bedford, Ohio
  • Highschool Bedford High School

Biography

2021: Played in 13 games... Blocked for 29 rushing touchdowns and 2,619 yards of rushing offense, for an average of 201.5 yards per game... The Falcons threw for 3,272 yards and 31 touchdowns... Second consecutive season of not allowing his assignment to record a sack... The Falcons' line ranked fourth in the Division II by allowing 0.62 sacks per game...Named First Team D2CCA All-Atlantic Region and All-MEC First Team.

2020: Played in three games during a shortened season... Blocked for 1,535 rushing yards and 18 rushing touchdowns... The NDC offense average 8.0 yards per play, 499.8 total yards per game and 36 total touchdowns...Named All-MEC First Team.

2019: Started all 14 games in junior campaign as an offensive lineman... Blocked for 3,352 rushing yards (second in program history) and 42 rushing touchdowns, a Falcon football program record in debut season... NDC offense averaged 5.75 rushing yards per carry and 239.4 rushing yards per game... In total, the NDC offense recorded 5,874 total yards, averaged 419.6 yards per game, and scored 70 touchdowns... Earned Second-Team All-Super Region 1 honors... Named First-Team All-MEC.

2018: Started all 14 games... Part of an offensive line unit that blocked for a rushing attack that ranked sixth in NCAA Division II and a total offense that ranked seventh… Part of a unit that allowed just 12 sacks in 14 games, ranking 13th-best in NCAA DII... Earned All-American Honorable Mention and All-Super Region 1 First Team by the Don Hansen FB Gazette... Named to the D2CCA All-Super Region 1 Second Team... Recognized by the MEC on the All-Conference First Team.

2017: Started all 11 games in debut season... Part of a unit that blocked for an NDC-record 2,558 rushing yards and 24 rushing touchdowns and tied NDC record for rushing yards per carry (4.94).

2016: Redshirted.

Statistics

Season:
2021

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 79

    2016Freshman

    OL
    6'3" 320 lbs
    79
  • 79

    2017Redshirt Freshman

    Offensive Lineman
    6'3" 320 lbs
    79
  • 79

    2018Sophomore

    Offensive Lineman
    6'3" 320 lbs
    79
  • 79

    2019Junior

    Offensive Lineman
    6'4" 305 lbs
    79
  • 79

    2020Senior

    Offensive Lineman
    6'4" 305 lbs
    79
  • 79

    2021Senior

    Offensive Lineman
    6'4" 305 lbs
    79