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2022 Football Roster

44 Nicolas Martinez

  • Position Linebacker
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 220
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Birdville, Texas
  • Prev School Birdville HS
  • Major Finance

Biography

At Midwestern State

Academic Awards

Provost's Honor Roll (2): 2022 (S), 2020 (F)
Dean's Honor Roll (2): 2021 (F), 2021 (S)
LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll (4): 2020 (F), 2021 (S), 2021 (F), 2022 (S)

Sophomore (2022)

competed in nine games as a reserve linebacker… finished fifth on the team with 35 tackles including 18 solo stops, one tackle for loss and a forced fumble… made season-high eight tackles in season opener against Colorado State-Pueblo (9/3)… credited with six tackles versus West Texas A&M (10/1)… had five stops in a 28-14 win at Eastern New Mexico (9/10)… logged three tackles and forced a fumble in a 77-0 win over Simon Fraser (9/24)… made three stops including one for a loss in a 26-21 win over Western Oregon (10/29)…

Redshirt Freshman (2021)

competed in seven games as a reserve linebacker... amassed 16 tackles including 11 solo stops with a pass breakup... matched a season high with three tackles against Eastern New Mexico (9/25), Texas A&M-Kingsville (10/9), Tarleton State (10/23) and UT Permian Basin (11/13)... also made two stops against Quincy (9/4) and Western New Mexico (10/30)... credited with a pass breakup against Western New Mexico...

Freshman (2020)1

competed in one game as a reserve linebacker... made one tackle and broke up a pass in a 45-34 win over Texas A&M-Kingsville (3/6)... credited with one tackle in a 28-14 scrimmage win over Southeastern Oklahoma (2/27)...

At Birdville High School

a three-year starter at linebacker for coach Lon Holbrook at Birdville High School in Hurst, Texas... helped Hawks to the UIL Texas Class 5A playoffs in each of his three seasons on varsity... earned All-District 4-5A Division I first-team honors at inside linebacker as a unanimous selection as a senior in 2019... key member of BHS' Region I-5A Division I semifinalist squad making 142 tackles with 16 stops for loss, four sacks and three forced fumbles... a first-team All-District 4-5A Division I pick at inside linebacker as a junior in 2018 leading the Hawks to the Class 5A state quarterfinals... amassed 144 tackles with four sacks and five pass defenses during junior campaign... a first-team All-District 8-5A selection at inside linebacker as a sophomore in 2017 as Birdville High reached the regional round of the playoffs... 

Personal

son of Troy and Cristina Martinez...

1 The 2020 football season was delayed to the spring of 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 43

    2020Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'0" 210 lbs
    43
  • 43

    2021Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'0" 215 lbs
    43
  • 44

    2022Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'0" 220 lbs
    44