2021
Did not see any game action as a first-year running back … Contributed on the scout team.
HIGH SCHOOL
A May 2021 graduate of Chandler High School in Chandler, Ariz. where he earned three varsity letters for Head Coach Rick Garretson … Led the Wolves to three state Class 6A championships and a 36-1 three-year varsity record … Two-year winner of the team’s Iron Wolf Award (2019 and 2020) … Won the team Wolf Award in 2020 … Over three-year, 25-game career, rushed for 1,301 yards on 141 carries and a 9.2 average per carry and 21 touchdowns, caught eight passes for 132 yards and four touchdowns, and totaled 1,433 all-purpose yards and 25 total touchdowns … Rushed for 428 yards on 39 carries (8.6 average) with seven touchdowns and caught a 33-yard touchdown pass as a senior in 2020 … Led the Wolves to the 2020 Open Division Championship, an undefeated 10-0 overall record, and 5-0 league record as a senior … Ran for a season-high 123 yards on only six carries (20.5 yards per carry average) with a season-long 54-yard run vs. Pinnacle … Rushed for two touchdowns and 82 yards vs. Perry … Scored three touchdowns, rushed for 59 yards on 11 carries with a 35-yard touchdown catch vs. Centennial … Rushed for 638 yards on only 58 carries for a 10.5 average yards per rush with eight touchdowns and caught three passes for 31 yards and a touchdown as a junior … Ran for 97 yards and two touchdowns with a long of 61 yards vs. Queen Creek … Scored two touchdowns only two carries vs. Tucson Magnet … Rushed for 97 yards on 14 carries and a touchdown vs. Chaparral … Averaged 8.2 yards per carry (367 yards on 44 carries) with six touchdowns and caught four passes for 68 yards and two touchdowns as a sophomore … Rushed for a career-best 124 yards on seven carries and an 82-yard touchdown run vs. Mesa in only his second high school football game … Scored two touchdowns against both Basha and Boulder Creek … Rated a two-star recruit by 247sports.com … Concluded his high school career with a 3.8 grade point average … Also competed in track and field … Ran the 100-meter dash and competed in the long jump … State runner-up in the long jump as a junior with a 22-9 ½ mark … Ran a personal-best 11.78 in the 100-meter dash … Two-year member of the National Honor Society … Involved in a variety of community service activities including Feed My Starving Child by helping over 600 local families with a Thanksgiving Dinner … Also involved with a non-profit community organization that serves the Champaign, Ill. and surrounding region annual called Project Meet The Need which distributes goods and services including the Steve Harvey Thanksgiving Food Distribution, coat and glove distribution, health checks for the community, and re-entry services for those who are unemployed and/or looking for employment.
PERSONAL
Born Nicolas Camden Nesbitt on March 23, 2003 in Champaign, Ill … Son of Cedric and Tyra Nesbitt … Has two younger brothers Brayden and Christian … Prefers to be called Nick … Both of his parents attended Eastern Illinois … Aunt Janice Nolan ‘14 attended Columbia’s Graduate School … Hobbies and interests include working out, hanging out with friends, listening to music, photography, cooking, and traveling … Plays the guitar and saxophone … Role model is his grandmother because she is a very rich and grounded soul, she reflects happiness and joy and is one of the few people he’d do anything for … Favorite sports figure: Barry Sanders … One word that describes him: a leader … Selected Columbia to not only play football but to build lifelong friendships, to take advantage of the endless opportunities, and to get a great education from one of the best universities in the world … Chose Columbia over offers from Dartmouth, Penn, Brown, San Diego, Lafayette, Bucknell, Morehead State, and Valparaiso … Enrolled at Columbia College … Intends to major in Political Science or Business … Interested in pursuing a career in real estate.
ARTICLES
https://www.sports360az.com/2020/12/chandlers-nicolas-nesbitt-breaks-down-columbia-commitment/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chU1lrWLRyA
