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Fernando Sanabria Nieves

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99 Fernando Sanabria Nieves
Fernando Sanabria Nieves
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    330
  • Hometown:
    Columbus, Ohio
  • Position:
    DL
  • Year:
    So.
  • High School:
    Briggs
  • gp
    9
  • tk
    17.0
  • sac
    0.0
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    0
Bio

Sophomore (2023): Started eight games at nose tackles and made 17 stops

Freshman (2022): Played in four games...Recorded four total tackles...Had one sack and 1.5 tackles for loss

High School: 2021 graduate of Briggs High School in Columbus...Also attended West High School in Wisconsin...Earned four varsity letters in each football and wrestling and was on the honor roll as a junior and senior

Personal: Son of Lydia and Tiffiny Nieves...Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico...Exercise Science major and Sports Management minor.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 4 2
Assists 13 9
Tackles 17.0 11.0
Tackles per game 1.9 1.6
Sacks 0.0 0.0
Sack yards 0 0
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 0.5 0.5
Tackle for loss yards 1 1
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - 0
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - 0
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - 0
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 1 - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 1 - - - - 0
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 1 - - - - 0
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 1 - - - - 0
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 1 - - - - 0
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 2 2 4.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 0 2 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 1 1 2.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 0 3 3.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 0 1 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 0 0
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 1 0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 0 1 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 0 3 3.0 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2022-23 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2025-26 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 31 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2022-23 4 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 9 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 8 - - - - - - - -
Total 31 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2022-23 4 - - - - - - -
2023-24 9 - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 - - - - - - -
2025-26 8 - - - - - - -
Total 31 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2022-23 4 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 9 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 8 - - - - - - - 0
Total 31 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2022-23 4 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 9 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 10 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 8 - - - - - - - -
Total 31 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2022-23 4 - - - - 0 .0
2023-24 9 - - - - 0 .0
2024-25 10 - - - - 0 .0
2025-26 8 - - - - 0 .0
Total 31 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2022-23 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2022-23 4 2 2 4.0 1.0 1.0 8 1.5 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023-24 9 4 13 17.0 1.9 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2024-25 10 6 6 12.0 1.2 0.0 0 1.0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025-26 8 1 3 4.0 .5 0.5 3 2.0 6 - - - - - - -
Total 31 13 24 37.0 1.2 1.5 11 5.0 22 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 9 - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 9 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 9 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 7 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 4 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 5 - - - - 0 .0
Month
September 3 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 9 4 13 17.0 1.9 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Conference 7 2 9 11.0 1.6 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 1 8 9.0 2.3 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away 5 3 5 8.0 1.6 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 3 3 6.0 1.5 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Losses 5 1 10 11.0 2.2 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month
September 3 2 4 6.0 2.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 4 2 5 7.0 1.8 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
November 2 0 4 4.0 2.0 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0