Colorado University Athletics
Edward Nuckols Biography
| EDWARD NUCKOLS 6-3, 295, DT San Marcos, Calif. (Mission Hills) |
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HIGH SCHOOL?He earned All-Far West honors from SuperPrep/Scout.com as a senior, with the publication tabbing him the No. 37 ranked defensive tackle in the nation and the No. 73 player overall in California. Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 1 defensive tackle in the state and the 23rd in the nation, while ranking him No. 30 overall in the state. He was one of 14 defensive linemen named to the prestigious Tacoma News-Tribune’s Western 100 list. He was a first-team All-State selection as a senior (Cal-Hi Sports), also garnering first-team All-CIF and All-Avocado League accolades. He was a first-team All-State Underclassmen team member as both a sophomore and junior, when he also earned first-team All-Valley League honors. He was a three-year starter at defensive tackle, he was a solid run-stopper, getting his fair share of numbers but also forcing runners inside for little or no gain. As a senior, he had 81 tackles (44 solo), with eight for losses and one quarterback sack, to go with two passes broken up, five hurries, a forced fumble and recovery (which he returned for a score). On offense, playing fullback in short yardage situations, he had 11 carries for 34 yards and five touchdowns. He had 55 tackles as a junior (35 solo), with 10 for losses, a forced fumble and an interception (which he had in the season opener against El Camino). He rushed 20 times for 52 yards and seven scores on offense. As a sophomore, he was in on 40 tackles (20 solo), with eight for losses including five sacks, and two passes broken up. He had 35 carries for 100 yards and seven touchdowns at fullback. Top career games included a 28-14 win over El Camino in the first round of the CIF playoffs his senior year, when he ignited a 28-point third quarter with a 5-yard touchdown run out his fullback spot and then a 22-yard fumble return moments later. In a 21-14 loss to La Costa Canyon that same year, he had seven tackles including a sack and a 2-yard TD run on offense. In a 21-7 win over Valley Center his sophomore year, he registered 10 tackles and two sacks while scoring twice on offense. Under coach Chris Hauser, Mission Hills was 8-4-1 his senior season, finishing third in the Avocado League but reaching the CIF semifinals. As a junior, MHHS was 10-2, winning the Valley League title and lost to Oceanside in the CIF final; the team went 9-3 his sophomore season. He also lettered once in basketball, averaging about five points and seven rebounds his sophomore year.
ACADEMICS?He is interested in either History or Math as his major at Colorado, and aspires to enter teaching once he is done with football.
PERSONAL?He was born July 27, 1991 in Escondido, Calif. Hobbies include playing video games and bowling (career high game is 210). A cousin, Herman Nuckols, played Division II football at Bethany. His middle school traveling basketball team won the California state championship in both 7th and 8th grade.