2017 Football Roster
Roster
Nick Thurman
- Position:
- DE
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 293
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Dallas, Texas
- High School:
- Lake Highlands HS
• 2017 Senior Bowl Watch List
2017: Started all 12 games at defensive end ... totaled 32 tackles, 4.5 for loss during 12 games ... closed career with three tackles vs. Fresno State in the Hawaii Bowl ... had three tackles, 0.5 tackle for loss and a 0.5 sack in win over Navy (Nov. 24) ... tallied six tackles at Tule (Nov. 18) ... had two tackles in win at No. 17 USF (Oct. 28) ... tallied two tackles, 0.5 tackle for loss and three QBH vs. Memphis (Oct. 19) ... had four tackles, a 0.5 sack and 1.5 tackles for a loss of six yards at Tulsa (Oct. 14) ... tallied four tackles in win over SMU (Oct. 7) ... had two tackles in win at Temple (Sept. 30) ... tallied three tackles, one sack for a loss of six yards and two QBH vs. Texas Tech (Sept. 23) ... had two tackles in win over Rice (Sept. 16) ... made start in season opener at Arizona (Sept. 9) ... had one tackle for a loss of two yards in 19-16 win.
2016: Saw action in all 12 games, making six starts ... finished third on the team with five quarterback hurries and had 5.5 tackles for a loss of 25 yards ... tallied four tackles and a quarterback hurry at Memphis ... had three tackles, 1.5 sacks and tackles for a loss of 10 yards as well as two quarterback hurries in a home win vs. No. 3 Louisville ... tallied six tackles, 1.5 for a loss of five yards and a pass breakup in a home win vs. Tulane ... had three tackles, 2.0 for a loss of seven yards, a forced fumble and a half sack in a home win vs. UCF ... tallied one tackle for a loss of four yards in a win over No. 3 Oklahoma.
2014: Appeared in five games for the defensive line ... recorded seven tackles on the season ... logged three tackles in the shutout against Grambling ... collected three tackles in the TDECU Stadium opener against UTSA.
2013: Redshirted.
High School: Three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports ... two-star recruit by Scout ... named First Team All-District as he led his district in sacks as a senior while helping Lake Highlands to an 8-3 record ... finished senior season with 45 tackles, 14 tackles for loss and seven sacks ... also played basketball for Lake Highlands ... also was a member of school’s member of Mu Alpha Theta, DECA, FCA and was a peer helper during high school.
Personal: Majoring in Retail Consumer Science.
Nick Thurman's Career Bests
Tackles: 6, twice, last at Tulane (2017)
Sacks: 1.5, Louisville (2016)
Tackles for Loss: 2, UCF (2016)
Fumbles Recovered: 1, twice, last vs. Memphis (2015)
Fumbles Forced: 1, UCF (2016)
QBH: 3, Memphis (2017)
PBU: 1, 4x, last at Tulsa (2017)
