2021 Spring Football Roster
Roster
Jack Nichols
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 308
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Roswell, Ga.
- High School:
- Roswell HS
Returning starter at left guard … Has made 34 consecutive starts on the offensive line … Big, powerful blocker who shows strength as a run blocker and against the pass rush … Has steadily improved each game out since starting at the position as a true freshman in 2017 … Could challenge for All-Big South honors.
2019 at Gardner-Webb: Started all 12 games for the Runnin' Bulldogs ... Among the offensive line leaders in snaps, knockdown blocks ... Helped offense produce a 2,000-yard passer and 1,000-yard receiver for the first time since 2013. 2018 at Gardner-Webb: Started in all 11 games at left guard … One of the team’s best in total snaps and knockdown blocks … Graded out consistently as one of the team’s best blockers. 2017 at Gardner-Webb: Started all 11 games at left guard … Emerged as a candidate to start during fall camp and built on that momentum all season … Graded out well as a true freshman … Blocked for a 900-yard rusher in first season of college football.
High School: Played at Roswell (Ga.) High under Coach John Ford … Rated as a two-star prospect by Rivals.com … A first-team All-Area selection by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution … Helped team to a 15-1 record, a No. 12 national ranking and a runner-up finish in the Class 7A State Championship Game … Cleared a path for an offensive group that rushed for 3,046 yards and 30 touchdowns … Offense produced 5,709 yards of total offense and 33.2 points per game against top competition … Helped Hornets to a 14-1 record, No. 22 national ranking and a runner-up finish in the 2015 Class 7A State Championship as a junior … Earned All-Region honors as a junior … Chose Gardner-Webb over Campbell … Also considered Stetson, Yale, Davidson and Columbia.
