Jerome Nichols

Jerome is one of the top sleepers in the 2020 recruiting class in Michigan. He came on strong during his junior season being an impact player on both sides of the ball as an inside linebacker and as an H-Back. He also has all the intangibles with his work ethic, leadership skills as the Team Captain, and in the classroom with a 3.5 GPA. He has turned his body into a Division1 prospect over the last 3 years and has an excellent combination of strength, athleticism, and power. He is great coming downhill stopping the run and with his range between the tackles and out in space. He is an explosive tackler that runs through ball carriers. He has good instincts with his presnap reads and made a lot of plays behind the line of scrimmage. One of his strengths you can’t tell from his film, is his ability to cover in the passing game. He has good technique and can stay with RB’s and TE’s. On offense, he showed another side with his lead blocking skills and being a threat in the passing game. He has the physical tools where he could be a nice fullback in the right Pro Style offense. We project him to be an inside linebacker. Group 5 with low Power 5 potential.