AWARDS:
- Hula Bowl All-Star Game participant (2022)
- Second-Team All-Mountain West (2020)
- Named the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week (10/31/20)
- Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week (10/31/20)
- Manning Award Star of the Week (10/31/20)
- Davey O'Brien Award Great 8 honoree (10/31/20)
2021:
- One of five team captains
- Played in seven games and started six times for the Spartans
- Started the first four games of the season and the last two contests
- Posted a pair of 300-yard passing games with a season-high 394 yards and four touchdowns in the 45-14 opening game win over Southern Utah (8/28)
- His 223.32 passing efficiency rating in the Southern Utah game ranks as No. 9 on the San José State single-game list
- 308 passing yards at Southern California (9/4)
- Missed five consecutive games due to an injury at Western Michigan (9/24)
- Returned to action in a reserve role at Nevada (11/6) and threw three touchdown
- Finished the year completing 51.6 percent of his passes for 1,645 yards with seven interceptions and nine touchdowns.
2020:
- Led the Spartans to an undefeated regular season, their first Mountain West Championship title and first ranking in the final Associated Press poll since 2012 at #24
- Semifinalist for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award
- Named to the Davey O'Brien Quarterback Award Class of 2020
- Started all eight games, throwing for 2,174 yards and 17 touchdowns
- Named Offensive MVP of the Mountain West championship game after throwing for 453 yards and three touchdowns
- Ranked 19th nationally with 271.8 passing yards per game
- Ranked 23rd nationally with a 152.6 passing efficiency
- His touchdown and passing yard totals were second in the Mountain West and 30th nationally ... Averaged 8.56 yards per passing attempt to rank 21st nationally
- Completed 34-of-47 passes for 467 yards and five touchdowns against New Mexico (10/31)
- Completed multiple touchdown passes in six of eight games
- Ranked 32nd nationally with a 64.2 completion percentage
- Completion percentage ranks No. 5 on the San José State single season list
- Longest completion of the season was a 69-yard touchdown against New Mexico (10/31).
ARKANSAS (2019):
- Played in eight games and started five
- Razorbacks’ leading passer in 2019, completing 96-of-179 attempts for 1,152 yards and seven touchdowns
- Saw action in the season opener against Portland State (8/31), going 4-for-5 for 48 yards in relief … Took over after halftime at Ole Miss (9/7), quickly racking up 201 yards and a touchdown 17-of-24 passing
- Led the Hogs to a 55-34 victory over Colorado State (9/14) behind 305 yards and three passing touchdowns after going 20-for-35 through the air
- His three TDs were the most by an Arkansas QB since Ty Storey’s three against Eastern Illinois on Sept. 1, 2018
- Followed the performance with 356 passing yards and three touchdowns against San Jose State the following week (28-of-50)
- Became the first Arkansas quarterback since Ryan Mallett in 2010 to throw for 300+ yards and three touchdowns in back-to-back games
- Threw for 109 yards on 12-of-17 passing vs. #23-Texas A&M Aggies (9/28) before leaving the game with injury
- Returned two weeks later at Kentucky (10/12) completing 7-for-19 for 41 yards
- Also started at Alabama (10/26), going 5-of-19 for 58 yards in the first half
- Appeared as a back-up at LSU (11/23), completing three passes for 34 yards.
TEXAS A&M (2018):
- Appeared in five games, completing 15-of-22 passes for 169 yards and a touchdown
- Completed five passes on eight attempts for 63 yards and a touchdown in the season-opener against Northwestern State
- Threw for 39 yards on three attempts versus ULM
- Went 7-for-11 for 67 yards against #1-Alabama.
TEXAS A&M (2017):
- Made seven appearances and started in five games after suffering an injury in the third quarter of the season opener at UCLA
- Threw for 1,793 yards and 14 TDs on 123-of-205 passing
- Four touchdown passes and 416 yards against New Mexico
- Completed 19 passes for 272 yards and a touchdown at Ole Miss
- Closed out the regular season with 227 yards and two touchdowns at LSU
- Threw for 184 yards and two touchdowns against Auburn
- Set the Texas A&M bowl game record throwing for 499 yards against Wake Forest by connecting on 42-of-63 passes for four touchdowns
- Set the freshman record for attempts, completions and passing yards for a single game
- Scored his first major college touchdown on a 1-yard run in a 31-24 comeback win over Ole Miss (11/18).
AT TEXAS A&M (2016):
- Redshirt season
HIGH SCHOOL: A graduate of Liberty Christian High in Argyle, Texas(Coach Barton Hundley) … Threw for 4,745 yards and 48 touchdowns in three varsity seasons… 3,091 yards and 29 TDs as a senior …Quarterback coach at Liberty Christian High was former San Jose State signal. caller Matt Faulkner, the Spartans' starter in 2011... Played for Southlake (Texas) Carroll High his freshman year … 2015 TAPPS Division 1 All-District honorable mention.
MORE ON NICK: Was enrolled in the San Jose State University justice studies graduate program... A 2019 graduate of Texas A&M University… Majored in university studies with a concentration in business… Was a camp counselor with former San Jose State quarterback Josh Love at one of Spartan alum Steve Clarkson’s Quarterback Retreats… First played organized football as a third grader while living in New Orleans… Was an offensive guard and a defensive end before getting the opportunity to play quarterback… Played for the USA Football’s National Team in 2016... He is a native of Pittsburgh, Pa.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Passing | G/S | PC | PA | INT | Pct. | Yds. | TD | LG |
| 2016...Redshirt | ||||||||
| 2017...FR (Texas A&M) | 7/5 | 123 | 205 | 6 | 60.0 | 1,793 | 14 | |
| 2018...SO (Texas A&M) | 5/0 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 68.2 | 169 | 1 | |
| 2019...Grad (Arkansas) | 8/5 | 96 | 179 | 10 | 53.6 | 1,152 | 7 | |
| 2020...Grad (San José State) |
8/8 | 163 | 254 | 7 | 64.2 | 2,174 | 17 | |
| 2021...Grad (San José State) |
7/6 | 128 | 248 | 7 | 51.6 | 1,645 | 9 | |
| San José State career | 15/14 | 291 | 502 | 14 | 57.9 | 3,819 | 26 | |
| Career | 35/24 | 525 | 908 | 30 | 60.2 | 6,933 | 48 |
| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | TD | LG |
| 2017...FR | 12 | -42 | -3.5 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018...SO | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | -6 |
| 2019...Grad | 6 | -16 | -2.7 | 0 | 8 |
| 2020...Grad | 13 | -40 | -3.1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021...Grad | 15 | -81 | -5.4 | 1 | 2 |
| Career | 47 | -185 | -3.9 | 2 | 8 |