Defensive Back

Nikai Martinez

MICHMichigan State
2026 · FBS · Big Ten · GR
Nikai Martinez finished 2026 rated 1311 (7.6 / 10) as a college defensive back at Michigan State, over 47 rated games 2022–2026.
2026 Michigan State teammates
Jordan HallLB · 1380Cam EdwardsRB · 1363Charles BrantleyCB · 1340Devin VaughtS · 1338Dion CrawfordLB · 1329Alessio MilivojevicQB · 1326
2026 Defensive Back boardFull board →
#576Nahzier Booker1311#577Cayman Spaulding1311#579Nikai Martinez1311#581Taylor Wein1311
+2σ+1σavg−1σ20222023202420252026UCF→ Michigan St.SC_2022 09/01 vs South Carolina State — 1305FAU2022 09/17 vs Florida Atlantic — 1300GAT2022 09/24 vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets — 1297SMU2022 10/05 vs SMU — 1294TEM2022 10/13 vs Temple — 1289E_C2022 10/22 vs East Carolina — 1286CIN2022 10/29 vs Cincinnati — 1283MEM2022 11/05 vs Memphis — 1280TUL2022 11/12 vs Tulane — 1277NAV2022 11/19 vs Navy — 1274USF2022 11/26 vs South Florida — 1271TUL2022 12/03 vs Tulane — 1268DUK2022 12/28 vs Duke — 1265KEN2023 08/31 vs Kent State — 1262BOI2023 09/09 vs Boise St. — 1261NOV2023 09/16 vs Villanova Wildcats — 1280KAN2023 09/23 vs Kansas St. — 1266BAY2023 09/30 vs Baylor Bears — 1269KAN2023 10/07 vs Kansas Jayhawks — 1268OKL2023 10/21 vs Oklahoma — 1274WVU2023 10/28 vs West Virginia Mountaineers — 1276CIN2023 11/04 vs Cincinnati Bearcats — 1293OKL2023 11/11 vs Oklahoma St. — 1280TXT2023 11/18 vs Texas Tech Red Raiders — 1300HOU2023 11/25 vs Houston Cougars — 1288GAT2023 12/22 vs Georgia Tech — 1287FAU2024 08/30 vs Fla. Atlantic — 1301MD2024 09/07 vs Maryland — 1300BC2024 09/21 vs Boston College — 1298OHI2024 09/28 vs Ohio St. — 1301ORE2024 10/04 vs Oregon — 1305IOW2024 10/19 vs Iowa — 1307MIC2024 10/26 vs Michigan — 1306IND2024 11/02 vs Indiana — 1307ILL2024 11/16 vs Illinois — 1305PUR2024 11/22 vs Purdue — 1307RUT2024 11/30 vs Rutgers — 1305YSU2025 09/13 vs Youngstown St. — 1302USC2025 09/20 vs USC — 1307MIC2025 10/25 vs Michigan — 1309MIN2025 11/01 vs Minnesota — 1310TOL2026 09/04 vs Toledo — 1308E_M2026 09/12 vs Eastern Mich. — 1307N_D2026 09/19 vs Notre Dame — 1309NEB2026 09/26 vs Nebraska — 1310WIS2026 10/03 vs Wisconsin — 1308ILL2026 10/10 vs Illinois — 1311OVERALL7.6
Defensive Back spider
Tkl 8.2TFL 4.2Sack 3.4INT 10FF 5.0PD 3.6
Physical trend
20222023HT inWT lb
5′ 11″   170 lbs

Career statistics

SeasonGTOTSOLOTFLSACKINTPDFFQBH
2022132117000000
2023135440003000
2024115130202001
202542417000000
202662512000011
Career47175116205012

Defense production

SeasonGTOTSOLOTFLSACKINTPDFFQBH
2022132117000000
2023135440003000
2024115130202001
202542417000000
202662512000011
Career47175116205012

Defense production

SeasonGTOTSOLOTFLSACKINTPDFFQBH
2022132117000000
2023135440003000
2024115130202001
202542417000000
202662512000011
Career47175116205012

Game log

DateOpponentTOTTFLSACKINTPDRating
2026 · Michigan St.
10/10ILLIllinois900001311
10/03WISCWisconsin200001308
09/26NEBNebraska400001310
09/19N_DANotre Dame400001309
09/12E_MIEastern Mich.500001307
09/04TOLEToledo100001308
2025 · Michigan St.
11/01MINNMinnesota1000001310
10/25MICHMichigan500001309
09/20USCSouthern California700001307
09/13YSUYoungstown St.200001302
2024 · Michigan St.
11/30RUTGRutgers400001305
11/22PURDPurdue510001307
11/16ILLIllinois300001305
11/02INDIndiana500001307
10/26MICHMichigan310001306
10/19IOWAIowa600101307
10/04OREGOregon700001305
09/28OHIOOhio St.500001301
09/21BCBoston College300001298
09/07MDMaryland400001300
08/30FAUFlorida Atlantic600101301
2023 · UCF
12/22GATEGeorgia Tech400001287
11/25HOUHouston300001288
11/18TXTETexas Tech600101300
11/11OKLAOklahoma St.400001280
11/04CINCCincinnati400101293
10/28WVUWest Virginia500001276
10/21OKLAOklahoma600001274
10/07KANSKansas400001268
09/30BAYLBaylor500001269
09/23KAN_Kansas St.600001266
09/16NOVAVillanova200101280
09/09BOISBoise St.300001261
08/31KENTKent St.200001262
2022 · UCF
12/28DUKEDuke200001265
12/03TULATulane100001268
11/26USFSouth Fla.300001271
11/19NAVYNavy100001274
11/12TULATulane200001277
11/05MEMMemphis100001280
10/29CINCCincinnati100001283
10/22E_CAEast Carolina100001286
10/13TEMPTemple300001289
10/05SMUSMU100001294
09/24GATEGeorgia Tech200001297
09/17FAUFlorida Atlantic100001300
09/01SC_SSouth Carolina St.200001305

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