The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2015 Football Roster
Roster
Tristan Nickelson
- Position:
- OT
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 304
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- League City, Texas
- High School:
- Clear Falls
- Major:
- Political Communication
A three-year offensive lineman who has played in 30 games with 12 starts … enrolled in the spring of 2015 after transferring from Navarro College … three-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (spring 2015, fall 2016, fall 2017) … ranked No. 150 JUCO nationally and No. 22 in Texas by 247Sports in 2014.
SENIOR (2017)
Played in all 13 games, making six starts (Maryland, San Jose State, at USC, at Iowa State, at TCU, Kansas) ... started at right tackle for the Longhorns against Maryland ... helped the offense to 473 total yards, including 375 through the air ... started at right tackle in a 56-0 win over San Jose Staet during week two ... helped Texas' offense to 623 total yards (15th school history) and 406 rushing yards ... started at right guard against No. 4/4 USC but slid over to left tackle after an injury to Connor Williams ... started at left tackle in place of the injured Connor Williams in the Longhorns' 17-7 win at Iowa State ... played primarily on special teams in the Longhorns' 40-34 double-overtime win against Kansas State and also in the AT&T Red River Showdown against Oklahoma ... played against Oklahoma State, primarily in special teams ... played in the Horns' 38-7 victory at Baylor ... started at left tackle in the Longhorns' loss at No. 10/12 TCU ... started at left tackle in the Longhorns' 42-27 win over Kansas ... played primarily on special teams in the Longhorns' 28-14 win at No. 24/25 West Virginia ... played on special teams against Texas Tech ... helped the Longhorns to a 33-16 victory in the Texas Bowl against Missouri.
JUNIOR (2016)
Played in eight games and started three (Iowa State, Kansas State, Baylor) ... made his season debut against Oklahoma after battling an injury to begin the season ... inserted at right tackle following an injury ... helped the offense to 245 passing yards and 180 rushing yards ... helped lead offense to 27 second-half points in the game ... started at right tackle against Iowa State ... offense totaled 505 yards (296 pass, 209 rush) and 24 second-half points for the victory ... at Kansas State, offense recorded 344 total yards ... offense accrued 548 total yards in 35-34 win over No. 8 Baylor ... passed for 291 yards and rushed for 257 ...
SOPHOMORE (2015)
Played in the last nine game of his first year with three starts following a transfer … started against Oklahoma and Texas Tech at right tackle, while starting at left guard against Kansas … helped block for a rushing attack that ranked 18th in the nation and third in the Big 12 with 224.8 yards per game, including 263.0 ypg in the last seven … the offense also ranked 26th in the nation in red zone efficiency (.882) … part of an offense that was just the fourth at Texas since 1950 to record three games with six rushing TDs in a season … helped the offense rush for an Oklahoma opponent season-high of 313 yards and was part of a line that earned team offensive MVP honors for the game … helped the offense to matching 299-yard rushing and passing marks for 598 yards total with six rushing TDs against Kansas, while allowing just one sack … helped the offense post 277 rushing yards at West Virginia … helped the offense record 403 yards and six TDs on the ground versus Texas Tech, marking just the seventh 400-yard rushing game by Texas since 1980.
BEFORE TEXAS
Transfer from Navarro College … spent one season at Fork Union Military Academy after playing at Clear Falls High School in League City, Texas … named honorable mention All-Southwest Junior College Football Conference (SWJCFC) in 2014 … ranked No. 150 JUCO nationally and No. 22 in Texas by 247Sports … helped Navarro to a 7-3 record, including wins in four of its last five games and a SWJCFC playoff appearance in 2014 … part of a line that paved the way for a Navarro offense that led the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) in rushing with 335.1 ypg while averaging 6.5 ypc, and ranked third in total offense (612.3 ypg) and fifth in scoring offense (52.8 ppg) … aided a Bulldogs offense that totaled 600 or more yards of offense in six games, rushed for 300-plus yards in seven contests and scored 50 or more points seven times in 10 games … helped the offense rush for 323 yards as part of 600 total yards in a 48-21 win over Cisco … helped block for a season-high 531 rushing yards en route to 731 total yards in a 62-14 win versus Texas A&T … aided the offense in registering a season-high 432 passing yards with 251 rushing yards in a 66-20 win against Arkansas Baptist … helped the offense to a season-high 747 total yards, including 405 passing yards and 342 rushing yards in a 65-30 win over Northeastern Oklahoma A&M … helped the offense rush for 485 yards in a 66-43 win over Blinn … helped the offense tally 674 total yards with 368 rushing yards and 306 passing yards in a 70-52 playoff defeat against Tyler, a team Navarro defeated in the regular season two weeks earlier … attended Fork Union Military Academy in 2013 … selected to play in the inaugural 2013 Football University International All-Star Game in San Antonio and was named a USA Academic All-American … attended Clear Falls High School in League City, Texas, which had varsity football for the first time in 2012 … began his prep career at Clear Spring High School in League City … held a 3.67 GPA in high school and was a four-year honor roll member … also played basketball as a senior and wrestled as a sophomore and junior.
PERSONAL
Father, Ron, lettered as an offensive lineman at TCU in 1985 … mother, Pam, played volleyball at Texas A&M … three-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll ... majoring in political communication.
