Nicolas to play in 2016 Reese's Senior Bowl

December 1, 2015

He will become the 48th Hokie to participate in the event

Virginia Tech players in Senior Bowl (48)

1956 - Jim Locke, T
1960 - Carroll Dale, WR
1961 - Allen Whittier, T; Mike Zeno, G
1964 - Jake Adams, E
1965 - Bob Schweikert, B; Sonny Utz, B
1968 - Ken Barefoot, E
1985 - Joe Jones, TE
1992 - Eugene Chung, OL; John Granby, DB;
Will Furrer, QB; Damien Russell, DB
1994 - Tyrone Drakeford, DB; Jim Pyne, OL
1995 - Antonio Freeman, WR
1996 - J. C. Price, DL
1997 - Cornell Brown, DL; Jim Druckenmiller, QB;
Torrian Gray, DB; Jay Hagood, OL
1998 - Todd Washington, OL
1999 - Derek Smith, OL
2000 - Shayne Graham, K; Corey Moore, DL;
Nate Williams, DL
2001 - Cory Bird, DB
2003 - Anthony Davis, OL
2004 - Nathaniel Adibi, DL; Jake Grove, OL;
Ernest Wilford, WR
2005 - Jim Davis, DL; Vincent Fuller, DB;
Eric Green, DB
2006 - Cedric Humes, RB; Jonathan Lewis, DL;
Darryl Tapp, DL
2007 - David Clowney, WR; Nicholas Leeson, DS;
Aaron Rouse, DB
2008 - Xavier Adibi, LB; Chris Ellis, DL;
Eddie Royal, WR
2009 - Macho Harris, DB; Ryan Shuman, OL
2010 - Ed Wang, OL
2011 - Rashad Carmichael, DB
2015 - Dadi Nicolas, DE

MOBILE, Ala. – Virginia Tech redshirt-senior Dadi Nicolas has accepted his invitation to participate in the 2016 Reese’s Senior Bowl as announced by the organization this afternoon.

Nicolas will become the 48th Hokie to play in the event and the first one since defensive back Rashad Carmichael participated in the 2011 game.

The Delray Beach, Florida, product started 11 games for Tech this season and played in all 12. He has registered 40 tackles (19 solo) with 5.5 going for a loss, including one sack. Nicolas adds five quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries to his totals.

Nicolas was a second team All-ACC selection last year after a phenomenal 2014 season – 72 total tackles, 18.5 for loss, 9 sacks, 35 quarterback hurries. His numbers dipped a bit this year due to several hand injuries.

The Reese’s Senior Bowl will be held on Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 2:30 p.m. EST in Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. The game will be televised on the NFL Network.

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