2018 (Senior): Productive defensive end appeared in 10 games and started six of them… earned OVC Defensive Player of the Week after posting five tackles, 2.0 TFL including a sack, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a pass break up against Tennessee State (Oct. 6)… led all Govs defensive linemen with 50 total tackles, finished tied for second with 3.5 sacks and third with 10.5 tackles for loss… he led the Govs with eight quarterback hurries… had six tackles, including 2.0 for loss and a sack against Tennessee Tech (Oct. 27)… posted a season-high seven tackles, including 1.0 for loss, against both Southeast Missouri (Oct. 13) and Murray State (Nov. 17)… had six tackles with 1.5 for loss and 0.5 sack against Eastern Kentucky (Nov. 3).
2017 (Junior): Appeared in 10 games, accumulating seven starts on the season... despite missing two games, finished second on the team in sacks with four, and third in tackles for loss with 8.5... racked up 30 total tackles on the year... in his first appearance of the season against Morehead State (Sept. 16), registered eight tackles, including 3.5 for loss and a sack... recorded two sacks in the season finale against Eastern Illinois... sacked UCF’s McKenzie Milton, the American Athletic Conference’s Offensive Player of the Year... recorded four tackles in games against UT Martin (Sept. 30) and Jacksonville State (Oct. 7).
Prior to Austin Peay: Recorded 15 tackles over two seasons at Missouri...One of eight true freshman who impressed the Mizzou coaches enough to see playing time in 2015...Tallied 12 tackles (five solo) with two tackles-for-loss and a pass break-up on the season...Had three two-tackle performances on the season with the first coming in the season-opener against SEMO, Sept. 5...Also tallied 1.5 tackles for loss in that game...Notched a pair of tackles at Georgia (Oct. 17) and vs. Mississippi State (Nov. 5)...A three-star recruit by Rivals, ESPN, 247Sports and Scout.com...First Team All-State, First Team All-Metro in St. Louis, who was named his conference's defensive player of the year in each of his final two seasons...Ranked as the No. 8 recruit in the state of Missouri by Scout.com and the top defensive line prospect in the state...In 2014, amassed 80 tackles, including 17 tackles for loss and 10 quarterback sacks...As a junior, he tallied 70 tackles, 4.5 sacks and four fumble recoveries...Ranked as the No. 69 defensive line recruit nationally by Scout.com as well.
Personal: Son of Shunda Nichols and Anthony Headd...born March 5.
