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2017 Rams Football Roster

99 Nicholas Dheilly

  • Position Defensive Lineman
  • Ht./Wt. 6-4 / 210
  • Year 2nd
  • Hometown Regina, Sask.
  • Previous School Dr. Martin LeBoldus HS

Biography

(Action photo: Piper Sports Photography)

• 2017 Canada West All-Star
• 2016-17 University of Regina Male Rookie of the Year
• 2016 Canada West Rookie of the Year


UNIVERSITY OF REGINA 2018: Despite only entering his third season of U SPORTS eligibility, already ranks fourth on the school's all-time list in career sacks (10½) ... needs one sack to pass Sean Brimacombe for third, three to surpass Stan Van Sichem for second, and four to overtake Logan Brooks as the U of R's all-time leader.

UNIVERSITY OF REGINA 2017: Named a Canada West all-star ... finished second in Canada West with 6½ sacks, which tied the school record originally set by Akiem Hicks ... led the conference with 9½ tackles for loss and also tied for the Canada West lead with three forced fumbles ... played in seven of the team's eight conference games, finishing league play with 21½ tackles (17 solo, nine assisted), a pass breakup, and a fumble recovery ... 9½ tackles for loss were for a school single-season record of 58 yards ... three forced fumbles tie a school record shared by Craig Zimmer (2005), Aadon Fieger (2008), and Mason Rossler (2015) ... had a sack, forced fumble, and fumble recovery on the same play in the team's Week 5 win at Saskatchewan (Sept. 29) with just over two minutes to play, essentially sealing the road win for the Rams ... had two of his 6½ sacks in the team's Week 8 game at UBC (Oct. 28) ... became the first Rams player in seven years to register multiple sacks in a postseason game after collecting two in the team's Canada West semifinal game at UBC (Nov. 4) ... had six solo tackles and a total of three tackles for loss in that game against UBC.

UNIVERSITY OF REGINA 2016: Became the first player in Rams history to be named the Canada West Rookie of the Year ... got his first career start in the team's Week 4 win over Calgary and immediately broke out with a three-sack performance, only the fourth time a Rams player has collected at least three sacks in a U SPORTS game ... also had a sack in the team's Week 5 win over Saskatchewan ... was named the Canada West Defensive Player of the Week after collecting two tackles for loss and an interception in the Week 8 win at Manitoba ... finished the conference schedule with 17 solo tackles, 13 assisted tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, an interception, and a pass breakup as well as finishing in a tie for second in Canada West with four sacks ... started the last five Canada West games of the season at defensive tackle ... also started at defensive tackle in the team's Canada West semifinal against UBC and had one solo tackle and three assisted tackles, including one tackle for loss.

PERSONAL: Enrolled in the Faculty of Arts ... attended Dr. Martin LeBoldus HS in Regina before coming to the U of R ... won provincial championships with LeBoldus in 2013, 2014, and 2015 … was named the Schwann Conference Lineman of the Year and an all-star at both offensive line and defensive line in his Grade 12 season … ranked in the top third of CanadaFootballChat’s list of the top 100 high school players in the Class of 2016 ... won a silver medal with Team Saskatchewan Green at the 2014 Football Canada Cup in Saskatoon ... older brother of Rams receiver Noah Dheilly.
 

TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk qbh
2016 8 17 13 23.5 7.5 2 0 0 0 0
2017 7 17 9 21.5 9.5 1 3 1 0 0
TOTAL 15 34 22 45.0 17.0 3 3 1 0 0
 
SACKS g ua a total yards
2016 8 4 0 4.0 34
2017 7 6 1 6.5 50
TOTAL 15 10 1 10.5 84
 
INTERCEPTIONS g no. yards td long avg/r avg/g
2016 8 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
2017 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
TOTAL 15 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
 

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Historical Player Information

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