Fernando Sanabria Nieves - Defiance College

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99 Fernando Sanabria Nieves

Height:

5-10
Weight:

330
Hometown:

Columbus, Ohio
Position:

DL
Year:

Jr.
High School:

Briggs

gp

10
tk

12.0
sac

0.0
int

0
ffum

0

Bio

Junior (2024)

Started nine games at defensive tackles and made 12 tackles

Sophomore (2023)

Started eight games at nose tackles and made 17 stops

Freshman (2022)

Played in four games
Recorded four total tackles
Had one sack and 1.5 tackles for loss

Personal

Majoring in social work
Also a member of the DC Esports team
Son of Lydia and Tiffiny Nieves
Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
2021 graduate of Briggs High School in Columbus
Also attended West High School in Wisconsin
Earned four varsity letters in each football and wrestling and was on the honor roll as a junior and senior

Player statistics

	Overall	Conference
Solo tackles	6	-
Assists	6	-
Tackles	12.0	0.0
Tackles per game	1.2	-
Sacks	0.0	-
Sack yards	0	-
Interceptions	0	-
Returned for touchdown	-	-
Fumble recoveries	0	-
Fumble return TDs	-	-
Tackle for loss	1.0	0.0
Tackle for loss yards	6	-

Recent results

Recent Games
Date	Opponent	Result
Oct 12	at #20 Saint Xavier (IL)	L, 45-14
Oct 19	at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)	L, 29-25
Oct 26	Madonna	W, 55-27
Nov 2	at Taylor (IN)	L, 63-12
Nov 9	Hanover (Ind.)	L, 31-7
Nov 16	at Bluffton	W, 23-21

Game Log - Defense
Date	Opponent	Score	comp	att	pct	yds	y/a	td	int	sac	yds
Sep 7	at #RV Concordia (MI)	L, 34-10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 14	at Saint Francis (IN)	L, 64-36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 21	Judson (IL)	W, 38-20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 28	Siena Heights	L, 52-7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 5	Manchester (Ind.)	W, 35-3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 12	at #20 Saint Xavier (IL)	L, 45-14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 19	at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)	L, 29-25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 26	Madonna	W, 55-27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 2	at Taylor (IN)	L, 63-12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 9	Hanover (Ind.)	L, 31-7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 16	at Bluffton	W, 23-21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Game Log - Defense
Date	Opponent	Score	rush	yds	y/a	lng	td	fum	lost
Sep 7	at #RV Concordia (MI)	L, 34-10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 14	at Saint Francis (IN)	L, 64-36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 21	Judson (IL)	W, 38-20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 28	Siena Heights	L, 52-7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 5	Manchester (Ind.)	W, 35-3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 12	at #20 Saint Xavier (IL)	L, 45-14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 19	at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)	L, 29-25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 26	Madonna	W, 55-27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 2	at Taylor (IN)	L, 63-12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 9	Hanover (Ind.)	L, 31-7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 16	at Bluffton	W, 23-21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Game Log - Defense
Date	Opponent	Score	rec	yds	y/r	lng	td	fum	lost
Sep 7	at #RV Concordia (MI)	L, 34-10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 14	at Saint Francis (IN)	L, 64-36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 21	Judson (IL)	W, 38-20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 28	Siena Heights	L, 52-7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 5	Manchester (Ind.)	W, 35-3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 12	at #20 Saint Xavier (IL)	L, 45-14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 19	at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)	L, 29-25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 26	Madonna	W, 55-27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 2	at Taylor (IN)	L, 63-12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 9	Hanover (Ind.)	L, 31-7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 16	at Bluffton	W, 23-21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Game Log - Defense
Date	Opponent	Score	fgm	fga	lng	xpm	xpa	pts
Sep 7	at #RV Concordia (MI)	L, 34-10	-	-	-	-	-	0
Sep 14	at Saint Francis (IN)	L, 64-36	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 21	Judson (IL)	W, 38-20	-	-	-	-	-	0
Sep 28	Siena Heights	L, 52-7	-	-	-	-	-	0
Oct 5	Manchester (Ind.)	W, 35-3	-	-	-	-	-	0
Oct 12	at #20 Saint Xavier (IL)	L, 45-14	-	-	-	-	-	0
Oct 19	at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)	L, 29-25	-	-	-	-	-	0
Oct 26	Madonna	W, 55-27	-	-	-	-	-	0
Nov 2	at Taylor (IN)	L, 63-12	-	-	-	-	-	0
Nov 9	Hanover (Ind.)	L, 31-7	-	-	-	-	-	0
Nov 16	at Bluffton	W, 23-21	-	-	-	-	-	0

Game Log - Defense
Date	Opponent	Score	punt	yds	avg	long	in20	fc	tb	blk
Sep 7	at #RV Concordia (MI)	L, 34-10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 14	at Saint Francis (IN)	L, 64-36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 21	Judson (IL)	W, 38-20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 28	Siena Heights	L, 52-7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 5	Manchester (Ind.)	W, 35-3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 12	at #20 Saint Xavier (IL)	L, 45-14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 19	at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)	L, 29-25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 26	Madonna	W, 55-27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 2	at Taylor (IN)	L, 63-12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 9	Hanover (Ind.)	L, 31-7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 16	at Bluffton	W, 23-21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Game Log - Defense
Date	Opponent	Score	kr	yds	avg	lng	td	pr	yds	avg	lng	td
Sep 7	at #RV Concordia (MI)	L, 34-10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 14	at Saint Francis (IN)	L, 64-36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 21	Judson (IL)	W, 38-20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 28	Siena Heights	L, 52-7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 5	Manchester (Ind.)	W, 35-3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 12	at #20 Saint Xavier (IL)	L, 45-14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 19	at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)	L, 29-25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 26	Madonna	W, 55-27	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 2	at Taylor (IN)	L, 63-12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 9	Hanover (Ind.)	L, 31-7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 16	at Bluffton	W, 23-21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Game Log - Defense
Date	Opponent	Score	gp	rush	rcv	pr	kr	yds
Sep 7	at #RV Concordia (MI)	L, 34-10	1	-	-	-	-	0
Sep 14	at Saint Francis (IN)	L, 64-36	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 21	Judson (IL)	W, 38-20	1	-	-	-	-	0
Sep 28	Siena Heights	L, 52-7	1	-	-	-	-	0
Oct 5	Manchester (Ind.)	W, 35-3	1	-	-	-	-	0
Oct 12	at #20 Saint Xavier (IL)	L, 45-14	1	-	-	-	-	0
Oct 19	at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)	L, 29-25	1	-	-	-	-	0
Oct 26	Madonna	W, 55-27	1	-	-	-	-	0
Nov 2	at Taylor (IN)	L, 63-12	1	-	-	-	-	0
Nov 9	Hanover (Ind.)	L, 31-7	1	-	-	-	-	0
Nov 16	at Bluffton	W, 23-21	1	-	-	-	-	0

Game Log - Defense
Date	Opponent	Score	pts	rush	rec	kr	pr	int	fum	xpm	fgm	saf	misc	2pt
Sep 7	at #RV Concordia (MI)	L, 34-10	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-
Sep 14	at Saint Francis (IN)	L, 64-36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 21	Judson (IL)	W, 38-20	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-
Sep 28	Siena Heights	L, 52-7	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-
Oct 5	Manchester (Ind.)	W, 35-3	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-
Oct 12	at #20 Saint Xavier (IL)	L, 45-14	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-
Oct 19	at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)	L, 29-25	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	-
Oct 26	Madonna	W, 55-27	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-
Nov 2	at Taylor (IN)	L, 63-12	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-
Nov 9	Hanover (Ind.)	L, 31-7	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-
Nov 16	at Bluffton	W, 23-21	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	-

Game Log - Defense
Date	Opponent	Score	tack	ast	tot	sack	lost	tfl	yds	ff	fr	td	int	yds	td	brup	blk	saf
Sep 7	at #RV Concordia (MI)	L, 34-10	0	2	2.0	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 14	at Saint Francis (IN)	L, 64-36	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 21	Judson (IL)	W, 38-20	-	-	0.0	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sep 28	Siena Heights	L, 52-7	-	-	0.0	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 5	Manchester (Ind.)	W, 35-3	0	1	1.0	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 12	at #20 Saint Xavier (IL)	L, 45-14	2	2	4.0	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 19	at Rose-Hulman (Ind.)	L, 29-25	1	0	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	-	0	0	-	0	0	0
Oct 26	Madonna	W, 55-27	-	-	0.0	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 2	at Taylor (IN)	L, 63-12	2	0	2.0	-	-	1.0	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 9	Hanover (Ind.)	L, 31-7	-	-	0.0	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nov 16	at Bluffton	W, 23-21	1	1	2.0	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career Stats - Passing
Statistic	gp	comp	att	pct	yds	y/g	y/a	td	int	lg	effic
2022-23	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2023-24	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2024-25	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2025-26	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
Total	31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0

Career Stats - Rushing
Statistic	gp	rush	yds	y/g	avg	td	lg	fum	lost
2022-23	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023-24	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2024-25	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-26	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career Stats - Receiving
Statistic	gp	rec	rec/g	yds	y/g	avg	td	lg
2022-23	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023-24	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2024-25	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-26	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career Stats - Kicking
Statistic	gp	fgm	fga	pct	lg	xpm	xpa	pct	pts
2022-23	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
2023-24	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
2024-25	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
2025-26	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Total	31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0

Career Stats - Punting
Statistic	gp	punt	yds	avg	lg	in20	fc	tb	blk
2022-23	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023-24	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2024-25	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-26	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career Stats - Returns
Statistic	kr	yds	avg	td	lg	pr	yds	avg	td	lg
2022-23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023-24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2024-25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career Stats - All-Purpose
Statistic	gp	rush	rcv	pr	kr	yds	ypg
2022-23	4	-	-	-	-	0	.0
2023-24	9	-	-	-	-	0	.0
2024-25	10	-	-	-	-	0	.0
2025-26	8	-	-	-	-	0	.0
Total	31	-	-	-	-	0	.0

Career Stats - Scoring
Statistic	pts	pts/g	rush	rec	kr	pr	int	fum	xpm	fgm	2pt	misc
2022-23	0	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
2023-24	0	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
2024-25	0	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
2025-26	0	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Total	0	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0

Career Stats - Defense
Statistic	gp	tkl	ast	tot	tkl/g	sck	yds	tfl	yds	ff	fr	yds	int	yds	brup	blk
2022-23	4	2	2	4.0	1.0	1.0	8	1.5	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023-24	9	4	13	17.0	1.9	0.0	0	0.5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2024-25	10	6	6	12.0	1.2	0.0	0	1.0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2025-26	8	1	3	4.0	.5	0.5	3	2.0	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	31	13	24	37.0	1.2	1.5	11	5.0	22	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Split Stats - Passing
Statistic	gp	comp	att	pct	yds	y/g	y/a	td	int	lg	effic
Event
Total	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
Conference	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
Location
Home	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
Away	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
Result
Wins	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
Losses	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
Month
September	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
October	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
November	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0

Split Stats - Rushing
Statistic	gp	rush	yds	y/g	avg	td	lg	fum	lost
Event
Total	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Conference	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Away	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result
Wins	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Losses	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Month
September	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
October	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
November	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Split Stats - Receiving
Statistic	gp	rec	rec/g	yds	y/g	avg	td	lg
Event
Total	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Conference	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Away	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result
Wins	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Losses	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Month
September	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
October	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
November	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Split Stats - Kicking
Statistic	gp	fgm	fga	pct	lg	xpm	xpa	pct	pts
Event
Total	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Conference	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Location
Home	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Away	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Result
Wins	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Losses	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Month
September	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
October	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
November	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0

Split Stats - Punting
Statistic	gp	punt	yds	avg	lg	in20	fc	tb	blk
Event
Total	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Conference	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Away	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result
Wins	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Losses	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Month
September	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
October	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
November	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Split Stats - Returns
Statistic	kr	yds	avg	td	lg	pr	yds	avg	td	lg
Event
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Conference	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Away	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result
Wins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Losses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Month
September	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
October	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
November	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Split Stats - All-Purpose
Statistic	gp	rush	rcv	pr	kr	yds	ypg
Event
Total	10	-	-	-	-	0	.0
Conference	-	-	-	-	-	0	-
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	0	-
Location
Home	5	-	-	-	-	0	.0
Away	5	-	-	-	-	0	.0
Neutral	-	-	-	-	-	0	-
Result
Wins	4	-	-	-	-	0	.0
Losses	6	-	-	-	-	0	.0
Month
September	3	-	-	-	-	0	.0
October	4	-	-	-	-	0	.0
November	3	-	-	-	-	0	.0

Split Stats - Scoring
Statistic	pts	pts/g	rush	rec	kr	pr	int	fum	xpm	fgm	2pt	misc
Event
Total	0	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Conference	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Exhibition	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Location
Home	0	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Away	0	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Neutral	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Result
Wins	0	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Losses	0	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Month
September	0	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
October	0	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
November	0	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0

Split Stats - Defense
Statistic	gp	tkl	ast	tot	tkl/g	sck	yds	tfl	yds	ff	fr	yds	int	yds	brup	blk
Event
Total	10	6	6	12.0	1.2	0.0	0	1.0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Conference	-	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Exhibition	-	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	5	0	1	1.0	.2	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Away	5	6	5	11.0	2.2	0.0	0	1.0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Neutral	-	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Result
Wins	4	1	2	3.0	.8	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Losses	6	5	4	9.0	1.5	0.0	0	1.0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Month
September	3	0	2	2.0	.7	-	-	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
October	4	3	3	6.0	1.5	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
November	3	3	1	4.0	1.3	-	-	1.0	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-