
#95 Nick Niemi
POSITION | DE/TE |
HEIGHT | 6-0 |
WEIGHT | 254 |
YEAR-LETTERS | Fr. |
HOMETOWN | Cloquet, Minn. (Cloquet HS) |
2019 (RS- Sr)
• Don Hansen All-America Honorable Mention
• Don Hansen All-Super Region Four First Team
• NSIC North Division All-Conference First Team Offense
Played 10 games for the Beavers... Helped drive the BSU offense to the league’s fourth-best scoring unit with 30.4 points per game while allowing the fewest sacks in the NSIC with 10... Part of BSU offense that ranked second in the NSIC with 434.3 total yards per game, third with 213.8 rushing yards per game and fourth with 232.5 passing yards per game.
2018 (RS-Jr)
• Don Hansen All-Super Region Four Third Team Offense
Appeared in 10 games for the Beavers... Part of an offensive line that helped BSU rank third in the NSIC with 38.2 points per game, fourth with 214.7 rushing yards per game and fifth with 393.9 total yards per game... Helped offense account for the sixth-fewest sacks in the league.
2017 (RS-So)
Appeared in 10 games for the Beavers.
2016 (RS-Fr)
Played in 5 games totaling 4 tackles on the season (2 solo, 2 assisted)... Recorded a career-high 2 solo tackles at U-Mary (Nov. 12).
2015 (Fr)
Redshirted
High School
A four-sport athlete, earning letters in football (3), hockey (2), track and field (2) and baseball (1)… As a senior, he led his team with 17.5 tackles for a loss… Charted 10 catches for 129 yards and two touchdowns as a tight end for the Lumberjacks… Was 4-for-5 in field goals, including a 40-yard game-winner in the section championship game…A two-time football all-conference recipient… All-section honoree in 2014… Named Sea Range Defensive Player of the Year for 2014 and to the Duluth News Tribune All-Area 2014 Defensive Team… Was a member of the Lumberjacks’ team that was a two-time state tournament team and Sea Range Conference Champions in 2014.
Personal
Born Dec. 19, 1996… Son of Daryl and Brenda Niemi… Undecided on major at BSU… Grandfather, Daryl Sr., played football at University of Minnesota Duluth and was a 1972 Duece Rasmussen Award Winner… Father, Daryl Jr., also played football at Minnesota Duluth as an offensive lineman.
Season Highs
Rushing Attempts: 2 at Minot State (11/16/19)
Rushing Yards: 1 at Minot State (11/16/19)
Total Tackles: 1, vs Winona State (10/19/19)
Solo Tackles: 1, vs Winona State (10/19/19)
Assisted Tackles:
Career Highs
Rushing Attempts: 2 at Minot State (11/16/19)
Rushing Yards: 1 at Minot State (11/16/19)
Total Tackles: 2, at University of Mary (10/1/16)
Solo Tackles: 2, at University of Mary (10/1/16)
Assisted Tackles: 1, vs Wayne State (9/17/16)