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Marc Nikaido

NT  •  RETIRED @ Age 29 (End of 2027 season)  •  Current Age: 48
6' 2", 304 lbs Draft: Round 7, Pick 13 (2021) Drafted By: New Orleans Saints Super Bowl trophy 1 Ring Yrs Pro: 7 Cap Cost: N/A

Defensive Stats

Yr Tm GP GS Tkl Tkl% Ast TFL TFL% Sk Hur QBkd PB PR% Int ThA ThA% PD PA PD% PA% BPA FF FR Pen DAV NAV
2025 NYJ 2 0 1 11.1 0 - - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 - - 0 0 - - - 0 0 - 0.8 0.000
2024 NOS 16 15 23 6.0 16 - - 2.0 2 1 1 1.4 0 - - 0 3 - - - 1 0 - 7.0 0.720
2023 NOS 14 7 15 4.4 2 - - 3.0 8 0 1 4.1 0 - - 0 4 - - - 1 0 - 4.5 0.330
2022 NOS 7 0 1 10.0 1 - - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 - - 0 0 - - - 0 0 - 0.7 0.000
2021 NOS 5 0 0 0.0 0 - - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 - - 0 0 - - - 0 0 - 1.0 0.000
Career 44 22 40 5.4 19 - - 5.0 10 1 2 2.5 0 - - 0 7 - - - 2 0 - 14.0 1.050
First-Team All-Pro Second-Team All-Pro Champion Postseason Honor

Defensive Stats

Yr Tm GP GS Tkl Tkl% Ast TFL TFL% Sk Hur QBkd PB PR% Int ThA ThA% PD PA PD% PA% BPA FF FR Pen DAV NAV
2025 NYJ 1 0 0 0.0 0 - - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 - - 0 0 - - - 0 0 - - -
2024 NOS 4 4 4 4.9 3 - - 0.0 1 0 0 1.1 0 - - 0 0 - - - 0 0 - - -
2023 NOS 4 4 9 7.8 3 - - 1.5 1 0 0 2.3 0 - - 1 1 - - - 0 0 - - -
Career 9 8 13 6.5 6 - - 1.5 2 0 0 1.7 0 - - 1 1 - - - 0 0 - - -
Champion Super Bowl MVP

Salary Information

Year Salary Bonus Cap Cost Cap Percentage

Ratings History

Year Scout Type Age RD PT PS MM ZN BR PD PH EN ST Overall Potential
2021 Pre-Camp 23 41 32 42 16 14 9 42 56 64 12 25 42
2021 Post-Camp 23 32 40 44 16 25 11 55 58 82 11 31 43
2022 Pre-Camp 24 32 39 44 16 26 11 55 58 83 11 32 43
2022 Post-Camp 24 53 56 46 29 17 11 74 55 73 51 32 55
2023 Pre-Camp 25 54 56 46 31 16 11 74 55 70 54 32 55
2023 Post-Camp 25 31 38 42 14 29 11 54 60 84 11 38 42
2024 Pre-Camp 26 38 38 42 16 29 12 54 60 87 11 45 45
2024 Post-Camp 26 29 44 44 7 5 1 71 48 54 18 40 40
2025 Pre-Camp 27 29 44 44 7 5 1 72 48 54 18 40 40
2025 Post-Camp 27 29 44 43 6 5 1 73 48 54 18 40 40
2026 Pre-Camp 28 28 44 43 6 5 1 74 47 54 19 39 39
2026 Post-Camp 28 20 25 34 2 4 1 48 36 68 11 31 31
2027 Pre-Camp 29 20 24 34 2 4 1 47 36 69 15 30 30
2027 Post-Camp 29 8 12 19 2 4 1 41 23 49 15 17 17

Transactions

Year Team Transaction
2024 New Orleans Saints signed a renegotiated contract: 2yrs, $4,400,000
2024 New Orleans Saints changed primary position from RDT
2025 New Orleans Saints released
2025 Seattle Seahawks signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,010,000
2025 Seattle Seahawks released
2025 Carolina Panthers signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,010,000
2025 Carolina Panthers released
2025 New York Jets signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,010,000
2026 Miami Dolphins signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,030,000
2026 Miami Dolphins released