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Braden Nicas

SS  •  RETIRED @ Age 34 (End of 2029 season)  •  Current Age: 51
5' 11", 193 lbs Draft: Round 3, Pick 21 (2020) Drafted By: Carolina Panthers Super Bowl trophy 1 Ring Yrs Pro: 10 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
2029 CAR 15 15 45 7.4 25 7 1.7 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 1 47 9.0 9 20 19.1 42.6 11 0 0 3 7.0 0.820
2028 CAR 15 15 105 14.1 25 20 5.5 0.0 0 0 1 0.2 1 45 8.1 8 50 17.8 100.0 7 2 0 2 6.6 0.850
2027 CAR 14 14 76 11.2 25 16 4.7 0.0 0 0 1 0.2 0 65 11.6 15 30 23.1 46.2 9 2 0 3 6.4 0.770
2026 CAR 16 16 100 13.1 36 - - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 1 - - 10 35 - - - 1 0 - 8.1 0.970
2025 CAR 16 16 90 12.5 36 - - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 1 - - 9 39 - - - 1 0 - 7.5 0.970
2024 CAR 16 16 111 13.7 33 - - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 1 - - 17 41 - - - 4 0 - 7.6 0.850
2023 CAR 11 11 59 13.8 27 - - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 - - 5 23 - - - 4 0 - 4.2 0.480
2022 CAR 16 16 120 15.4 40 - - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 - - 12 53 - - - 3 0 - 6.7 0.750
2021 CAR 14 14 88 12.4 23 - - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 3 - - 11 34 - - - 1 2 - 5.9 0.740
2020 CAR 16 16 103 14.2 39 - - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 2 - - 13 28 - - - 1 0 - 7.9 0.850
Career 149 149 897 12.8 309 43 1.1 0.0 0 0 2 0.0 10 157 2.8 109 353 69.4 100.0 27 19 2 8 68.1 8.050

Returns Stats

Yr Tm GP GS PR PR Yds Y/PRet PR TD PR TD% KR KR Yds Y/KRet KR TD KR TD% Pen RetAV NAV
2029 CAR 15 15 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 3 0.0 0.820
2028 CAR 15 15 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 2 0.0 0.850
2027 CAR 14 14 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 3 0.0 0.770
2026 CAR 16 16 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - - 0.0 0.970
2025 CAR 16 16 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - - 0.0 0.970
2024 CAR 16 16 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - - 0.0 0.850
2023 CAR 11 11 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - - 0.0 0.480
2022 CAR 16 16 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - - 0.0 0.750
2021 CAR 14 14 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - - 0.0 0.740
2020 CAR 16 16 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - - 0.0 0.850
Career 149 149 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 8 0.0 8.050
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
2027 CAR 1 1 7 10.4 0 1 - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 6 18.8 1 3 - - 3 0 0 0 - -
2026 CAR 1 1 4 22.2 0 - - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 - - 0 2 - - - 0 0 - - -
2025 CAR 3 3 16 12.2 7 - - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 - - 2 8 - - - 0 0 - - -
2021 CAR 3 3 21 13.0 4 - - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 - - 1 7 - - - 0 0 - - -
Career 8 8 48 12.6 11 1 0.5 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 6 2.2 4 20 66.7 100.0 3 0 0 0 - -

Returns Stats

Yr Tm GP GS PR PR Yds Y/PRet PR TD PR TD% KR KR Yds Y/KRet KR TD KR TD% Pen RetAV NAV
2027 CAR 1 1 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 - -
2026 CAR 1 1 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - - - -
2025 CAR 3 3 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - - - -
2021 CAR 3 3 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - - - -
Career 8 8 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 - -
Champion Super Bowl MVP

Salary Information

Year Salary Bonus Cap Cost Cap Percentage

Ratings History

Year Scout Type Age RD MM ZN BR PD PH IN PR KR EN ST Overall Potential
2020 Pre-Camp 25 98 100 96 46 52 73 51 0 0 83 76 78 78
2020 Post-Camp 25 86 100 100 44 50 70 62 0 0 73 60 74 74
2021 Pre-Camp 26 90 100 100 37 48 69 60 0 0 76 65 74 74
2021 Post-Camp 26 90 100 100 37 48 68 60 0 0 77 65 74 74
2022 Pre-Camp 27 89 100 100 37 48 68 60 0 0 76 64 74 74
2022 Post-Camp 27 100 82 80 57 40 63 47 0 0 100 92 74 74
2023 Pre-Camp 28 100 82 80 58 40 62 46 0 0 100 93 74 74
2023 Post-Camp 28 100 84 81 56 40 61 47 0 0 100 93 74 74
2024 Pre-Camp 29 100 82 80 57 40 61 46 0 0 100 93 74 74
2024 Post-Camp 29 100 83 76 56 41 55 40 0 0 100 93 73 73
2025 Pre-Camp 30 100 83 76 56 41 55 40 0 0 100 94 73 73
2025 Post-Camp 30 74 100 98 29 46 45 46 0 0 69 63 66 66
2026 Pre-Camp 31 74 100 98 29 46 46 46 0 0 68 62 66 66
2026 Post-Camp 31 68 100 95 26 43 39 43 0 0 62 62 62 62
2027 Pre-Camp 32 68 100 97 33 43 39 44 0 0 62 60 63 63
2027 Post-Camp 32 69 100 88 30 44 30 43 0 0 59 60 61 61
2028 Pre-Camp 33 67 100 71 30 44 30 43 0 0 56 59 58 58
2028 Post-Camp 33 61 100 72 22 36 28 41 0 0 56 59 55 55
2029 Pre-Camp 34 61 81 72 22 37 28 42 0 0 55 78 52 52
2029 Post-Camp 34 54 74 66 17 37 28 30 0 0 48 78 47 47

Transactions

Year Team Transaction
2021 Carolina Panthers changed primary position from FS
2022 Carolina Panthers signed a renegotiated contract: 4yrs, $17,930,000
2023 Carolina Panthers signed a renegotiated contract: 3yrs, $19,650,000
2025 Carolina Panthers signed a renegotiated contract: 3yrs, $26,600,000
2026 Carolina Panthers signed a renegotiated contract: 3yrs, $16,670,000
2028 Carolina Panthers signed a renegotiated contract: 2yrs, $14,520,000