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Braden Nicas

SS  •  RETIRED @ Age 34 (End of 2029 season)  •  Current Age: 40
5' 11", 193 lbs Draft: Round 3, Pick 21 (2020) Drafted By: Carolina Panthers College: Rice Player_ID: 608 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 - 0.0 0 0 2 0.0 10 157 2.8 109 353 - - 27 19 2 8 - -

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 - -

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 - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 6 2.2 4 20 - - 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 - -

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