Phillip Nichols

Career: Fifth in program history with 2,818 career receiving yards...second in program history with 4,718 all-purpose yards...caught 195 passes for 2,818 yards and 22 touchdowns...averaged 107.2 all-purpose yards per game over 44 career games...averaged 10.4 yards on 119 career punt returns with two touchdowns.

2016: D3football.com Team of the Week honoree on Sept. 20...started all 13 games, catching 29 passes for 504 yards and a touchdown...returned 16 kickoffs for 314 yards and 35 punts for 366 yards and a touchdown...caught four passes for 105 yards and a touchdown in his collegiate debut on Sept. 3...recorded 235 all purpose yards including a 70-yard punt return for a touchdown at Carthage on Sept. 17...caught 10 passes for 133 yards at Illinois Wesleyan on Oct. 1.

2017: First Team All-CCIW selection...set school records for single game and single season punt returns...recorded 1,0003 all-purpose yards including 467 yards receiving on 40 catches and six touchdowns...returned 37 punts for 462 yards and a touchdown...caught eight passes for 99 yards and two touchdowns against North Park on Oct. 21...caught eight passes for 94 yards and three touchdowns at Millikin on Oct. 7.

2018: First Team All-CCIW selection as a returner and Second Team All-CCIW selection as a wide receiver...started all 10 games, catching 63 passes for 888 yards and four touchdowns and rushing for a touchdown...averaged 9.0 yards on 23 punt returns and 19.3 yards on 13 kickoff returns...finished with 1,358 all-purpose yards...caught 12 passes for 172 yards and a touchdown at WashU on Oct. 13...had nine catches for 128 yards and two touchdowns at Carthage on Nov. 3...caught nine passes for 121 yards at North Central on Sept. 29.

2019: Second Team All-CCIW selection...D3football.com Team of the Week on Oct. 8...CCIW Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 6...started 11 games, catching 63 passes for 959 yards and 11 touchdowns and averaging over eight yards per return on 24 punt returns...caught 10 passes for 207 yards and three touchdowns in a win over North Central on Oct. 5...caught six passes for 111 yards and two scores in a win over Millikin on Sept. 28...caught six passes for 100 yards and three touchdowns in a First Round playoff win over Martin Luther on Nov. 23.

High school: A three-time All-Region honoree at Christian Academy of Knoxville...spent three seasons as a starter in his high school career...also competed in soccer and wrestling...mission trips to Canada and Brazil.

Major: Biology