TWO-YEAR LETTERMAN - Moved to strong safety after playing last season at linebacker...sat out spring practice while recuperating from shoulder surgery but should be ready to go at the start of August camp...very familiar with the defensive scheme...strong, fast, and explosive with great football knowledge...came to the team as a recruited walk-on and has earned his way into scholarship status and a starting role.
2008 - Played in 10-of-11 games, missing the Stony Brook game in week 10 because of injury...made 10 starts at outside linebacker...ranked fourth on the team in tackles with 54 total stops, including 26 solo and 28 assists... fourth on the team in tackles-for-loss with five for -25 yards...had 26 tackles over a three-week stretch in conference when he posted a season-high nine tackles against both Gardner-Webb and Charleston Southern, including 1.5 tackles-for-loss for -10 yards against CSU...racked up eight tackles against Liberty and Ohio...had sacks against Saint Francis and Chowan...intercepted a pass to stop a scoring drive at William & Mary and returned it 15 yards...broke up two passes against both Saint Francis and Presbyterian, finishing the year with four, tying him for the team lead.
2007 - Started to see considerable action at mid-season and worked himself into some mid-season starts...started three consecutive games (Presbyterian, Gardner-Webb, and Coastal Carolina)...finished with 23 tackles...had four solos and two assists for six stops against Coastal Carolina...made six tackles including five assists and a pass break-up against The Citadel...made two tackles-for-loss for -4 yards.
2006 - Sustained an ankle injury and was sidelined the entire year.
HIGH SCHOOL - A graduate of Taylor High School in Katy, Texas.
PERSONAL - Full name is Mikyle Amir Nikmard...Mechanical Engineering major.
