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Jersey Number 18
Nigel Warrior
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 186
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- College Park, Ga.
- High School:
- Peachtree Ridge
Bio
A three-year starter and a four-year contributor at safety for the Vols, finishing with 239 tackles and five interceptions over 49 career games ... He was at his best as a senior in 2019, collecting All-SEC First Team honors, totaling 70 tackles and tying for the SEC lead in the regular season with four interceptions.
CAREER HONORS
2019 PFF College All-America Team (Honorable Mention)
2019 All-SEC First Team (Associated Press)
2019 All-SEC Second Team (Coaches)
2019 PFF College All-SEC Second Team
2019 Preseason All-SEC Third Team (Coaches)
PFF College SEC Defensive Team of the Week (10/28/19)
PFF College SEC Defensive Team of the Week (10/14/19)
PFF College National & SEC Defensive Team of the Week (9/16/19)
2018 Bednarik Award Watch List
2016 SEC All-Freshman Team
2019 – SENIOR
Started all 13 games at safety for the Vols en route to All-SEC First Team honors ...Tied for the SEC lead in interceptions in the regular season with four ...Ranked third on the Vols with 70 tackles and also had 2.0 TFLs and nine pass breakups ... Capped his career with two tackles and two PBUs versus Indiana in the 2020 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (1/2) ... Tallied four tackles versus Vanderbilt on Senior Day ... Had six tackles, including a TFL, and two PBUs in win at Missouri (11/23)... Made eight stops and recorded his fourth INT of the season in the Vols’ win at Kentucky (11/9) ... Logged a game-high six tackles in Tennessee’s win against UAB (11/2) ... Totaled a season-best-tying 10 tackles and a TFL as Tennessee shutout South Carolina in the second half in a 41-21 victory (10/26) ... Intercepted Tua Tagovailoa and returned it 59 yards, setting up a Tennessee touchdown at No. 1 Alabama and also led the Vols with six tackles (10/19) ... Made four tackles, intercepted a pass and had two pass breakups in win over Mississippi State (10/12) ... Posted a season-high 10 tackles against No. 3 Georgia and had two PBUs (10/5) ... Had four tackles and a pass breakup at Florida (9/21) ... Returned an INT 22 yards, setting up a Vols' TD and made two tackles in win over Chattanooga (9/14) ... Made four stops for a second consecutive game against BYU (9/7) ... Totaled four tackles in the season opener vs. Georgia State (8/31)
2018 – JUNIOR
Ranked second on the Vols with 64 tackles, while starting all 12 games at safety for the second straight season … Added one TFL, one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry … Named one of Tennessee’s permanent captains for the 2018 season at the end-of-season banquet … Has a season-high and a team-best nine tackles at South Carolina, including seven solo stops … Tallied eight tackles in the season finale at Vanderbilt … Tied for the team-lead with seven tackles against Missouri … Had four stops and a hurry in the upset victory over No. 11 Kentucky … Tied for the team lead with eight tackles and added a PBU versus No. 1 Alabama … Had four tackles, including a TFL in the road upset at No. 21 Auburn … Recorded five tackles at No. 2 Georgia … Tallied three stops in the SEC opener against Florida … Finished with four tackles against ETSU … Returned the first kicks of his career in the season-opener against West Virginia, returning two for 54 yards … Finished second on the Vols with eight tackles against the Mountaineers … Was named to the Bednarik Award Watch List before the season.
2017 – SOPHOMORE
Started all 12 games for the Vols at safety and finished second on the team and 13th in the SEC with 83 tackles … Totaled three forced fumbles, which tied for fourth in the SEC … Added 3.0 TFLs, 1.0 sacks, one interception, three PBUs, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick … Intercepted the first pass of his career and returned it 70 yards for a touchdown against Missouri … He also blocked the first PAT of his career in the fourth quarter versus the Tigers … Recovered the first fumble of his career on Kentucky’s opening drive which led to a field goal before forcing his third fumble of the season with 4:27 left in the first quarter … Made seven tackles, including the first sack of his career vs. No. 1 Alabama … His nine tackles versus South Carolina ranked second on the team … Recorded eight tackles against No. 7 Georgia … Totaled six tackles and forced a fumble at No. 24 Florida’s 42-yard line that was recovered by Darrell Taylor ... Tallied six tackles against Indiana State … Started the season at strong safety and recorded a career-high 13 tackles vs. Georgia Tech.
2016 – FRESHMAN
Appeared in all 12 games and made one start at safety … Totaled 22 tackles and one TFL en route to SEC All-Freshman Team accolades … His first career start came at strong safety against Missouri where he matched his then-career-high with seven tackles, including five solo … Also had seven tackles, including six solo stops, and one TFL versus Tennessee Tech … Had one tackle versus Kentucky and two stops at South Carolina … Finished with five tackles against Alabama … Made his career debut against Appalachian State.
HIGH SCHOOL
Consensus four-star recruit and one of the nation’s top-20 prospects from the state of Georgia at Peachtree Ridge High School in Suwanee, Ga. … One of nation’s top five safety prospects according to 247Sports and Rivals … 2016 U.S. Army All-American … Participated in Nike’s The Opening in 2016 … Named first-team all-state for Georgia Class AAAAA … Made 30 tackles to go along with three interceptions as a senior.
PERSONAL
Full name is Nigel Dale Warrior … Born on Dec. 14, 1997 … Son of Tangie Warrior and Dale Carter … Father, Dale, was a two-time All-American defensive back at Tennessee in 1990-91 and went on to an All-Pro career in the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs … Majoring in sociology ... Recipient of John Dail Ogle Athletic Endowment Fund.
CAREER HONORS
2019 PFF College All-America Team (Honorable Mention)
2019 All-SEC First Team (Associated Press)
2019 All-SEC Second Team (Coaches)
2019 PFF College All-SEC Second Team
2019 Preseason All-SEC Third Team (Coaches)
PFF College SEC Defensive Team of the Week (10/28/19)
PFF College SEC Defensive Team of the Week (10/14/19)
PFF College National & SEC Defensive Team of the Week (9/16/19)
2018 Bednarik Award Watch List
2016 SEC All-Freshman Team
2019 – SENIOR
Started all 13 games at safety for the Vols en route to All-SEC First Team honors ...Tied for the SEC lead in interceptions in the regular season with four ...Ranked third on the Vols with 70 tackles and also had 2.0 TFLs and nine pass breakups ... Capped his career with two tackles and two PBUs versus Indiana in the 2020 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (1/2) ... Tallied four tackles versus Vanderbilt on Senior Day ... Had six tackles, including a TFL, and two PBUs in win at Missouri (11/23)... Made eight stops and recorded his fourth INT of the season in the Vols’ win at Kentucky (11/9) ... Logged a game-high six tackles in Tennessee’s win against UAB (11/2) ... Totaled a season-best-tying 10 tackles and a TFL as Tennessee shutout South Carolina in the second half in a 41-21 victory (10/26) ... Intercepted Tua Tagovailoa and returned it 59 yards, setting up a Tennessee touchdown at No. 1 Alabama and also led the Vols with six tackles (10/19) ... Made four tackles, intercepted a pass and had two pass breakups in win over Mississippi State (10/12) ... Posted a season-high 10 tackles against No. 3 Georgia and had two PBUs (10/5) ... Had four tackles and a pass breakup at Florida (9/21) ... Returned an INT 22 yards, setting up a Vols' TD and made two tackles in win over Chattanooga (9/14) ... Made four stops for a second consecutive game against BYU (9/7) ... Totaled four tackles in the season opener vs. Georgia State (8/31)
2018 – JUNIOR
Ranked second on the Vols with 64 tackles, while starting all 12 games at safety for the second straight season … Added one TFL, one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry … Named one of Tennessee’s permanent captains for the 2018 season at the end-of-season banquet … Has a season-high and a team-best nine tackles at South Carolina, including seven solo stops … Tallied eight tackles in the season finale at Vanderbilt … Tied for the team-lead with seven tackles against Missouri … Had four stops and a hurry in the upset victory over No. 11 Kentucky … Tied for the team lead with eight tackles and added a PBU versus No. 1 Alabama … Had four tackles, including a TFL in the road upset at No. 21 Auburn … Recorded five tackles at No. 2 Georgia … Tallied three stops in the SEC opener against Florida … Finished with four tackles against ETSU … Returned the first kicks of his career in the season-opener against West Virginia, returning two for 54 yards … Finished second on the Vols with eight tackles against the Mountaineers … Was named to the Bednarik Award Watch List before the season.
2017 – SOPHOMORE
Started all 12 games for the Vols at safety and finished second on the team and 13th in the SEC with 83 tackles … Totaled three forced fumbles, which tied for fourth in the SEC … Added 3.0 TFLs, 1.0 sacks, one interception, three PBUs, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick … Intercepted the first pass of his career and returned it 70 yards for a touchdown against Missouri … He also blocked the first PAT of his career in the fourth quarter versus the Tigers … Recovered the first fumble of his career on Kentucky’s opening drive which led to a field goal before forcing his third fumble of the season with 4:27 left in the first quarter … Made seven tackles, including the first sack of his career vs. No. 1 Alabama … His nine tackles versus South Carolina ranked second on the team … Recorded eight tackles against No. 7 Georgia … Totaled six tackles and forced a fumble at No. 24 Florida’s 42-yard line that was recovered by Darrell Taylor ... Tallied six tackles against Indiana State … Started the season at strong safety and recorded a career-high 13 tackles vs. Georgia Tech.
2016 – FRESHMAN
Appeared in all 12 games and made one start at safety … Totaled 22 tackles and one TFL en route to SEC All-Freshman Team accolades … His first career start came at strong safety against Missouri where he matched his then-career-high with seven tackles, including five solo … Also had seven tackles, including six solo stops, and one TFL versus Tennessee Tech … Had one tackle versus Kentucky and two stops at South Carolina … Finished with five tackles against Alabama … Made his career debut against Appalachian State.
HIGH SCHOOL
Consensus four-star recruit and one of the nation’s top-20 prospects from the state of Georgia at Peachtree Ridge High School in Suwanee, Ga. … One of nation’s top five safety prospects according to 247Sports and Rivals … 2016 U.S. Army All-American … Participated in Nike’s The Opening in 2016 … Named first-team all-state for Georgia Class AAAAA … Made 30 tackles to go along with three interceptions as a senior.
PERSONAL
Full name is Nigel Dale Warrior … Born on Dec. 14, 1997 … Son of Tangie Warrior and Dale Carter … Father, Dale, was a two-time All-American defensive back at Tennessee in 1990-91 and went on to an All-Pro career in the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs … Majoring in sociology ... Recipient of John Dail Ogle Athletic Endowment Fund.
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