Nick Fekula

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
6-1
Weight:
215
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Monongahela, Pa.
High School:
Elizabeth Forward

At Princeton — 2016: recorded 17 tackles as a reserve linebacker during Princeton's Ivy League championship season … had season-high five tackles at Patriot League champion Lehigh … added four tackles in Ivy-opening win at Columbia … helped unit lead the Ivy League in scoring (16.4), total (317.6), and rushing (80.1) defense. 2015: recorded 26 tackles and first collegiate sack, which came in season finale at Dartmouth … posted career-high 12 tackles at Dartmouth as well; previous high had been five (Brown, Yale). 2014: competed for time as a defensive back. 2013: added depth in the defensive backfield.

At Elizabeth Forward — earned Big 8 all-conference honors as a defensive back ... named to Scout.com's Top 100 players in Pennsylvania ... played multiple positions, including safety, cornerback, linebacker, quarterback and wide receiver ... led team with seven touchdowns during senior season ... voted team captain as a senior ... also lettered three years in basketball and one in track ... earned all-conference honors in basketball ... U.S. Army student-athlete award ... secretary of the National Honor Society.

Personal — born March 26, 1994 ... son of Carl and Denise Fekula ... father is a municipal contractor; mother is a secretary ... father played college football at Juniata ... has a younger sister Natalie ... enjoys fishing, hunting and golfing.