Mason Nickel holds the LDT · Backup spot in Buffalo Bulls’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Mason Nickel is a 6'2", 290-pound linebacker from Midland, Michigan who attended Dow High School, where he was a three-time All-Saginaw Valley League selection and recorded 12 sacks his senior season. He began his college career at Michigan State, redshirting in his lone season there. Nickel transferred to Saginaw Valley State and appeared in one season with the Cardinals, posting 23 tackles and 1.5 sacks before joining Buffalo as a transfer.

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