Luke Nickel holds the QB · Backup spot in Miami Hurricanes’s quarterback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Luke Nickel logged a 1.4% overall usage rate in 2025.

Luke Nickel is a quarterback for the Miami Hurricanes who arrived as a four-star prospect from Milton High School in Alpharetta, Georgia. At the high school level, Nickel was among the nation's top-ranked quarterbacks, earning a No. 100 overall ranking by recruiting services and No. 229 in the composite recruiting rankings. He led Milton to a 15-0 record and state championship in his final season with 3,744 passing yards and 44 touchdown passes, earning Atlanta Journal-Constitution Player of the Year honors. During his prep career, Nickel totaled 10,165 passing yards and 107 touchdown passes. In 2025, Nickel redshirted after making his collegiate debut against NC State on November 15, completing zero of one pass attempts.

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