Brandon Nicholson holds the RCB · Starter spot in Stanford Cardinal’s cornerback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Brandon Nicholson is a junior cornerback for Stanford from Memphis, Tennessee, where he attended Memphis University School. A three-star recruit in the 2024 class, Nicholson made his collegiate debut against Virginia Tech in 2024 and recorded his first interception that season against Wake Forest. In 2025, he appeared in all 12 games for the first time, starting six, and logged 27 tackles with 24 solo tackles, 6 passes defended, 1 sack, and 2 interceptions. He notably intercepted Mason Heintschel of Pittsburgh twice in the end zone on November 1, marking his first multi-interception game and the first by a Cardinal cornerback since 2019. Nicholson earned ACC All-Academic honors in 2024.

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