2022 Football Roster
Roster
William Nimmo Jr.
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Corona, Calif.
- High School:
- Mater Dei HS
UCLA
Enrolled at UCLA in January 2019 and took part in spring practice.
2023
Appeared in 12 games with one start (Arizona State) ... credited with multiple tackles in eight games ... had a season-high three tackles in games against both Oregon State and Colorado ... registered a tackle for loss at USC.
2022
Saw action in all 13 games as a reserve defensive back and on special teams ... credited with tackles in seven games ... had a season-high four stops versus Utah.
2021
Saw action in three games as a reserve safety and nickel back (Hawai'i, USC, Cal) ... credited with one tackle against Cal ... named to the Pac-12 2021-22 Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2020
Saw action in 5 games ... saw action as a reserve in the secondary and on special teams ... credited with a season-high 2 tackles in the win over Arizona ... also recorded tackles versus Colorado, USC and Stanford ... named to the Pac-12 2020-21 Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2019
Did not see game action in his first year in the program.
High School
Listed as a three-star recruit according to 247Sports, Rivals.com and ESPN.com … No. 56 on the Rivals.com California 100 list … 247’s No. 66 prospect in the state … as a senior, he was credited with 33 tackles and five tackles for loss for the state’s top-ranked team … in his junior season, he totaled 28 tackles and three tackles for loss ... team was named High School National Champs in 2017 and 2018 by USA Today.
Personal
Son of Cynthia and William Nimmo Sr. … has four older sisters … graduated from high school early and enrolled at UCLA in January of 2019 ... his biggest thrill to date was deflecting a pass in the final minute of the big win over IMG Academy … lists the NFL's Tyrann Mathieu as the famous athlete he most admires ... hobbies include modeling and photography ... his cousin, Tyvis Powell, played football for Ohio State (2012-15) and has been on several NFL team rosters ... earned a spot on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Winter 2023, Spring 2023 and Fall 2023 ... named to the 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll ... earned his undergrad degree in public affairs major with a minor in entrepreneurship ... enrolled in the grad program in transformative coaching and leadership.
