Nikai Martinez
#21FRESHMAN (2022)
• Appeared in all 14 games as a true freshman in ’22
• Ended the season with 21 tackles, including 17 solo stops
• Recorded two tackles, one solo, 1.5 TFL, one sack vs. S.C. St. in the season opener
• Had one solo stop at FAU and two solo vs. Georgia Tech
• Tallied one assisted tackle and two PBU vs. SMU
• Logged three solo tackles vs. Temple
• Notched three tackles vs. USF
• Had one solo stop vs. Tulane in AAC title game and two tackles, 1 QBH vs. Duke in Military Bowl
HIGH SCHOOL
• Top-flight cornerback and strong safety at Apopka High School in Apopka, Florida
• Led Apopka to 12-2 record and championship game of 2021 Florida 8A playoffs (Dec. 18 vs. Venice)
• Helped Apopka to final 2021 regular-season rankings of sixth in Class 8A by FloridaHSFootball.com
• Missed most of 2021 regular season but returned in Florida 8A playoffs to make two interceptions for touchdowns on 154 return yards
• Rated 41st on MaxPreps 2021 preseason list of top Florida players in class of 2022
• Second-team 8A all-state section as junior in 2020 by FloridaHSFootball.com
• Finished with 47 tackles as junior in 2020, while adding four interceptions, two sacks, a fumble recovery and two blocked field goals
• Rated No. 17 on Orlando Sentinel 2022 Central Florida Super60 list
• Credited with 56 tackles, one fumble recovery and fur interceptions as sophomore in 2019
• Secondary starter at Apopka since freshman season in 2018
• Led Blue Darters to 13-2 mark and Florida 8A state title game in 2019 (losing 21-20 to Miami Columbus) and helped team to 9-3 record and 8A semifinals in 2020 before 28-24 loss to eventual state champion Seminole
• Career numbers included 116 tackles and 10 interceptions
• Played for coach Jeff Rolson
• Also played basketball for Blue Darters
PERSONAL
• Enrolled at UCF in January 2022 to participate in 2022 spring football drills