(pronounced knee-EV-iss)
Career Honors
2017 All-PSAC East Second Team
4x PSAC Scholar-Athlete
Dean's List Honors (Spring 2015)
2017 (Game-by-Game): All-PSAC East Second Team...PSAC Scholar-Athlete...Started all 11 games during his redshirt-senior season. Finished season second on the team with 81 total tackles (51 solo, 30 ast.), eight tackles-for-loss, four sacks and three forced fumbles. His 255 career total tackles is 11th all-time in KU history. Career-high 16 tackles, including a sack and a forced fumble against Shippensburg (10/28)...Six total tackles (three solo, three ast.), 1.5 tackles-for-loss and one sack at Cheyney (11/4)...Posted five tackles, one tackle-for-loss, one sack and one forced fumble vs. East Stroudsburg (10/14)...Led the team with 11 tackles, one tackle-for-loss and a strip-sack in a victory over Mercyhurst (9/9).
2016 (Game-by-Game): PSAC Scholar-Athlete (7/13)...Started in eight of his nine appearances for KU during his redshirt-junior campaign. He had 59 total tackles and an interception during the season. Nieves had a season-high 11 tackles (6 solo, 5 ast) in a win over Bloomsburg...Notched seven tackles and an interception in a victory over Shippensburg (10/29)...Posted nine tackles in a win over Lock Haven (10/22)...Recorded eight tackles in a win over East Stroudsburg (10/15)...Came away with 11 tackles and a sack in a win over Bloomsburg (10/8)...Posted four total tackles against Mercyhurst (9/10)...Recorded six tackles (3 solo, 3 ast) against Assumption (9/3).
2015 (Game-by-Game): PSAC Scholar-Athlete (6/29)...Started in both of his appearances for the Golden Bears in his junior season before missing the remainder of the year due to injury. He posted 14 total tackles, including a season-high nine in a victory over IUP...Tallied five tackles against Assumption (9/5).
2014 (Game-by-Game): Named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete (7/6)…Started in 10 of his 11 appearances for the Golden Bears in his sophomore season. He recorded a career-high 77 tackles (54 solo, 23 ast) and two interceptions during the year...Seven tackles in a win over Clarion (11/15)...Had 10 tackles and an interception against Shippensburg (11/8)...Recorded six total tackles in a win over East Stroudsburg (10/25)...Had a career-high 13 tackles against Bloomsburg (10/18)...Recorded 11 tackles against West Chester (10/9)...Had five total tackles and an interception in a win over Millersville (10/4)...Recorded five tackles, including a team-high three solo, against IUP (9/13)...Recorded six tackles against Slippery Rock (9/6).
2013 (Game-by-Game): Started in three of his six games played for the Golden Bears and finished the season with 24 total tackles (15 solo, 9 ast), a fumble recovery, a pass breakup and an interception...Recorded three total tackles and an interception in a win over Lock Haven (11/9)...Had four tackles against East Stroudsburg (10/26)...Recorded a season-high six total tackles and a pass breakup against Shippensburg (10/19)...Had five tackles in a win over Cheyney (10/12)...Recorded four tackles and a fumble recovery against Slippery Rock (10/5).
| Single-Game Highs |
| Tackles |
16 |
vs. Shippensburg |
10/28/2017 |
| TFL |
3.0 |
vs. Bloomsburg |
09/08/2016 |
| Sacks |
1 |
5x |
|
| INTs |
1 |
4x |
|
The Nieves File
If I won the Lottery, I Would… Build a neighborhood for my family
Dream Job: NFL Player
I spent my summer… Working and training in KU
Best Pizza in Kutztown: TommyBoy’s
What Was Your First Job? Chili’s host/ bus boy
How Many States in the USA Have You Been To? 10
Why Did You Chose KU? Felt like home
Cub Café or South Dining Hall? Cub Café
Favorite Thing About Coach: Enthusiasm
Goal for 2017-18: Enjoy my final season at Kutztown
