Nik Needham
Height6'1"
Weight196 lb
BornNov 4, 1996
Age29
ConferenceConference USA
Rookie yr2019
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2019 | — | MIA | 12 | — | 54 | 41 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 742 | 88.6% | 38 | 19.6% | 74 | 43 | 0.6 | 111.7 | 12.1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | — | MIA | 13 | — | 55 | 33 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 617 | 68.5% | 12 | 11.3% | 64 | 42 | 0.7 | 95.1 | 8.8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | — | MIA | 15 | — | 53 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 607 | 53.9% | 147 | 31.8% | 63 | 41 | 0.7 | 73.4 | 7.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | — | MIA | 6 | — | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 297 | 74.7% | — | 0.0% | 19 | 10 | 0.5 | 96.4 | 15.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | — | MIA | 5 | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 71 | 11.8% | 31 | 17.4% | 8 | 6 | 0.8 | 87.5 | 10.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | — | MIA | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 1 | 2.0% | 21 | 39.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | — | NYJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 3.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 54 | — | 186 | 131 | 55 | 3 | 6 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 2,335 | 49.9% | 250 | 20.4% | 228 | 142 | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | 3 | 52 | 19 | — | |
Defense
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 23 | MIA | 12 | 11* | 54 | 41 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| 2020 | 24 | MIA | 13 | 11* | 55 | 33 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| 2021 | 25 | MIA | 15 | 9* | 53 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.2 |
| 2022 | 26 | MIA | 6 | 4* | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 27 | MIA | 5 | 0* | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Career | 51 | 35* | 186 | 131 | 55 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26.7 |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Snap Counts
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 23 | MIA | 12 | 11* | — | 0.0% | 742 | 88.6% | 38 | 19.6% |
| 2020 | 24 | MIA | 16 | 11* | — | 0.0% | 617 | 68.5% | 12 | 11.3% |
| 2021 | 25 | MIA | 17 | 9* | — | 0.0% | 607 | 53.9% | 147 | 31.8% |
| 2022 | 26 | MIA | 6 | 4* | — | 0.0% | 297 | 74.7% | — | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 27 | MIA | 10 | 0* | — | 0.0% | 71 | 11.8% | 31 | 17.4% |
| 2024 | 28 | MIA | 2 | — | — | 0.0% | 1 | 2.0% | 21 | 39.5% |
| 2025 | 29 | NYJ | 1 | — | — | 0.0% | — | 0.0% | 1 | 3.0% |
| Career | 64 | 35* | — | — | 2,335 | — | 250 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 23 | MIA | 12 | 11* | 74 | 43 | 0.6 | 111.7 | 12.1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 24 | MIA | 16 | 11* | 64 | 42 | 0.7 | 95.1 | 8.8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 25 | MIA | 17 | 9* | 63 | 41 | 0.7 | 73.4 | 7.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 26 | MIA | 6 | 4* | 19 | 10 | 0.5 | 96.4 | 15.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 27 | MIA | 10 | 0* | 8 | 6 | 0.8 | 87.5 | 10.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Career | 61 | 35* | 228 | 142 | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | 3 | 52 | 19 | — |
* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)
All-Time Standing
how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position3
Depth
of 100
Reached 3% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.
3% of the all-time Interceptions leader3
0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0
A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 89%.
Per-Snap Impact
Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+58
Above average
SIS
Disruption/1001.885Snap share59.5%Def snaps2,334ReliableCV 0.39
Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within defensive backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).
College stats are not imported for this profile yet.
StatVault has the verified college attribution (Texas-El Paso), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.
Reference Graph
Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.
Top Teammates
Durham SmytheTE6yJason SandersK6yZach SielerDE6yEmmanuel OgbahDE5yJerome BakerOLB5yXavien HowardCB5yAndrew Van GinkelOLB5yChristian WilkinsDT5yTua TagovailoaQB5yBlake FergusonLS5yAustin JacksonOT5yMike GesickiTE4yDuke RileyMLB4ySam EguavoenLB4yEric RoweCB4yMichael DeiterC4yBrandon JonesDB4yJaylen WaddleWR4yJaelan PhillipsLB4yRaekwon DavisDT4yRobert HuntOT4yJevon HollandSAF4yElijah CampbellDB4yLiam EichenbergOT4y
Franchise Succession
the room, before and afterNik inherited the Miami Dolphins DB room from Eric Rowe (2019–2022), and handed it to Brandon Jones (2020–2023).
Similar Players
Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).
Movementderived from season history
- 2025team change
Joined NYJ (from MIA)
- 2025final season
Last recorded season with NYJ
- 2019signing
Entered the NFL with MIA
Athletic & Unique Profile
verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts6'1" / 196 lb
Frame
Injury History
1 career game missed (Out)From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.
| Season | Team | Games Out | Designations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | MIA | 1 | W5Out· AchillesW6Doubtful· AchillesW7Questionable· AchillesW8Questionable· AchillesW9Questionable· Achilles |
| 2019 | MIA | 0 | W8Questionable· Foot |
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Availability
Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 7 seasons.
55%
20192025
2022 · cause not documented · 35%2023 · Achilles · 59%2024 · cause not documented · 12%
Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026
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