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2022 Football Roster

Nesta Jade Silvera Season 2022

#4
PositionDefensive Lineman
Weight315 lbs
Height6-2
ClassGraduate Student
HometownBroward County, Fla.
Previous SchoolMiami (Fla.)
GRADUATE (2022)
  • Appearing in all 12 games, starting in the last ten for the Sun Devils, achieved a season high 12 tackles against Utah.
  • Ended the season with 56 tackles which was good for fourth on the team
  • Tied for first on the team with 4.5 tackles for loss for nine yards.

MIAMI/HIGH SCHOOL
  • Tabbed as a four-star and the No. 65 overall transfer prospect nationally by 247 Sports, the highest ranking of any incoming Arizona State transfer…Also ranked as the No. 3 defensive lineman transfer prospect in the country
  • A consistent presence over his four years at Miami, playing in 41 games during his career…Became a starter at defensive tackle his junior year and has started 18 games over the past two seasons in the ACC
  • Most recently he appeared in 11 games during the 2021 season, starting eight of them
  • Was the fourth-highest graded interior lineman in the ACC last season among linemen with at least 200 snaps (74.1), playing 405 snaps on the year...The third-highest graded interior lineman in the league in run defense (77.0)
  • Credited with 24 stops on the season, third among defensive interior players in the ACC last year - two shy of the league lead despite playing 80-150 fewer snaps than the two players ahead of him... 21 of those stops came on run defense - the highest tally in the league and 25th among all interior linemen in the FBS
  • Extremely productive from his interior position, collecting 38 tackles and 5.5 tackles for loss while also recovering a fumble
  • Enjoyed a breakout junior season when he started 10 games and saw action in all 11 games for the Hurricanes in 2020
  • Earned All-ACC Honorable Mention recognition after leading all interior defensive linemen in total tackles (35) and tackles for loss (8.0)…Added one sack, one forced fumble and one PBU…Tied for team lead with five quarterback hurries
  • Played in the final nine games of his sophomore season in 2019, totaling 19 tackles and one sack…Earned immediate playing time as a true freshman, appearing in 10 games and making 13 tackles back in 2018
  • Widely regarded as one of nation’s best defensive lineman coming out of high school…Rated as consensus four-star prospect by ESPN.com, 247Sports.com and Rivals.com…Listed as third-best defensive tackle, 14th-best prospect in Florida and No. 50 overall prospect in country by ESPN.com
  • Ranked No. 2 at position, No. 11 in Florida and No. 54 nationally by 247Sports.com…Rated ninth-best defensive tackle and 26th-best player in Florida by Rivals.com
  • Helped guide Plantation American Heritage to back-to-back Class 5A state championships and 27 straight wins…Had dominant performance in state final, recovering fumble, scoring touchdown, registering one tackle and one sack
  • Selected to 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio…Named to 2017 Sun Sentinel All-Broward First Team…Anchored defensive line with team-best 79 tackles, 25 tackles for loss and 12 sacks in 2017…Participated in The Opening in summer of 2017