Dontavius Nash

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
6-1
Weight:
169
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Gastonia
High School:
Hunter Huss
Prev School:
North Carolina
Major:
Communcation

Junior in the classroom with two years of athletic eligibility remaining … Played in 21 career games (13/East Carolina, 9/North Carolina) with three starts … Tallied 36 career stops (23 solo) … Added a half TFL (minus one yard) … Picked off one pass returning it 36 yards for a score at UTSA … Transferred to ECU in January of 2023 after spending two years at UNC (2021-22).

2023: Appeared in all 12 games making three starts earning first varsity letter with the Pirates’ program … Logged 430 total snaps (352 defense, 78 special teams) … Booked 34 tackles (21 solo) … Recorded at least one stop in all 12 contests (multiple nine times) … Credited with a half TFL (-1 yard) against Charlotte … Picked off first career pass at UTSA returning it for a touchdown (36 yards) … Registered a career-best six tackles on two occasions (UTSA, Tulane) … Made starts against Charlotte, UTSA and Tulane … Credited with a pass breakup at Rice.

2022 (North Carolina): Played in six games recording a pair of tackles … Registered solo hits against Miami (Fla.) and NC State … Played in the San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl against Oregon but did not record any stats.

2021 (North Carolina): Appeared in four games at defensive back and on special teams … Had one tackle against Wofford … Experienced action against Georgia State, Duke, Wofford and South Carolina in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl.

High School: An early enrollee who is a four-star prospect listed as the nation’s 278th-best player, the No. 18 safety and the No. 18 player in North Carolina in the 247Sports Composite … Ranked as the nation’s No. 25 safety and the No. 14 player in the state by Rivals … Tabbed as the nation’s 258th-best player, the No. 21 athlete and the No. 17 player in the state according to ESPN … A member of the ESPN 300 … Posted 1,093 all-purpose yards, 756 receiving yards and 13 TDs, 127 tackles and four INTs over his three-year prep career … An SI All-America candidate prior to his senior season … A second-team All-Observer selection as a junior … Also earned first-team All-Gazette honors and was named team MVP … Tallied 65 tackles and two INTs to go with 568 receiving yards and 12 TDs … Helped Hunter Huss to a 13-1 record as a sophomore … Earned second-team all-conference honors … Posted 50 tackles and two INTs … Added 12 tackles and a fumble recovery as a freshman … Also an all-conference basketball player and participated in track and field.