2024 Football Roster

Jersey Number 6
Dontavius Nash
- Position:
- Defensive Back
 
- Height:
- 6-2
 
- Weight:
- 185
 
- Class:
- Junior
 
- 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).
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2023: Appeared in all 12 games making three starts earning first varsity letter with the Piratesā 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.
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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.
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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 Dukeās Mayo Bowl.
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High School: An early enrollee who is a four-star prospect listed as the nationās 278th-best player, the No. 18 safety and the No. 18 player in North Carolina in the 247Sports Composite ⦠Ranked as the nationās No. 25 safety and the No. 14 player in the state by Rivals ⦠Tabbed as the nationās 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.
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2023: Appeared in all 12 games making three starts earning first varsity letter with the Piratesā 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.
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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.
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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 Dukeās Mayo Bowl.
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High School: An early enrollee who is a four-star prospect listed as the nationās 278th-best player, the No. 18 safety and the No. 18 player in North Carolina in the 247Sports Composite ⦠Ranked as the nationās No. 25 safety and the No. 14 player in the state by Rivals ⦠Tabbed as the nationās 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.
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