University of South Alabama Athletics

Preseason Highlights: Named second-team preseason all-Sun Belt Conference by both Athlon Sports and Lindy’s, and is a Pro Football Focus honorable mention preseason all-league selection as well.

As A Junior (2020): Named honorable mention all-Sun Belt Conference while earning third-team all-league recognition from Phil Steele Publications ... Started all 11 games, recording a career-best 94 stops ... Intercepted one pass and broke up two others while also recovering a fumble as well ... Was also credited with one tackle behind the line of scrimmage and two quarterback hurries ... Ranked third in the Sun Belt and among the top 60 in the country in tackles per game … Led South in stops a team-high six times during the season while posting 10-plus tackles on three different occasions … Led all players with a career-best 16 stops against Georgia State — the most recorded by a Jaguar on the season — which included one tackle for loss … Selected the Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week after posting a game-high 14 tackles in season-opening victory at Southern Mississippi … Paced all players with 11 stops and recorded the first interception of his career at No. 25 Louisiana … Finished with nine tackles and broke up a career-high two passes in Arkansas State win … Also credited with nine stops in back-to-back contests against Tulane and UAB, leading the team in the category on both occasions … Posted seven tackles in victories over both Texas State and ULM, sharing team-high honors against the Warhawks … Had seven stops and recovered a fumble at 15th-ranked Coastal Carolina as well ... A member of the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.

As A Sophomore (2019): A starter in each of the Jaguars’ 12 outings ... Led the team with 91 total tackles, ranking ninth in the Sun Belt Conference and among the top 90 in the country with an average of 7.58 stops per game ... Was credited with two tackles for loss — one of those was a sack — three quarterback hurries and a pass break up as well ... Paced South in stops on a team-high six occasions while also leading the team with four contests with a double-digit tackle total ... Led all players with a career-best 14 stops against Georgia Southern ... Recorded a double-figure tackle total for the first time after topping the Jags with 10 stops in season opener at No. 24 Nebraska ... Had game-high 10 tackles at UAB, posting season-best eight solo stops against the Blazers ... Tied for the lead among all players after making 10 stops — featuring one for a loss for six yards — at Texas State ... Led the Jaguars with nine tackles in Sun Belt opener at ULM, which included a sack for a loss of 11 yards ... Shared game-high honors with seven stops at Georgia State, adding a pass defensed ... Credited with six tackles in win over Jackson State as well as the next week against Memphis ... Also posted six stops in the annual “Battle For The Belt” at Troy ... Finished with five tackles against Louisiana and had four in match-up with 21st-ranked Appalachian State ... Recorded four stops in season-ending defeat of Arkansas State as well.

As A Redshirt Freshman (2018): Appeared in all 12 contests, making eight starts ... Finished third on the team with 56 stops ... Was credited with a pair of tackles for loss including one sack, and a forced fumble ... Recorded a career- and game-high eight stops at Oklahoma State ... Shared team-high honors after making seven stops at eventual Sun Belt Conference champion Appalachian State ... Led the Jags with seven tackles — including behind the line of scrimmage — and forced a fumble in season-ending victory over Coastal Carolina ... Credited with six stops at Arkansas State and Louisiana ... Posted five tackles in his collegiate debut against Louisiana Tech ... Finished with three stops highlight by a sack in victory over Alabama State ... Also had three tackles win Texas State win ... Made three stops against Memphis, Georgia Southern and Troy as well ... On the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.

As A Freshman (2017): Did not see game action while sitting out as a redshirt ... Picked up the coaches’ special team scout team award after South defeated Troy in the “Battle For The Belt” and ULM on Homecoming weekend ... Named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List.

High School Highlights: Lettered three years in football, wrestling and track at Thompson High ... Credited with 141 stops as a senior to be named the FOX 6 7A defensive player of the year ... Also earned second-team all-state accolades from the Alabama Sports Writers Association ... Helped the Warriors go 5-5 each of his last two years after the team posted an 0-10 mark his first season on the varsity.

Personal: Full name is Nicholas Alexander Mobley ... Born Nov. 27, 1998, in Birmingham, Ala. ... Favorite movie is “300” ... Favorite book is “Halo” ... Favorite team is the Philadelphia Eagles ... Favorite athlete is Ray Lewis ... Favorite musical artist is Zedd ... Likes to eat at Waffle House ... Favorite subject is science ... Likes to draw in his spare time ... Hopes to attend graduate school before becoming a civil engineer ... Majoring in civil engineering.