FSU football: 5 defensive players who should play more against Boston College

Blake Nichelson-LB

Linebacker Blake Nichelson played 17 snaps, the lowest of the four linebackers in the game. However, he made one of the few highlight plays by the defense below:

Nichelson does a great job setting the edge and shedding the blocker to make the tackle for a loss, along with help from Daniel Lyons. Boston College has a veteran tight end that Thomas Castellanos will look to get the ball to, and Nichelson is athletic enough to cover him in space. Nichelson is likely the only linebacker who can match the speed of Castellanos in the run game. If any young player needs to get fast-tracked in the linebacker room, it's Nichelson.