2016 Football Roster
Roster
Niko Small
- Position:
- S
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 180
- Hometown:
- Arlington, Texas
- High School:
- Bowie High School
2017 | JUNIOR
Played in 12 games with 11 starts, missing the final two games of the regular season ... posted 46 tackles including 22 solo stops and 1.0 tackles for loss ... tied for third on team with five pass breakups ... also forced one fumble ... had season-high nine tackles, seven of them solo, a forced fumble and a pass breakup at Oklahoma.
2016 | SOPHOMORE
Played in all 13 games with 12 starts at free safety ... recorded 83 total tackles with 56 solo stops and 1.5 tackles for loss ... intercepted two passes with one each against SMU and Texas ... led TCU with nine pass breakups, including three games with two breakups ... posted career-high 11 tackles against Oklahoma ... had career-best eight solo stops against Kansas State and in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl against Georgia ... also forced a fumble against Kansas State.
2015 | FRESHMAN
Saw action in the final 12 games of the season ... had four tackles on the year, all coming on special teams.
HIGH SCHOOL
Rated the No. 34 safety nationally and No. 9 for his position in the state by Scout.com ... a three-star recruit ... Texas 6A Defensive Player of the Year while sharing District 4-6A MVP honors as a senior ... had six interceptions, blocked three kicks and totaled 120 tackles ... scored touchdowns via an interception, fumble recovery and blocked PAT return ... in a game against Sam Houston his junior year, he returned two interceptions for touchdowns, recovered a fumble and made eight stops ... was the 2012 District 3-5A Newcomer of the Year his sophomore season ... comes from same school as fellow TCU teammate Tony James ... chose TCU over Stanford.
