Nyles Gaddy

Position:
Defensive Line
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 248
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Nashville, Tenn.
High School:
Father Ryan / Jackson State

2023 (Senior): Gaddy saw action in all 12 games in his first season with the Tigers, including one start vs. Vanderbilt (Sept. 30) ... recorded 4.0 sacks, which was the second-highest total on the team entering the postseason, as well as 21 total tackles and three QB hurries ... matched a Mizzou season high with 2.0 sacks vs. Middle Tennessee (Sept. 9) ... recorded a MU personal best four tackles against Memphis (Sept. 23), before logging three stops in Mizzou's SEC opener at Vandy ... added four more tackles vs. No. 23 LSU (Oct. 7) ... made two stops, including a sack, at No. 1 Georgia (Nov. 4) ... picked up his fourth sack of the year in the regular-season finale at Arkansas (Nov. 24).

Prior to Mizzou: Transfer who spent the last two seasons at Jackson State after starting collegiate career at Tennessee ... played in one game as a freshman at Tennessee in 2019 ... anchor on Jackson State’s defensive line, appearing in 24 games over the 2021 and 2022 seasons ... registered 34 tackles, including 4.0 sacks, an interception and six stops for losses as a redshirt freshman ... logged a career-best 40 tackles last fall, including 13 for losses and 7.0 sacks, the latter of which was good for second on the squad ... named a First-Team All-SWAC and First-Team All-HBCU selection by BOXTOROW Media.

High School: Prepped at Father Ryan High School in Nashville, Tenn. … helped the Fightin’ Irish to a Division II Class 3A state quarterfinal as a senior … tallied 38 tackles, six TFLs, three sacks and two fumble recoveries in 2017.

Personal: Son of Robert and Ashley Gaddy.