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  • Bentonville, Arkansas
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  • 6'0
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  • Bentonville HS/Arkansas State
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Elliott Nimrod
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Elliott Nimrod
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Graduate Student
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Bentonville, Arkansas
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Biography

HONORS
Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week (8/31/25); Academic All-Mountain West (2023, 2024).

CAREER NOTES
Played in 57 career games at Arkansas State (2020) and Utah State (2021-24) … kicked off 306 times for an average of 58.8 yards per kick (17,986 yards) with 127 touchbacks … was 14-of-21 (.667) on field goals, including 3-of-4 from 20-29 yards, 7-of-10 from 30-39 yards, 3-of-5 from 40-49 yards and 1-of-2 from 50-plus yards … was 50-of-53 (.943) on extra points … rushed for 28 yards on two carries with one touchdown.

RECORDS
Is eighth in the single season record books at Utah State in PATs made (41) and tied for eighth in PATs attempted (43) during the 2023 season ... his 78.6 field goal percentage (11-of-14) in 2023 is tied for the ninth-best in a season in school history.

2024 (SENIOR SEASON)
Served as the team’s kickoff specialist in all 12 games and as the team’s placekicker in the first four games … scored 18 points during the season as he was 9-of-10 (.900) on extra points 3-of-7 (.429) on field goals … with field goals, he was 0-of-1 from 20-29 yards, 1-of-2 from 30-39 yards, 1-of-2 from 40-49 yards and 1-of-2 from 50-plus yards … named the Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Week following his performance against Robert Morris (8/31) as he scored 12 points … against the Colonials, he made a career high three field goals (50, 36, 42) on a career high three attempts and was 3-of-4 on extra points … his 50-yard field goal against Robert Morris was a career long … kicked off a career high eight times against RMU, as all eight were touchbacks … tied his career high with 10 kickoffs against Hawai’i (11/16) … earned academic All-MW honors.

2023 (JUNIOR SEASON)
Served as the team’s placekicker and kickoff specialist in all 12 games he played in … kicked off 65 times for 3,923 yards (60.4 ypk) with 31 touchbacks … scored 80 points during the season as he was 41-of-43 (.953) on extra points and 11-of-14 (.786) on field goals as that field goal percentage is tied for the ninth-best in a single season in school history … is eighth in the single season record books in PATs made (41) and tied for eighth in PATs attempted (43) … was 3-of-3 on field goals from 20-29 yards, 6-of-8 on field goals from 30-39 yards and 2-of-3 on field goals from 40-49 yards … made a season long 45-yard field goal at No. 25 Iowa (9/2) in the season opener … made a career high two field goals on a career best two attempts against both UConn (9/30) and Nevada (11/11) … made a 27- and 34-yard field goal against UConn and a 21- and 37-yarder against Nevada … made a career high five PATs on a career best six attempts against Idaho State (9/9) … tied his career high with five made PATs against James Madison (9/23) and Colorado State (10/7) … tied his career high with six PAT attempts against CSU … scored a career high 14 points against James Madison (9/23), as he scored his first career touchdown on an 18-yard run on a fake field goal ... was 5-of-5 on extra points and 1-of-2 on field goals as he made a 28-yarder and missed a 37-yarder … had a season high six touchbacks and kicked off a season high nine times against Idaho State (9/9) … finished the season sixth in the Mountain West and 53rd in the nation in field goal percentage (.786), ninth in the MW and 81st in the nation in scoring (6.7 ppg), and 10th in the MW and 87th in the nation in field goals (0.9 pg) … Earned academic All-MW honors.

2022 (SOPHOMORE SEASON) 
Served as the team’s kickoff specialist in all 13 games … kicked off 58 times for 3,492 yards (60.2 ypk) with 22 touchbacks … had a season high five touchbacks in back-to-back weeks against New Mexico (11/5) and at Hawai’i (11/12) … averaged a season best 65.0 yards per kick against UNM as all five of his kickoffs were touchbacks.

2021 (FRESHMAN SEASON) 
Served as the team’s kickoff specialist in all 14 games … kicked off 85 times for 4,909 yards (57.8 ypk) with 31 touchbacks … had a career high seven touchbacks against Hawai’i (10/30) and averaged a career best 65.2 yards per kick as he had a season high nine kickoffs in the game … all six of his kickoffs at New Mexico State (11/6) were touchbacks.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL 
Played in seven games at Arkansas State during the 2020 season, exclusively handling kickoff duties ... finished the season with 35 kickoffs covering 1,752 yards for a 50.1 average per attempt ... recorded eight touchbacks ... averaged a season best 65.0 yards per kickoff (three) at Appalachian State ... posted a career high 10 kickoffs against Georgia State ... Arkansas State Athletics Director’s Honor Roll member.

HIGH SCHOOL 
Prepped at Bentonville (Arkansas) High School ... earned all-conference honors as both a junior and senior, and was named the Newcomer of the Year following his sophomore season ... played soccer. 

PERSONAL 
Son of Jonathan and Rebecca Nimrod ... has one brother and one sister ... dad played basketball at Hanover College in Indiana ... brother, Chas, played football at Tennessee ... earned his bachelor's degree in integrated studies from USU in the spring of 2024 and his master's in business administration in the fall of 2024.

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