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Jersey Number 90
Niko Lalos
- Position:
- Defensive End
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 260
- Hometown:
- Akron, Ohio
- High School:
- St. Vincent-St. Mary
- Major:
- Economics
Bio
Division I All-New England Team (2019)
All-Ivy League First Team (2019)
Phil Steele All-Ivy League First Team (2019)
John M. Manley ’40 Award (2019 team award)
Hula Bowl Team MVP (2019)
All-Ivy League Honorable Mention (2018)
Phil Steele All-Ivy League Third Team (2018)
2x Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 11 and Nov. 25, 2019)
Gold Helmet Award (Nov. 10, 2019)
NFF Hampshire Honor Society (2020)
Signed as an undrafted free agent with the New York Giants.
SENIOR (2019) | Game-by-Game Stats
Named to the All-Ivy League First Team, Division I All-New England Team and Phil Steele’s All-Ivy League First Team at defensive end … chosen as the team’s John M. Manley ’40 Award winner for making the most improvements in the weight room … earned a spot on the NFF Hampshire Honor Society … ranked among the top five in the Ivy League in both sacks (second, 0.55 per game) and tackles for a loss (fifth, 1.0 per game) … ended the season with 35 tackles and was credited with a team-high eight quarterback hurries … was also third on the squad with seven passes defended thanks in part to batting down six passes at the line of scrimmage … pitched in on a sack on fourth down that forced a fumble to thwart a Colgate drive late in the first half to keep the Raiders off the scoreboard … made six tackles and helped seal the 28-15 win at Penn with a third-down sack in the final two minutes … teamed up for another third-down sack against Yale in the 42-10 homecoming thumping to force the Bulldogs to settle for a 42-yard field goal … recovered a first-and-goal fumble to deny Columbia points in the 59-24 triumph … posted a career-high seven tackles with a sack in the epic defensive struggle at Harvard … his third-down assisted tackle for a loss inside the Big Green 5-yard line helped set up the game-winning drive and Hail Mary pass in the 9-6 win … scored the first points of the game — and of his career — on a pick-six at Yankee Stadium to pave the way for the 27-10 win over undefeated and ninth-ranked Princeton … added a sack, two pass breakups and two QB hurries to his ledger as well … matched his career bests with seven stops and two sacks (along with another TFL) to contribute to the 29-23, Ivy title-clinching, comeback victory at Brown … capped collegiate career by being chosen as the team MVP at the prestigious Hula Bowl for recording two sacks and a forced fumble in the all-star game.
JUNIOR (2018) | Game-by-Game Stats
Earned All-Ivy League honorable mention at defensive lineman as a reserve … also made Phil Steele’s All-Ivy League Third Team … missed the season opener, but played in the final nine games … one of Dartmouth’s best pass rushers, recording 5.0 sacks to rank second on the team and fifth in the Ivy League … two of those sacks came in his season debut at Holy Cross, sending the Crusader QB for a total loss of 10 yards in the 34-14 victory … helped the defense start well against Penn with a third-down tackle on the game’s first possession that forced a punt in the 37-14 win over the Quakers … registered an 11-yard sack on third down against Sacred Heart that forced a punt and led to the fifth of six Big Green touchdowns in the 42-0 blanking of the Pioneers … batted down a third-down pass at the line at Columbia, leading the Lions to settle for a field goal and preserve a Dartmouth lead en route to a 28-12 triumph … twice came up with stops short of the marker on 3rd-and-3 plays at Princeton, both of which forced punts in the battle of undefeated Ivy teams … broke up another pass at Cornell … ended the season the way he began — with two sacks as Dartmouth routed Brown, 49-7 … the second of those sacks was the final defensive play of the year, turning the ball over on downs … also had another tackle for a loss in the game as he posted a career-high four stops.
SOPHOMORE (2017) | Game-by-Game Stats
Served the varsity as a reserve defensive lineman, making six tackles in five games … first career stop helped out on a sack in the season opener at Stetson … posted a season-high three tackles in the win at Sacred Heart after missing the previous two contests with an injury … came up with a third-down stop late in the fourth quarter against Columbia, forcing a punt to give the Big Green a chance to rally from a five-point deficit … also had two tackles at Harvard.
FRESHMAN (2016)
Honed his skills with the junior varsity squad … recorded three tackles in the 42-0 jayvee win over Norwich.
HIGH SCHOOL
Recorded 39 solo stops, 17 assists, 10 tackles for a loss and two interceptions as senior … caught 11 passes for 164 yards and three touchdowns … team won state championships his first two years and went 50-7 over his four seasons … school Ironman award as a senior … AP Northeast Ohio Inland all-district pick … Northeast Ohio Top 11 high school defensive lineman … North-South Classic all-star game selection … also lettered three times in basketball.
PERSONAL
Full name is Nikolas A. Lalos … only child of Leslie Lalos … born on June 25, 1997 in Akron, Ohio … preferred walk-on offer from Ohio State as well as Notre Dame … offer sheet also includes Air Force, Akron, Army, Ball State, Buffalo, Kent State and Ivies … earned taekwando black belt at age 10.
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