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62 Nick Del Grande

  • Position OL
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 302
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown / HS / Last School Lancaster, Pa. / Lampeter-Strasburg

Biography

Honors
2025 First-Team Preseason All-Sun Belt
2024 All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention
2023 All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention

2024 (Redshirt Sophomore)
  • Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt performer in 2024, starting all 13 games on the offensive line.
  • Helped anchor a unit which led the SBC in fewest sacks allowed with 15 or 1.2 per game, a mark which ranked tied for 17th in the NCAA FBS.
  • The Chants averaged 4.6 yards per carry, toting the mail for 2,242 yards on the ground with 21 scores.
  • Through the air, the offense covered 2,616 yards and scored 20 TDs.
2023 (Redshirt Freshman)
  • Started 12 games at left tackle
  • Protected four different quarterbacks over the course of the season
  • Helped Coastal rank 24th nationally in sacks allowed
  • Offense ranked ranked first in the Sun Belt in passing yards per attempt (8.49) and third in yards per play (6.33) and sacks allowed (16)
  • Helped Grayson McCall become Coastal Carolina's career leader in passing yards
  • Paved way for Chants to run for season-high 278 yards against Old Dominion (Nov. 4)
  • Helped Coastal rack up season-high 569 yards of offense against Appalachian State (Oct. 10)
  • Allowed Chants to possess the ball for season-high 37:16 in the 2023 EasyPost Hawai'i Bowl against San Jose State (Dec. 23)
  • Part of unit that allowed Coastal to rush for season-high 7.00 yards per attempt against Army (Nov. 18)
  • Helped Coastal average season-high 9.36 yards per play against Duquesne (Sept. 16)

2022 (Freshman)
  • Redshirt season
  • Did not see any game action on the season
  • Participated in 2022 spring practice at Coastal
  • Named the team's Academic Player of the Week on March 8, 2022
  • Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.25 GPA or higher for a freshman) for the 2022 spring and 2022 fall semester
  • Also landed on the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2023 spring term
  • Enrolled at Coastal Carolina in January 2022

High School
  • Rated as a three-star recruit at offensive tackle for the Class of 2022 by ESPN, On3, and 247Sports
  • Listed as a two-star prospect at offensive tackle for the Class of 2022 by Rivals
  • Ranked as the 25th-best prospect for the Class of 2022 in the state of Pennsylvania by ESPN
  • Touted as the 31st-best prospect for the Class of 2022 in the state of Pennsylvania by On3
  • Ranked as the 39th-best prospect out of the state of Pennsylvania for the Class of 2022 by 247Sports
  • Was a two-way player for Lampeter-Strasburg and head coaches John Manion and Victor Ridenour
  • Also lettered in basketball for the Pioneers
  • Named the 2021 Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 3 Outstanding Lineman of the Year, Offensive Lineman of the Year, and the Linebacker of the Year his senior season
  • He also earned a spot on the 2021 Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 3 All-Star first team at both offensive tackle and linebacker
  • A Pennsylvania Football News All-State 4A first-team selection his junior season in 2020
  • Was a second-team league all-star at offensive tackle his junior year and was named the Section 3 Linebacker of the Year
  • Received an all-star nod from EasternPA Football his junior year
  • Was a vital part on both sides of the ball in helping the Pioneers go 11-2 overall and post a 5-0 league record his senior season
  • Along the offensive line as a senior, he helped clear the way for the offense to average 253.1 rushing yards per game and run for 51 touchdowns on the ground, while also throwing for 18 touchdowns through the air
  • Finished his senior season at linebacker with 83 total tackles, 16.0 tackles-for-loss, 5.0 sacks, five forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, two interceptions, and five quarterback hurries
  • Was a key cog along a rugged offensive line that helped L-S churn out 390 yards and 44 points a game in their 9-1 season his junior year in 2020
  • Piled up 69 tackles, including six tackles-for-loss, three sacks, and a pair of fumble recoveries from his linebacker position his junior season
  • Helped his team post an overall record of 31-7 in three seasons and win back-to-back Lancaster-Lebanon League Section 3 championships
  • Was a key part of his L-S football team going 8-1 overall in the District 3 Playoffs and finishing as the PIAA District 3 runner-up in 2021
  • Led his high school team to back-to-back District 3 - 4A titles and reach two Pennsylvania state championship semifinals (2019 and 2020)
  • Cousins Alex and Jake Hornibrook played college football
  • Chose Coastal over Air Force, Army, Buffalo, Central Michigan, UConn, Dartmouth, East Carolina, FIU, Kent State, Liberty, Marshall, UMass, Navy, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Temple

Statistics

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2025

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Historical Player Information

  • 62

    2022Freshman

    OL
    6'4" 270 lbs
    62
  • 62

    2023Redshirt Freshman

    OL
    6'4" 300 lbs
    62
  • 62

    2024Redshirt Sophomore

    OL
    6'4" 300 lbs
    62
  • 62

    2025Redshirt Junior

    OL
    6'4" 302 lbs
    62