Nick Westbrook

Indiana State

Sep 12 (Fri)

6:30 p.m.

Photo by: Rose Bythrow/Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - NOVEMBER 24, 2018 - wide receiver Nick Westbrook #15 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Purdue Boilermakers and the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Craig Bisacre/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Craig Bisacre/Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - SEPTEMBER 08, 2018 - wide receiver Nick Westbrook #15 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game against the Virginia Cavaliers and the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Missy Minear/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Missy Minear/Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - AUGUST 03, 2018 - wide receiver J-Shun Harris II #5 of the Indiana Hoosiers and wide receiver Nick Westbrook #15 of the Indiana Hoosiers celebrate during the first fall camp practice of 2018 in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Missy Minear/Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - MARCH 04, 2018 - wide receiver Nick Westbrook #15 of the Indiana Hoosiers during Football Spring practice at the IU Practice Fields in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Craig Bisacre/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Craig Bisacre/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Mike Dickbernd

Photo by: Mike Dickbernd

Photo by: Mike Dickbernd

BLOOMINGTON, \Indiana#1\ - JUNE 28, 2019 - \fb during the Football football photo week at Photo Studio in Bloomington, \Indiana#1\. Photo By \ALH#2\

Position:
WR
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 219
Year:
Redshirt Senior +
Hometown:
Lake Mary, Fla.
High School:
Lake Mary

Graduated with a business marketing degree in Dec. 2019. Westbrook finished his career with 144 receptions for 2,226 yards and 16 touchdowns. He ranks sixth in catches, seventh in yardage and TDs, and tied for seventh in 100-yard receiving games (6) in the IU record book. Westbrook, who played in the 2020 East-West Shrine Bowl, became the seventh Hoosier to reach 125 receptions and 2,000 yards. The four-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree appeared in a program-record 52 games (36 starts).

2019 Honors: Team captain ... William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist ... Senior CLASS Award candidate ... Allstate AFCA Good Works Team candidate ... Wuerffel Trophy nominee ... earned the team’s Ted Whereatt “Senior Academic Excellence” Award and the Ted Verlihay "Mental Attitude" Award ... Academic All-Big Ten selection ... Indiana’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree.

2019 (Senior): Caught 42 passes for 572 yards and five touchdowns ... the five TDs shared the team lead ... averaged 13.6 yards per reception ... started 12 times and played in all 13 games ... opened the year with three catches for 103 yards, including a 75-yard score, in the win vs. Ball State (8/31) ... pulled in five balls for 50 yards with one touchdown in the Rutgers victory (10/12) ... hauled in six passes for 75 yards and one TD in the win at Maryland (10/19) ... posted five grabs for 59 yards in the Northwestern victory (11/2) ... collected 88 yards on five receptions and one score in the win at Purdue (11/30).

2018 Honors: Biletnikoff Award Watch List ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.

2018 (Junior): Led the team with 590 yards, 49.2 yards per game and 14.0 yards per catch ... finished second with 42 receptions (tied) and four touchdowns ... recorded two 100-yard games ... started all 12 games ... grabbed four balls for 62 yards in the victory at Rutgers (9/29) ... made five catches for 109 yards and one score at No. 3 Ohio State (10/6) ... hauled in four passes for a game-high 84 yards at No. 4 Michigan (11/17) ... collected a season-high eight receptions for a team-high 125 yards and a 40-yard TD in the season finale against Purdue (11/24) ... three-time IU offensive player of the game (Rutgers, Ohio State, Maryland).

2017 Honors: Biletnikoff Award Watch List ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.

2017: Suffered a season-ending ACL injury on the first play of the year against No. 2 Ohio State (8/31) and received a medical redshirt.

2016 Honors: Honorable-mention All-Big Ten (coaches, media) ... earned the Hoosier Iron Award (Outstanding Weight Room Performance) ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.

2016 (Sophomore): Caught 54 passes for 995 yards (18.4 average) and six touchdowns ... led the team in yardage, TDs and yards per reception ... ranked second in the Big Ten in yardage (38th nationally), third in average per catch (T-27th nationally), seventh in receptions and tied for seventh in scores ... averaged 79.3 yards per game (3rd in the Big Ten) and 4.2 catches per game (T-8th in the Big Ten) ... 995 yards rank seventh on Indiana’s single-season list ... added a 3-yard rushing score ... started 12 times and played in all 13 games ... led the conference in 40-plus yard receptions (7, T-15th nationally), shared first in 70-yarders (2, T-8th), finished second in 30-yarders (11, T-19th), shared second in 60-yarders (2, T-24th) and 10-yarders (37), and shared third in 50-yarders (3, T-29th) and 20-yarders (16, T-35th) ... posted three 100-yard games (T-8th in program history), which shared third in the B1G ... reached 80 yards six times and 60 yards 10 times ... caught six-or-more balls four times and five-or-more six times ... led the team in yardage seven times (5 game-high) and catches five times (4 game-high) ... collected his first career 100-yard game (133 yards) on just three receptions, including 79- and 43-yard touchdowns, in the Ball State win (9/10) ... hauled in six passes for 129 yards with 75- and 10-yard TDs against Wake Forest (9/24) ... recorded a career-best 10 catches for 126 yards with the 3-yard rushing score at Northwestern (10/22) ... added a 40-yard touchdown, three receptions and 85 yards against No. 10 Penn State (11/12) ... made five grabs for 80 yards and a 36-yard TD in the Foster Farms Bowl vs. No. 19 Utah (12/28) ... caught five balls for 80 yards in the victory at Rutgers (11/5) ... two-time IU offensive player of the week (Northwestern, Michigan).

2015 (Freshman): Appeared in all 13 games ... caught six passes for 69 yards and one touchdown ... posted two receptions for 26 yards with his first-career TD, from three yards out, in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl against Duke (12/26).

Prep/Personal: Wide receiver for head coach Scott Perry at Lake Mary High School ... named first team all-state, all-district and All-Central Florida as a senior ... recorded 84 receptions for 1,853 yards and 21 touchdowns ... ranked No. 5 in the Orlando Sentinel’s 2015 Central Florida Super60 ... holds the program’s career, single-season and single-game receiving yardage and touchdowns records ... caught 52 passes for 826 yards and 13 TDs his junior campaign ... Lake Mary finished with an 11-1 record and won back-to-back district championships in 2013 and 2014 ... four-year football letterwinner ... also lettered in track and field and lacrosse ... ran the 300m hurdles and participated in the long and triple jump ... member of the National Honor Society ... parents are Amy and Jeff Nickel ... born on March 21, 1997.