He played in 23 of 24 games during his Wolf Pack tenure, missing one game this season with an arm injury. Sewell was the first player to commit to Jay Norvell after the head coach got the Nevada job. All rights reserved. The definitive source for all Rivals news. Sewell must redshirt next season, per NCAA transfer rules, and will have two seasons of eligibility remaining at Utah. Join our linker program. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or distributed. But he'll instead be a part of Utah's roster next season, his father, Gabriel, told Nevada Sports Net on Wednesday. ©   | Portions are ©  Associated Press. It was inevitable. He also had an interception and fumble recovery. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Norvell said Sewell told him he's homesick and would like to play closer to home (his family lives in Utah). 2017. Nephi Sewell (6) Defensive Back - NEVADA SOPHOMORE (2018) – Started in all 11 regular season games that he played in as one of Nevada’s safeties … Racked up 53 Do you have a blog? Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Sewell committed to Nevada in 2017 over offers from from Washington State, Weber State and Southern Utah. No matter the outcome, though, they would remain family. “I love you, Bro,” Penei said. Sewell has 111 tackles, including 10.5 for loss, six pass breakups, two interceptions, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery at Nevada. Nephi Sewell is one in a long line of successful Sewell football players. Find out more. The Nevada Wolf Pack transfer, who said after the regular season he wanted to transfer closer to home, initially committed to BYU in December. He's played in 23 of 24 games during his Wolf Pack tenure, missing one game this season with an arm injury.

See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. Copyright © 2000-2020 Sports Reference LLC. Subscribe to our Free Newsletter, This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. After the season finale against UNLV, Sewell has not returned to the team for pre-bowl practice and won't play in Nevada's Arizona Bowl on Dec. 29 against Arkansas State. 5 Utah Utes, another was silently brewing. Are you a Stathead, too? After the season finale against UNLV, Sewell has not returned to the team for pre-bowl practice and won't play in Nevada's Arizona Bowl on Dec. 29 against Arkansas State. Their younger brother, Noah, is a four-star recruit with offers from most of the Top 25.

All rights reserved. Nephi Sewell is a 5-10, 183-pound Safety from Saint George, UT. Do you have a sports website? Gabe put his name in the transfer portal Tuesday afternoon. Since Nephi Sewell played as a true freshman, he still has his redshirt season remaining, which would be required if he transferred to an FBS program (transfers must sit one season under NCAA rules). Nephi Sewell is headed to Utah rather than BYU.