Will Nightingale

Will Nightingale

No. 55 – San Jose Sabercats
Position:	Cornerback
Personal information
Born:	(2029-08-02)August 2, 2029 (aged 31) London, England
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	210 lb (95 kg)
Username:	Purplepiratepoo
Career information
College:	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Career history
Norfolk Seawolves (2050 (S35)-2052 (S37)) San Jose Sabercats (2053 (S38)-present)
Roster status:	Active

Will Nightingale (born August 2, 2029) is an American football cornerback for the San Jose Sabercats of the International Simulation Football League (ISFL).

Early Years

Will Nightingale was born in Wandsworth, London on August 2nd, 2029. His parents were Michael Nightingale and Hillary Jones both of which were professional soccer players. His mother being the more successful, who won the world cup playing for the English national team in 2026. Growing up Will enjoyed playing and watching soccer. He was a star prospect in high school and was on track to continue his family's legacy set by his parents. However, Will found football through his local team the London Royals and instantly fell in love with the sport. After playing only a year of high school football, he decided to move to the US to try and play at the college level.

College Career

As a true freshman Will Nightingale was the starting punter for Illinois. Using his past soccer skills, he was able put up very respectable distances but never quite had the accuracy of the more experienced punters. With the Illinois offense being quite poor that year, Will was used a lot and was seen as a sign of hope for a brighter future. In his second year, going in to week 5 there had been a string of injuries to the Illinois defense. The team was so desperate they held public tryouts calling for students at the university to come down and try to make the team. Because of Will's popularity within 'Block I', the students pushed him to tryout. Nightingale didn't have the best hands for the job, but because of his natural speed and physical ability, he found himself playing slot corner. In his third year, Will started to finally shine at his new position. His intelligence and speed allowed him to be a tackling machine. While still improving his hands, Will found more success in batting the ball and thus only had 1 interception on the year. After this break out year, Will was ready to help Illinois become a force in the Big 10. He helped recruit some of his old mates from London and they created the "British Barrier". This year Illinois had the #1 passing defense with Nightingale being the star and team captain. Sadly a poor offense squandered what could have been an impressive year for Illinois football.

College Career Statistics

Career statistics			Defense									Punts
Season	Team	Games	Tck	TFL	FF/FR	Sck	Int	PD	Sfty	TD	Blk P/XP/FG	Punts	Yds	Avg	Inside 20	Long
2046	Illinois	12	0	0	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0/0	96	4243	47	2	68
2047	Illinois	12	12	0	0/0	0	0	3	0	0	0/0/0	53	2867	53	5	72
2048	Illinois	12	44	0	0/0	1	1	11	0	0	0/0/0	0	0	0	0	0
2049	Illinois	12	56	1	0/0	3.5	2	18	0	0	0/0/0	0	0	0	0	0

Professional Career

DSFL Career

With many teams weary of his limited experience, Nightingale was not drafted during the DSFL draft. However, Will Nightingale was picked up off the waiver wires by the Norfolk Seawolves prior to the 35th season of the DSFL. Will would be a member of the "Legion of Boom", the impressive secondary unit of Norfolk, that would help the Seawolves have an impressive season finishing 10-4. Will's first season may be seen as a low production year, but the quality of his teammates meant that Nightingale was not needed as much and would see the field more in a FS position rather as a CB. The Seawolves would move on to the South Championship versus the Tijuana Luchadors. Will would should up big this game having both an int and a PD that would help secure the victory of Tijuana. Norfolk would proceed to face the Kansas City Coyotes in the Ultimini Bowl in Cairo. The stout defense of Norfolk would hold KCC to only 14 points with Will providing a couple crucial tackles chasing down the speedy wide receivers out of Kansas. This defensive stand would allow Norfolk to take home the Ultimini and help boost Will's draft rating in the upcoming ISFL draft. With an Ultimini win in Will's first DSFL season, he continues to show his improvement as a DB and shows he is ready to compete at the next level.

In his second season of the DSFL, Nightingale saw a huge leap in success. Will was slotted in as the CB#1 for a Seawolves squad that was gutted by call ups. However, he was still able to shine on the squad racking up 33 pass deflections which ended up leading the league. Nightingale was able to force some turnovers for the team as well by having 3 interceptions along with 5 forced fumbles. One of the best games of Nightingale's career came in this season during week 10 against the Birddogs. Will was able to help the Seawolves to a victory will putting up a stat line of 10 tackles, 1 int, 2 pds, 1 fumble and recovery. Despite the personal success, Norfolk struggled at many points of the season. This lead to a knockout of playoff contention late in to the season. Nightingale hopes to help bring the team back to its glory in the upcoming season!

In the third season of the DSFL, Nightingale has made a name for himself and other QB's have started to look the other way when they see him lined up against their receiver. In season 37, Will posted a career high 88 tackles which lead his team and was also 2nd most for a CB in the league. Although racking in less pass deflections from last year, Nightingale was still able to make his presence felt with 4 forced fumbles and a pick six, the first of his career. Despite his leadership on the field, the rebuilding team of Norfolk was not able to put together anything special during this year. Even on a rebuild, Will has made a name for himself in the DSFL and can be happy to leave the league having the highest amount of PD's in a season with 33 last year. Nightingale will look to have a strong rookie season and continue the success he has had.

DSFL Career Statistics

Career statistics			Defense
Season	Team	Games	Tck	TFL	FF/FR	Sck	Int	PD	Sfty	TD	Blk P/XP/FG
2050 (S35)	Seawolves	14	41	0	0/0	0	0	3	0	0	0/0/0
2051 (S36)	Seawolves	14	73	0	5/3	0	3	33	0	0	0/0/0
2052 (S37)	Seawolves	14	88	0	4/2	0	3	25	0	1	0/0/0

ISFL Career

In Season 38, Will Nightingale had finally recieved his call up to play in the ISFL. With a secondary already stacked with stars, San Jose looked to add some depth to their CB crew by adding Nightingale as a CB#4. Because of the quality of players on the roster, Nightingale only suited up to start 5 games on the season. However, in these 5 starts Will was able to make an impact by recording an interception and a pass deflection. His stats my seem small, but Nightingale was always ready when his name was called and this was crucial in helping San Jose make a run to the playoffs. In the wild card round, the Sabercats matched up against the Silverbacks where San Jose struggled to slow down the explosive New York offense. This lead to Will Nightingale only recorded one tackle in his first playoff game. Nightingale has spent a lot of time this season learning behind great defensive players and hopes to use these lessons to see a greater impact on the field next season.

ISFL Regular Season Statistics

Career statistics				Defense
Season	Team	Games	Games Started	Tck	TFL	FF/FR	Sck	Int	PD	Sfty	TD	Blk P/XP/FG
2053 (S38)	Sabercats	16	5	21	0	0/0	0	1	1	0	0	0/0/0

ISFL Playoff Statistics

Career statistics				Defense
Season	Team	Games	Games Started	Tck	TFL	FF/FR	Sck	Int	PD	Sfty	TD	Blk P/XP/FG
2053 (S38)	Sabercats	1	0	1	0	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0/0/0

Achievements and records

Awards

Team

• Ultimini Champion (1): 2050 (S35) (XXXV)

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