DeCarlos Nicholson (born November 16, 2001)[1] is an American football cornerback for the USC Trojans.

In his high school career, Nicholson completed 245 of his 439 pass attempts for 3,450 yards, 30 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.

[2] Nicholson was an unranked cornerback recruit and committed to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

[4] During the 2021 season, he converted to a cornerback and played nine games, finishing the season with 19 total tackles (13 solo and six assisted, two tackles for loss for eight yards and 16 pass breakups.

[5] Nicholson would decide to transfer to Mississippi State,[6] but would decommit[7] and commit to Kentucky,[8] but would later decommit and would eventually commit back at Mississippi State.