2025 Football Roster
Jersey Number 8
Nicco Marchiol
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Chandler, Ariz.
- High School:
- Hamilton
- Played in 20 career games, including three starts
- Has completed 71-of-122 passes for 742 yards and eight touchdowns
2024 (r-So.)
- Saw action in eight games and started two
- Led the Mountaineers to a 2-0 record as a starter
- Connected on 37-of-56 passes for 434 yards and five touchdowns
- 9-for-15 for 156 yards and a touchdown at Cincinnati; also scored a rushing touchdown in the win
- WVU Offensive Champion: Arizona
- Earned his first start of the season at Arizona, finishing 18-of-22 for 198 yards and two touchdowns
- Entered the Kansas State game in the second half and went 6-for-13 for 58 yards and a touchdown
- Lone pass at Oklahoma State was a 10-yard scoring toss; also added 46 yards rushing against the Cowboys
2023 (r-Fr.)
- Played in nine games at quarterback and started one
- Helped lead the Mountaineers to wins against Pitt and Texas Tech
- Completed 30-of-53 passes for 247 yards and two touchdowns
- Ran for 133 yards on 38 carries, averaging 3.5 yards per carry and a touchdown
- Completed 4-for-4 for 26 yards, including a long of 23, against BYU; also added 36 yards on the ground
- Made his first career start against Texas Tech and threw one touchdown, finishing 12-of-21 for a career-best 78 yards
- Also led the Mountaineer rushing attack against the Red Raiders with a career-high 72 yards on the ground
- Threw his first touchdown pass of the season in the Pitt game, finishing 6-of-9 for 60 yards and a long of 15
- Finished 7-for-14 with 75 yards and a rushing touchdown against Duquesne
- Also recorded his first career rushing touchdown against the Dukes
2022 (Fr.)
- Redshirted
- Saw action against Towson and at Texas Tech and Oklahoma State
- Helped lead the Mountaineers to a season-ending win at Oklahoma State
- Completed two passes for 29 yards with a long of 15 yards against the Cowboys
- Ran for a season-best 32 yards, including a long of nine yards at Oklahoma State
- Completed 2-of-4 passes for 32 yards and a touchdown against Towson
- Enrolled at WVU in January 2022
High School
- Played for coach Michael Zdebski at Hamilton High
- Named to the US Army All-America team
- 2021 Ed Doherty Award by the Grand Canyon State Gridiron Club – the state’s highest football individual honor
- Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year, the first athlete from Hamilton to win the award
- MaxPreps Arizona Player of the Year
- National Football Foundation Frank Kush Award Arizona Player of the Year
- NFF Danny White Arizona Quarterback of the Year
- Named all-state first team honoree
- Amassed 8,310 passing yards and threw 91 touchdowns across 43 games during his high school career
- Completed 639 passes on 943 attempts (67.8%) during his prep career
- Also rushed for 1,301 yards on 338 carries for 24 touchdowns in four seasons
- Led Hamilton to an 11-1 record and a berth in the Arizona Open Division state semifinals as a senior, while passing for a school-record 2,690 yards and 37 touchdown passes
- Went 203-of-273 (74.4%) and rushed for 369 yards on 83 attempts and six touchdowns during his senior campaign
- Completed 15-of-20 passes for 345 yards and five touchdowns and rushed six times for 63 yards against Desert Ridge
- Also led the Huskies to an 8-2 record and helped them reach the state championship game as a junior
- Went 117-of-169 (69.2%) for 1,417 yards and 11 touchdowns during his first season at Hamilton
- Also rushed for 535 yards on 73 carries and scored six touchdowns as a junior
- Spent his first two seasons at Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colorado
- Collected 4,203 passing yards, 43 touchdowns and finished 319-of-501 (63.7%) through the air in 23 games at Regis Jesuit
- Led the Raiders to a 20-2 record in two seasons and helped them reach the Colorado 5A state quarterfinals each season
- Rated as a four-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN
- Also checks in nationally as the No. 10 pocket passer by ESPN, the No. 17 pro-style quarterback by Rivals and the No. 20 quarterback by 247Sports in this year’s class
- Listed as the No. 3 player in Arizona by 247Sports and ESPN, while Rivals tabs him as the No. 5 player in the state
- Member of the ESPN 300 list, checking in as the No. 217 recruit in the country
Personal
- Son of Ken and Suzi Marchiol
- Father, Ken, played for the NFL’s New Orleans Saints and San Francisco 49ers
- One of three children (2 brothers)
- Majoring in sport management
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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