WilliamNalty

High School

• Three-year letterwinner and starter at linebacker for head coach Joe Chango at Metairie Park Country Day
• Totaled 63 tackles, including 10 sacks as a senior, helping the Cajuns compile a 9-4 overall record
• Also had one forced fumble and one fumble recovery
• Earned All-District honors
• Charted 53 tackles and two forced fumbles in his junior season
• Member of the United States Saddle Seat Team who captured the Gold Medal in the 2014 US Saddle Seat Equitation World Cup
• Also a member of the junior team from 2012-13
• Competed in his first equestrian show at the age of five
• Chose UK over North Carolina

Personal

• Born in Metairie, La.
• Son of Donald J. Nalty Jr. (dad) and Holly (mom) and James Nichols (stepdad)
• Dad, Donald, played football at Tulane from 1982-86
• Major is undecided but plans a major in business management

William  Says

• His nickname is “Nalty”
• He chose Kentucky because it’s a great area with great people
• When he’s not on the field he enjoys riding horses and meeting new people
• His life’s theme song is “Live Like You Were Dying” by Tim McGraw
• One word to describe him on the field is “persistent”