Player Dossier

2014-2018

Central Michigan

Nate Brisson-Fast

DL • 6'5" • 260 lbs • Ferndale, MI, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Nate Brisson-Fast shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.6 disruption score.

Usage / Role

43%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman

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Reliability

79

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

85

Elite ceiling indicators

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Central Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Central Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan

Player Story

Nate Brisson-Fast built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive lineman from Ferndale, MI wearing No. 4, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Nate Brisson-Fast's career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2014 · Rating 0.7759

Ferndale · Ferndale, MI

Committed To
Central Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

Nate Brisson-Fast, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Central Michigan. Nate Brisson-Fast shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.6 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
77
TFL
17
Sacks
9
QB hurries
4
Passes defended
3

Quick Answers

Nate Brisson-Fast quick answers

Latest team and position
Central Michigan · DL
Career Tackles
77
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 29 games
Best season
2018 Regular Season · Central Michigan
Top game
Western Michigan
Recruit profile
2-star · Ferndale · Central Michigan
High school pipeline
Ferndale · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 4 · Senior
2018 Tackles rank
31 tackles · DL 156th (top 20%) · Mid-American 131st (top 24%) · National 1,355th (top 24%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2014 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan00-0--0-
2015 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan00-0--0-
2016 PostseasonCentral Michigan100-0-1018.2
2016 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan109112-018.2
2017 PostseasonCentral Michigan122-0--054.1
2017 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan12359.55.5-1054.1
2018 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan7316.52.521061.7

Related Context

Nate Brisson-Fast played DL for Central Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Nate Brisson-Fast recorded 18 receiving yards and 77 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Central Michigan.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season

Central Michigan paired 12 primary output with 35.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 35.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 85.7th percentile of the selected season.

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2018 Regular Season · Central Michigan

Games

7

Havoc Plays / G

1.7

Efficiency

35.6

Usage

11.3

Consistency

42.2

Best Game by takeover score

Michigan State

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Kentucky: 2. Kansas: 1. Northern Illinois: 1. Maine: 4. Michigan State: 3. Ball State: 1. Western Michigan: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kentucky: 4 by 36.7. Kansas: 5 by 30.8. Northern Illinois: 5 by 30.8. Maine: 3 by 52.5. Michigan State: 8 by 63.3. Ball State: 5 by 30.8. Western Michigan: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins4 · Games = 1 · +2.7 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 6 · -2.7 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

7 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Michigan State

Best efficiency game

63.3 vs Michigan State

Result
Sat 10/20vs Western MichiganL 10-3511000
Sat 10/13vs Ball StateL 23-24530.500.500
Sat 9/29@ Michigan StateSplash gameL 20-3186110
Sat 9/22vs MaineSplash gameW 17-533211
Sat 9/15@ Northern IllinoisL 16-2453100
Sat 9/8vs KansasL 7-3153100
Sat 9/1@ KentuckySplash gameL 20-3543100

Player Story

Nate Brisson-Fast story

Nate Brisson-Fast built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive lineman from Ferndale, MI wearing No. 4, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Nate Brisson-Fast's career was his defensive production: 77 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, 9 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 29 career games in the available record. His career also includes 18 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Nate Brisson-Fast's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Central Michigan

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2014201520162016201720172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan0
2015 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan00
2016 PostseasonCentral Michigan58.82.35
2016 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan58.82.30
2017 PostseasonCentral Michigan1626.27.711
2017 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan1626.27.70
2018 Regular SeasonCentral Michigan1235.611.3-4

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Western Michigan

Week 10 · W 35-28 · Conference game

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Havoc Plays

90.3 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.

#2

@ Ball State

Week 8 · W 56-9 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

81.7 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.

#3

@ Michigan State

Week 5 · L 20-31

3

Havoc Plays

79.4 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.

#4

vs Maine

Week 4 · W 17-5

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Havoc Plays

76.1 takeover

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.

#5

@ Oklahoma State

Week 2 · W 30-27

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Havoc Plays

63.6 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Regular Season · Central Michigan

12 primary output · 35.6 efficiency · 11.3 usage

61.7

#2

2017 Postseason · Central Michigan

54.1

16 primary · 26.2 efficiency · 7.7 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Central Michigan

54.1

16 primary · 26.2 efficiency · 7.7 usage

Milestones

6

Impact games

9

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games