Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Notre Dame
Nyles Morgan
LB • 6'1" • 235 lbs • Crete, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nyles Morgan shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
81
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Notre Dame
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Notre Dame
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Miami
Player Story
Nyles Morgan built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from Crete, IL wearing No. 5, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of Nyles Morgan's career was his defensive production: 172...
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- Committed To
- Notre Dame
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Nyles Morgan, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Notre Dame. Nyles Morgan shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 172
- TFL
- 13
- Sacks
- 5.5
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Nyles Morgan quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Notre Dame · LB
- Career Tackles
- 172
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Notre Dame
- Top game
- Miami
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Crete-Monee · Notre Dame
- High school pipeline
- Crete-Monee · 16 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 84 tackles · LB 116th (top 11%) · FBS Independents 6th (top 4%) · National 174th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 12 | 88 | 6 | 4 | - | 2 | 0 | 51.3 |
| 2017 Postseason | Notre Dame | 12 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 65 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 12 | 75 | 6.5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 65 |
Related Context
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Nyles Morgan played LB for Notre Dame. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nyles Morgan recorded 172 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Notre Dame.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Notre Dame paired 15.5 primary output with 42.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 42.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Stanford
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Notre Dame
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
42.1
Usage
9.1
Consistency
42.1
Best Game by takeover score
Stanford
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. LSU: 1. Temple: 2. Georgia: 3.5. Boston College: 0.5. Michigan State: 1.5. Miami (OH): 0. North Carolina: 2. USC: 0.5. NC State: 1. Wake Forest: 0. Navy: 0. Stanford: 3.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. LSU: 9 by 47.5. Temple: 8 by 53.3. Georgia: 7 by 64.2. Boston College: 9 by 42.5. Michigan State: 9 by 52.5. Miami (OH): 7 by 29.2. North Carolina: 3 by 32.5. USC: 7 by 34.2. NC State: 6 by 35. Wake Forest: 7 by 29.2. Navy: 5 by 20.8. Stanford: 7 by 64.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 10 · -2.6 vs Losses
Losses3.5 · Games = 2 · +2.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Stanford
Best efficiency game
64.2 vs Stanford
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/1 | @ LSU | W 21-17 | 9 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/26 | @ StanfordSplash game | L 20-38 | 7 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Navy | W 24-17 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Wake Forest | W 48-37 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs NC State | W 35-14 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs USC | W 49-14 | 7 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ North CarolinaSplash game | W 33-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Miami (OH) | W 52-17 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/24 | @ Michigan State | W 38-18 | 9 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Boston College | W 49-20 | 9 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs GeorgiaSplash game | L 19-20 | 7 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs TempleSplash game | W 49-16 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Nyles Morgan story
Nyles Morgan built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a linebacker from Crete, IL wearing No. 5, spending time with Notre Dame. The clearest part of Nyles Morgan's career was his defensive production: 172 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Notre Dame. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Nyles Morgan's production has multiple signals. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Notre Dame.
The arc is straightforward: Nyles Morgan moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Notre Dame
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 12 | 39.4 | 9.3 | 12 |
| 2017 Postseason | Notre Dame | 15.5 | 42.1 | 9.1 | 3.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Notre Dame | 15.5 | 42.1 | 9.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Miami
Week 9 · W 30-27
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6
Havoc Plays
95.8 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 95.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Stanford
Week 13 · L 20-38
3.5
Havoc Plays
88.1 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Georgia
Week 2 · L 19-20
3.5
Havoc Plays
88.1 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Syracuse
Week 5 · W 50-33
2.5
Havoc Plays
66.7 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Temple
Week 1 · W 49-16
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Havoc Plays
66.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Notre Dame
15.5 primary output · 42.1 efficiency · 9.1 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Notre Dame
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15.5 primary · 42.1 efficiency · 9.1 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Notre Dame
51.3
12 primary · 39.4 efficiency · 9.3 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
7
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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