Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2011Houston
Nick Saenz
DB • 6'1" • Pearland, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nick Saenz shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
100
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: 2011 Postseason · Houston
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Player Story
Nick Saenz built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a defensive back from Pearland, TX wearing No. 41, spending time with Houston. The clearest part of Nick Saenz's career was his defensive production: 5...
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- Committed To
- Houston
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
Nick Saenz, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · Houston. Nick Saenz shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30 disruption score.
Quick Answers
Nick Saenz quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Houston · DB
- Career Tackles
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 4 games
- Best season
- 2011 Postseason · Houston
- Top game
- Penn State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Pearland · Houston
- High school pipeline
- Pearland · 28 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 41 · Class 2011
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Houston | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 51.1 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2010 Regular Season | Houston | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 51.1 |
| 2011 Postseason | Houston | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 67.4 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Houston | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 67.4 |
Related Context
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Nick Saenz is listed as a DB for Houston. Detailed college production data is limited on CFB Track.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Postseason
Houston paired 3 primary output with 30 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 30 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Postseason · Houston
Games
2
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
30
Usage
—
Consistency
72.2
Best Game by takeover score
Penn State
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Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 2. UTEP: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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First Half2 · Games = 1 · +1 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · Games = 1 · -1 vs First Half
Game Log
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2 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Penn State
Best efficiency game
40 vs Penn State
Player Story
Nick Saenz story
Nick Saenz built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a defensive back from Pearland, TX wearing No. 41, spending time with Houston. The clearest part of Nick Saenz's career was his defensive production: 5 interceptions across 4 career games in the available record. That gives Nick Saenz's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Houston
2008-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20082009201020112011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Houston | 1 | 20 | — | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | — | — | -1 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Houston | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2011 Postseason | Houston | 3 | 30 | — | 2 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Houston | 3 | 30 | — | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Penn State
Week 1 · W 30-14 · Postseason
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
70 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#2
vs Southern
Week 1 · W 55-3
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
vs Texas State
Week 1 · W 68-28
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
@ UTEP
Week 5 · W 49-42 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
35 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Postseason · Houston
3 primary output · 30 efficiency · — usage
67.4
#2
2011 Regular Season · Houston
67.4
3 primary · 30 efficiency · — usage
#3
2008 Regular Season · Houston
51.1
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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