Player Dossier

2008-2011

Houston

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.

Usage Score

Efficiency

30

Consistency

72.2

Season Value

67.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season · Houston

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Houston
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Penn State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Nick Saenz, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season · Houston. Nick Saenz shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30 disruption score.

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: 2008 Regular Season

Houston paired 1 primary output with 20 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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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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

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12

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 2. UTEP: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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Wins1.5 · Games = 2
All Games1.5 · Games = 2

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

Result
Mon 1/2@ Penn StateSplash gameW 30-142
Fri 9/30@ UTEPW 49-421

Career Arc

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    Houston

    2008-2011

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20082009201020112011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 Regular SeasonHouston120
2009 Regular SeasonHouston0-1
2010 Regular SeasonHouston1201
2011 PostseasonHouston3302
2011 Regular SeasonHouston3300

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Penn State

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.

#2

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#3

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#4

UTEP

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2008 Regular Season · Houston

1 primary output · 20 efficiency · usage

73.3

#2

2010 Regular Season · Houston

73.3

1 primary · 20 efficiency · usage

#3

2011 Postseason · Houston

67.4

3 primary · 30 efficiency · usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2008 · Rating 0.7889

Pearland · Pearland, TX

Committed To
Houston
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2008

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

0

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 4 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.