Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2020Bowling Green
Nico Lautanen
DL • 6'3" • 278 lbs • Mentor, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nico Lautanen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Impact Production
57
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
28
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
75
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Bowling Green
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Bowling Green
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Toledo
Player Story
Nico Lautanen built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a defensive lineman from Mentor, OH wearing No. 54, spending time with Bowling Green. The clearest part of Nico Lautanen's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Bowling Green
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Nico Lautanen, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Bowling Green. Nico Lautanen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 81
- TFL
- 13.5
- Sacks
- 6
- QB hurries
- 2
Quick Answers
Nico Lautanen quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Bowling Green · DL
- Career Tackles
- 81
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Bowling Green
- Top game
- Toledo
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Mentor · Bowling Green
- High school pipeline
- Mentor · 28 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 54 · Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 10 | 25 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 45.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 5 | 19 | 1.5 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 26.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 12 | 32 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 43.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Nico Lautanen played DL for Bowling Green. Across 5 tracked seasons, Nico Lautanen recorded 81 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Bowling Green.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Bowling Green paired 6.5 primary output with 16.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 18.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Toledo
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Bowling Green
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
18.6
Usage
5.4
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Toledo
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Morgan State: 0. Kansas State: 0. Louisiana Tech: 0. Kent State: 2. Notre Dame: 1. Toledo: 6. Central Michigan: 0. Western Michigan: 0. Akron: 1. Miami (OH): 0. Ohio: 0. Buffalo: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Morgan State: 1 by 4.2. Kansas State: 3 by 12.5. Louisiana Tech: 5 by 20.8. Kent State: 3 by 32.5. Notre Dame: 1 by 14.2. Toledo: 8 by 83.3. Central Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Western Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Akron: 1 by 14.2. Miami (OH): 3 by 12.5. Ohio: 1 by 4.2. Buffalo: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins2.3 · Games = 3 · +2 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 9 · -2 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
Toledo
Best efficiency game
83.3 vs Toledo
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/29 | @ Buffalo | L 7-49 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/20 | vs Ohio | L 24-66 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/14 | @ Miami (OH) | L 3-44 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Akron | W 35-6 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Western Michigan | L 10-49 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Central Michigan | L 20-38 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Toledo2+ sacks · Splash game | W 20-7 | 8 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Notre Dame | L 0-52 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Kent StateSplash game | L 20-62 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Louisiana Tech | L 7-35 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Kansas State | L 0-52 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/29 | vs Morgan State | W 46-3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Nico Lautanen story
Nico Lautanen built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a defensive lineman from Mentor, OH wearing No. 54, spending time with Bowling Green. The clearest part of Nico Lautanen's career was his defensive production: 81 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, and 6 sacks across 29 career games in the available record. That gives Nico Lautanen's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Bowling Green
2016-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 2 | 20.5 | 9 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 6.5 | 16.9 | 8.9 | 4.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 3 | 21.8 | 5.8 | -3.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 10 | 18.6 | 5.4 | 7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 0 | — | — | -10 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Toledo
Week 7 · W 20-7 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6
Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Akron
Week 12 · W 21-6 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 13 · L 31-34 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
81.9 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Memphis
Week 4 · L 3-77
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Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Ohio
Week 7 · L 30-48 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
59.7 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 59.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Bowling Green
6.5 primary output · 16.9 efficiency · 8.9 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Bowling Green
43.7
10 primary · 18.6 efficiency · 5.4 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Bowling Green
41.4
2 primary · 20.5 efficiency · 9 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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