Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Kent State
Nick Faulkner
LB • 6'1" • 231 lbs • Canton, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nick Faulkner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
75
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
57
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Kent State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Kent State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Howard
Player Story
Nick Faulkner built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Canton, OH wearing No. 1, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Nick Faulkner's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Kent State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Nick Faulkner, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Kent State. Nick Faulkner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 144
- TFL
- 12
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Nick Faulkner quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kent State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 144
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Kent State
- Top game
- Howard
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · McKinley · Kent State
- High school pipeline
- McKinley · 23 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 74 tackles · LB 168th (top 14%) · Mid-American 33rd (top 6%) · National 254th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Kent State | 6 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 8.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kent State | 6 | 28 | 3.5 | 0.5 | - | 3 | 0 | 55.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kent State | 11 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 58.7 |
| 2019 Postseason | Kent State | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kent State | 12 | 69 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 40 |
Related Context
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Nick Faulkner played LB for Kent State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nick Faulkner recorded 3 rushing yards and 144 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Kent State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Kent State paired 9 primary output with 22.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 30.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arizona State
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Kent State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
30.7
Usage
5.8
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
Arizona State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Utah State: 1. Arizona State: 2. Kennesaw State: 1. Auburn: 0. Bowling Green: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Akron: 0. Ohio: 0. Miami (OH): 0. Toledo: 1.5. Buffalo: 0. Ball State: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah State: 5 by 30.8. Arizona State: 7 by 49.2. Kennesaw State: 10 by 51.7. Auburn: 5 by 20.8. Bowling Green: 5 by 20.8. Wisconsin: 3 by 12.5. Akron: 7 by 29.2. Ohio: 4 by 16.7. Miami (OH): 4 by 16.7. Toledo: 7 by 44.2. Buffalo: 10 by 41.7. Ball State: 7 by 34.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 6 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 6 · +0.2 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
Arizona State
Best efficiency game
51.7 vs Kennesaw State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/21 | vs Utah State | W 51-41 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Ball State | W 41-38 | 7 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/15 | vs Buffalo10+ tackles | W 30-27 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/6 | @ Toledo | L 33-35 | 7 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Miami (OH) | L 16-23 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Ohio | L 38-45 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Akron | W 26-3 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Wisconsin | L 0-48 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Bowling Green | W 62-20 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Auburn | L 16-55 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Kennesaw State10+ tackles | W 26-23 | 10 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 8/30 | @ Arizona StateSplash game | L 7-30 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Nick Faulkner story
Nick Faulkner built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a linebacker from Canton, OH wearing No. 1, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Nick Faulkner's career was his defensive production: 144 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 1 interception across 35 career games in the available record. His career also includes 3 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Nick Faulkner's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Kent State
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Kent State | 1 | 6.6 | 1.3 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kent State | 7 | 31.1 | 8 | 6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Kent State | 9 | 22.3 | 7.3 | 2 |
| 2019 Postseason | Kent State | 6 | 30.7 | 5.8 | -3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Kent State | 6 | 30.7 | 5.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Howard
Week 2 · W 38-31
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
87.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Arizona State
Week 1 · L 7-30
2
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Howard
Week 2 · W 54-14
3
Havoc Plays
82.5 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.5 takeover score.
#4
@ Clemson
Week 1 · L 3-56
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Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Toledo
Week 11 · L 33-35 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
64.2 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 64.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Kent State
9 primary output · 22.3 efficiency · 7.3 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Kent State
55.1
7 primary · 31.1 efficiency · 8 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Kent State
40
6 primary · 30.7 efficiency · 5.8 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
6
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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