Player Dossier

2016-2019

Kent 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.

Usage Score

5.9

Efficiency

30.7

Consistency

13.9

Season Value

14.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Kent State

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Snapshot

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

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 Faulkner, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Kent State. Nick Faulkner shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

Kent State paired 7 primary output with 31.1 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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2019 Postseason · Kent State

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

30.7

Usage

5.9

Consistency

13.9

Best Game by takeover score

Utah 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. Unknown: 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

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah State: 5 by 30.8. Arizona State: 7 by 49.2. Unknown: 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

Wins0.3 · n=5 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · n=6 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.7 · n=6 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.3 · n=6 · -0.3 vs First Half

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 Unknown

Result
Sat 12/21vs Utah StateW 51-4153100
Sat 11/23vs Ball StateW 41-38730.5000
Fri 11/15vs Buffalo10+ tacklesW 30-27105000
Wed 11/6@ ToledoL 33-35720.5001
Sat 10/26vs Miami (OH)L 16-2342000
Sat 10/19@ OhioL 38-4540000
Sat 10/12@ AkronW 26-374000
Sat 10/5@ WisconsinL 0-4831000
Sat 9/21vs Bowling GreenW 62-2054000
Sat 9/14@ AuburnL 16-5553000
Sat 9/7vs Unknown10+ tackles105001
Fri 8/30@ Arizona StateL 7-3076110

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Kent State

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20162017201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonKent State16.61.5
2017 Regular SeasonKent State731.186
2018 Regular SeasonKent State821.47.61
2019 PostseasonKent State630.75.9-2
2019 Regular SeasonKent State630.75.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 59.9 takeover score.

#2

Unknown

3

Primary metric

Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 55.5 takeover score.

#3

Arizona State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.3 takeover score.

#4

Toledo

1.5

Primary metric

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 43.1 takeover score.

#5

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Regular Season · Kent State

7 primary output · 31.1 efficiency · 8 usage

23.6

#2

2018 Regular Season · Kent State

23

8 primary · 21.4 efficiency · 7.6 usage

#3

2019 Postseason · Kent State

14.8

6 primary · 30.7 efficiency · 5.9 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

2

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2015 · Rating 0.7911

McKinley · Canton, OH

Committed To
Kent State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2015

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

144

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 35 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Nick Faulkner quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
144