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Player Dossier
2015-2018Army
James Nachtigal
LB • 6'0" • 235 lbs • Fort Atkinson, WI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
James Nachtigal shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
93
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
71
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
84
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Army
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Army
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Player Story
James Nachtigal built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Fort Atkinson, WI wearing No. 19, spending time with Army. The clearest part of James Nachtigal's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Army
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
James Nachtigal, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Army. James Nachtigal shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 36.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 199
- TFL
- 18.5
- Sacks
- 13.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 5
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
James Nachtigal quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Army · LB
- Career Tackles
- 199
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Army
- Top game
- San José State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Fort Atkinson · Army
- High school pipeline
- Fort Atkinson · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 19 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 81 tackles · LB 119th (top 11%) · FBS Independents 9th (top 4%) · National 173rd (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Army | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Army | 8 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Army | 8 | 14 | 5 | 3.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 37.8 |
| 2017 Postseason | Army | 13 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 77.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Army | 13 | 98 | 7.5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 77.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Army | 12 | 81 | 5.5 | 5 | - | 1 | 1 | 52.1 |
Related Context
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James Nachtigal played LB for Army. Across 4 tracked seasons, James Nachtigal recorded 199 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Army.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Army paired 19 primary output with 47 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 36.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Army
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
36.9
Usage
13
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
San José State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Duke: 0. Liberty: 0. Hawai'i: 2. Oklahoma: 2. Buffalo: 0. San José State: 6. Miami (OH): 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. Air Force: 0. Lafayette: 0.5. Colgate: 0. Navy: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Duke: 6 by 25. Liberty: 7 by 29.2. Hawai'i: 5 by 40.8. Oklahoma: 5 by 40.8. Buffalo: 5 by 20.8. San José State: 8 by 83.3. Miami (OH): 7 by 29.2. Eastern Michigan: 5 by 20.8. Air Force: 11 by 45.8. Lafayette: 3 by 17.5. Colgate: 11 by 45.8. Navy: 8 by 43.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.9 · Games = 10 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 2 · +0.1 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
San José State
Best efficiency game
83.3 vs San José State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/8 | vs Navy | W 17-10 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Colgate10+ tackles | W 28-14 | 11 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Lafayette | W 31-13 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Air Force10+ tackles | W 17-14 | 11 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Eastern Michigan | W 37-22 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Miami (OH) | W 31-30 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ San José State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 52-3 | 8 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Buffalo | W 42-13 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | @ OklahomaSplash game | L 21-28 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Hawai'iSplash game | W 28-21 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Liberty | W 38-14 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/31 | @ Duke | L 14-34 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
James Nachtigal story
James Nachtigal built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Fort Atkinson, WI wearing No. 19, spending time with Army. The clearest part of James Nachtigal's career was his defensive production: 199 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss, 13.5 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 33 career games in the available record. That gives James Nachtigal's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Army
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520162016201720172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Army | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Army | 9.5 | 19.1 | 6.2 | 9.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Army | 9.5 | 19.1 | 6.2 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Army | 19 | 47 | 16 | 9.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Army | 19 | 47 | 16 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Army | 11.5 | 36.9 | 13 | -7.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ San José State
Week 7 · W 52-3
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
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Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Morgan State
Week 12 · W 60-3
5.5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Rice
Week 6 · W 49-12
3
Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Temple
Week 8 · W 31-28
2.5
Havoc Plays
86.1 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.
#5
vs UTEP
Week 5 · W 35-21
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Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Army
19 primary output · 47 efficiency · 16 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · Army
77.7
19 primary · 47 efficiency · 16 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Army
52.1
11.5 primary · 36.9 efficiency · 13 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
12
Splash games
7
10+ tackle games
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