Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2019South Florida
Nico Sawtelle
LB • 6'2" • 227 lbs • Jensen Beach, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
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Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
94
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · South Florida
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- South Florida
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Player Story
Nico Sawtelle built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a linebacker from Jensen Beach, FL wearing No. 54, spending time with South Florida. The clearest part of Nico Sawtelle's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- South Florida
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Nico Sawtelle, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · South Florida. Nico Sawtelle shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 112
- TFL
- 12
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Nico Sawtelle quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Florida · LB
- Career Tackles
- 112
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · South Florida
- Top game
- Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Jensen Beach · South Florida
- High school pipeline
- Jensen Beach · 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | South Florida | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | South Florida | 8 | 16 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.7 |
| 2017 Postseason | South Florida | 12 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 54.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | South Florida | 12 | 48 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 54.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Florida | 6 | 42 | 7.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 78.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | South Florida | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Nico Sawtelle played LB for South Florida. Across 5 tracked seasons, Nico Sawtelle recorded 112 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with South Florida.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
South Florida paired 12.5 primary output with 49.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 49.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2019 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 83.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · South Florida
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
2.1
Efficiency
49.3
Usage
12
Consistency
66.4
Best Game by takeover score
Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Elon: 3.5. Georgia Tech: 1. Illinois: 3. East Carolina: 1.5. Massachusetts: 1. Tulsa: 2.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Elon: 4 by 51.7. Georgia Tech: 5 by 30.8. Illinois: 13 by 80. East Carolina: 7 by 44.2. Massachusetts: 6 by 35. Tulsa: 7 by 54.2
Split Comparison
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First Half2.5 · Games = 3 · +0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half1.7 · Games = 3 · -0.8 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Illinois
Best efficiency game
80 vs Illinois
Player Story
Nico Sawtelle story
Nico Sawtelle built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a linebacker from Jensen Beach, FL wearing No. 54, spending time with South Florida. The clearest part of Nico Sawtelle's career was his defensive production: 112 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with South Florida. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Nico Sawtelle's production has multiple signals. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across South Florida.
The arc is straightforward: Nico Sawtelle moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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South Florida
2015-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520162017201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | South Florida | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | South Florida | 0 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | South Florida | 10 | 27.1 | 6 | 10 |
| 2017 Regular Season | South Florida | 10 | 27.1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Florida | 12.5 | 49.3 | 12 | 2.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | South Florida | 0 | — | — | -12.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Illinois
Week 3 · W 25-19
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
88.6 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.
#2
@ UConn
Week 10 · W 37-20 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
87.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Stony Brook
Week 1 · W 31-17
2
Havoc Plays
87.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Elon
Week 1 · W 34-14
3.5
Havoc Plays
83.9 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Tulsa
Week 7 · W 25-24 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
75.2 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · South Florida
12.5 primary output · 49.3 efficiency · 12 usage
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#2
2017 Postseason · South Florida
54.6
10 primary · 27.1 efficiency · 6 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · South Florida
54.6
10 primary · 27.1 efficiency · 6 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
5
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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