Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Iowa
Nick Niemann
LB • 6'4" • 233 lbs • Sycamore, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nick Niemann shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
83
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
83
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Penn State
Player Story
Nick Niemann built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a linebacker from Sycamore, IL wearing No. 49, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Nick Niemann's career was his defensive production: 157...
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- Committed To
- Iowa
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 1
- Overall
- No. 185
- NFL Team
- Los Angeles Chargers
Nick Niemann, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Iowa. Nick Niemann shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 157
- TFL
- 7.5
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 3
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Nick Niemann quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · LB
- Career Tackles
- 157
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Iowa
- Top game
- Penn State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Sycamore · Iowa
- High school pipeline
- Sycamore · 7 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 6 · Pick 1 · Los Angeles Chargers
- Latest roster
- No. 49 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 77 tackles · LB 57th (top 6%) · Big Ten 5th (top 1%) · National 67th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Iowa | 5 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa | 5 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.6 |
| 2018 Postseason | Iowa | 10 | 5 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 38.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa | 10 | 38 | 2.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 38.2 |
| 2019 Postseason | Iowa | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 53.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 9 | 30 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 53.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 8 | 77 | 2.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 47.2 |
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Nick Niemann played LB for Iowa. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nick Niemann recorded 157 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Iowa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Iowa paired 6.5 primary output with 22 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 40.6 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: Penn State
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Iowa
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
40.6
Usage
8
Consistency
43.3
Best Game by takeover score
Penn State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Purdue: 0. Northwestern: 0.5. Michigan State: 0. Minnesota: 0.5. Penn State: 1. Nebraska: 0. Illinois: 0. Wisconsin: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Purdue: 8 by 33.3. Northwestern: 10 by 46.7. Michigan State: 7 by 29.2. Minnesota: 7 by 34.2. Penn State: 17 by 60. Nebraska: 12 by 50. Illinois: 8 by 33.3. Wisconsin: 8 by 38.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 6 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 2 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Penn State
Best efficiency game
60 vs Penn State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/12 | vs Wisconsin | W 28-7 | 8 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/5 | @ Illinois | W 35-21 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/27 | vs Nebraska10+ tackles | W 26-20 | 12 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/21 | @ Penn State10+ tackles | W 41-21 | 17 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/14 | @ Minnesota | W 35-7 | 7 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/7 | vs Michigan State | W 49-7 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Northwestern10+ tackles | L 20-21 | 10 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/24 | @ Purdue | L 20-24 | 8 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Nick Niemann story
Nick Niemann built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a linebacker from Sycamore, IL wearing No. 49, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Nick Niemann's career was his defensive production: 157 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 1 interception across 32 career games in the available record. His career also includes 7 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Nick Niemann's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Iowa
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201720182018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Iowa | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Iowa | 4.5 | 22.4 | 5.7 | 4.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa | 4.5 | 22.4 | 5.7 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Iowa | 6.5 | 22 | 6.5 | 2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Iowa | 6.5 | 22 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Iowa | 2.5 | 40.6 | 8 | -4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Penn State
Week 12 · W 41-21 · Conference game
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
86.7 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 86.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Iowa State
Week 2 · W 13-3
2
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#3
vs USC
Week 1 · W 49-24 · Postseason
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Michigan
Week 6 · L 3-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
56.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Mississippi State
Week 1 · W 27-22 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
55.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Iowa
6.5 primary output · 22 efficiency · 6.5 usage
53.4
#2
2019 Regular Season · Iowa
53.4
6.5 primary · 22 efficiency · 6.5 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Iowa
47.2
2.5 primary · 40.6 efficiency · 8 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
2
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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