Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Akron
Nate Thompson
DB • 6'2" • 215 lbs • Sanford, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nate Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
44
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
30
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
65
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Akron
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Duke • Akron
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois
Player Story
Nate Thompson built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive back from Sanford, NC wearing No. 16, spending time with Akron and Duke. The clearest part of Nate Thompson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Duke
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Nate Thompson, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Akron. Nate Thompson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 191
- TFL
- 7
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Nate Thompson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Akron · DB
- Career Tackles
- 191
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Akron
- Top game
- Northern Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Southern Lee · Duke
- High school pipeline
- Southern Lee · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 16 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 35 tackles · DB 263rd (top 28%) · Mid-American 95th (top 18%) · National 1,100th (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Duke | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Duke | 10 | 42 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 24 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Duke | 7 | 40 | 1.5 | 0.5 | - | 2 | 0 | 50.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Akron | 11 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 58.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Akron | 11 | 35 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43.1 |
Related Context
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Nate Thompson played DB for Duke and Akron. Across 5 tracked seasons, Nate Thompson recorded 191 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Akron.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Akron paired 6 primary output with 32.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 19.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Duke, Akron.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Akron
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
19.2
Usage
4.5
Consistency
15.2
Best Game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Temple: 0. Kentucky: 0. Indiana: 1. Buffalo: 0. Northern Illinois: 0. Central Michigan: 2. Bowling Green: 1. Kent State: 0. Miami (OH): 0.5. Eastern Michigan: 2. Ohio: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Temple: 1 by 4.2. Kentucky: 3 by 12.5. Indiana: 6 by 35. Buffalo: 2 by 8.3. Northern Illinois: 3 by 12.5. Central Michigan: 6 by 45. Bowling Green: 0 by 10. Kent State: 1 by 4.2. Miami (OH): 5 by 25.8. Eastern Michigan: 4 by 36.7. Ohio: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 1 · -0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 10 · +0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
Best efficiency game
45 vs Central Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/24 | vs Ohio | L 14-25 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/15 | @ Eastern MichiganSplash game | L 27-30 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/9 | @ Miami (OH) | L 0-19 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/1 | vs Kent State | W 31-27 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Bowling Green | L 14-41 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Central MichiganSplash game | L 10-17 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Northern Illinois | L 14-55 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Buffalo | L 10-13 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Indiana | L 27-29 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Kentucky | L 3-35 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Temple | L 21-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Nate Thompson story
Nate Thompson built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive back from Sanford, NC wearing No. 16, spending time with Akron and Duke. The clearest part of Nate Thompson's career was his defensive production: 191 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 40 career games in the available record. That gives Nate Thompson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Duke
2019-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Akron
2022-2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20192020202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Duke | 0 | 8.3 | 2 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Duke | 2 | 19.5 | 4.7 | 2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Duke | 5 | 31 | 7.3 | 3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Akron | 6 | 32.7 | 7.3 | 1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Akron | 6.5 | 19.2 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Northern Illinois
Week 13 · W 44-12 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Florida State
Week 15 · L 35-56 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
79.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 79.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 12 · L 27-30 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
78.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Kansas
Week 4 · W 52-33
2
Havoc Plays
78.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Wake Forest
Week 9 · L 7-45 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Akron
6 primary output · 32.7 efficiency · 7.3 usage
58.6
#2
2021 Regular Season · Duke
50.3
5 primary · 31 efficiency · 7.3 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Akron
43.1
6.5 primary · 19.2 efficiency · 4.5 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
5
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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