Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2022Penn State
Nick Tarburton
DE • 6'3" • 269 lbs • Green Lane, PA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nick Tarburton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18 disruption score.
Impact Production
55
Solid production for an edge defender
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Reliability
41
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
77
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Player Story
Nick Tarburton built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a defensive end from Green Lane, PA wearing No. 46, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Nick Tarburton's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Nick Tarburton, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Penn State. Nick Tarburton shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 49
- TFL
- 10
- Sacks
- 3
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Nick Tarburton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 49
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Penn State
- Top game
- Arkansas
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Pennridge · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- Edna Karr · 58 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 46 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 18 tackles · DE 119th (top 44%) · Big Ten 214th (top 35%) · National 2,043rd (top 35%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Penn State | 3 | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 10.3 |
| 2021 Postseason | Penn State | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 42.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Penn State | 13 | 22 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Penn State | 10 | 18 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 51.8 |
Related Context
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Nick Tarburton played DE for Penn State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nick Tarburton recorded 49 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Penn State paired 10.5 primary output with 18 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 18 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Penn State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
18
Usage
4.3
Consistency
53
Best Game by takeover score
Indiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Auburn: 0. Central Michigan: 1. Northwestern: 2. Michigan: 0. Minnesota: 1. Ohio State: 0. Indiana: 3. Maryland: 0. Rutgers: 1.5. Michigan State: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Auburn: 2 by 8.3. Central Michigan: 2 by 18.3. Northwestern: 1 by 24.2. Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Minnesota: 1 by 14.2. Ohio State: 1 by 4.2. Indiana: 3 by 42.5. Maryland: 1 by 4.2. Rutgers: 4 by 31.7. Michigan State: 1 by 24.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.3 · Games = 8 · +1.3 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -1.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Indiana
Best efficiency game
42.5 vs Indiana
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs Michigan StateSplash game | W 35-16 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Rutgers | W 55-10 | 4 | 0 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Maryland | W 30-0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ IndianaSplash game | W 45-14 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Ohio State | L 31-44 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Minnesota | W 45-17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Michigan | L 17-41 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs NorthwesternSplash game | W 17-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Central Michigan | W 33-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Auburn | W 41-12 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Nick Tarburton story
Nick Tarburton built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a defensive end from Green Lane, PA wearing No. 46, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Nick Tarburton's career was his defensive production: 49 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 26 career games in the available record. His career also includes 15 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Nick Tarburton's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Penn State
2019-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Penn State | 1 | 6.1 | 1.7 | 1 |
| 2021 Postseason | Penn State | 8.5 | 15.8 | 3.7 | 7.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Penn State | 8.5 | 15.8 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Penn State | 10.5 | 18 | 4.3 | 2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Arkansas
Week 1 · L 10-24 · Postseason
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Indiana
Week 10 · W 45-14 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
70.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 70.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Northwestern
Week 5 · W 17-7 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
63.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Iowa
Week 12 · L 21-41 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
49.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Michigan State
Week 13 · L 27-30 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
46.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Penn State
10.5 primary output · 18 efficiency · 4.3 usage
51.8
#2
2021 Postseason · Penn State
42.2
8.5 primary · 15.8 efficiency · 3.7 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Penn State
42.2
8.5 primary · 15.8 efficiency · 3.7 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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