Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Arizona State
Nesta Jade Silvera
DL • 6'2" • 315 lbs • Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nesta Jade Silvera shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
57
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
45
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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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: 2020 Postseason · Miami
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Miami • Arizona State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Washington State
Player Story
Nesta Jade Silvera built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Pembroke Pines, FL wearing No. 4, spending time with Arizona State and Miami. The clearest part of Nesta Jade Silvera's...
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- Committed To
- Miami
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 14
- Overall
- No. 231
- NFL Team
- Las Vegas Raiders
Nesta Jade Silvera, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Miami. Nesta Jade Silvera shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 158
- TFL
- 19.5
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 10
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Nesta Jade Silvera quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arizona State · DL
- Career Tackles
- 158
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 49 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · Miami
- Top game
- Washington State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · American Heritage · Miami
- High school pipeline
- American Heritage · 80 FBS recruits · 10 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 7 · Pick 14 · Las Vegas Raiders
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 53 tackles · DL 19th (top 2%) · Pac-12 42nd (top 8%) · National 507th (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Miami | 7 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 12.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Miami | 7 | 10 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 12.4 |
| 2019 Postseason | Miami | 8 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 20.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Miami | 8 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 20.3 |
| 2020 Postseason | Miami | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 59 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Miami | 11 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 59 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Miami | 11 | 38 | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 29.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Arizona State | 12 | 53 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 46.7 |
Related Context
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Miami to Arizona State | P4 to P4 | 87.2 | Jan 7, 2022 |
Nesta Jade Silvera played DL for Miami and Arizona State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Nesta Jade Silvera recorded 158 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Arizona State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
Miami paired 15 primary output with 26.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 25.9 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Miami, Arizona State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Washington State
Loss 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 · Arizona State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
25.9
Usage
6.1
Consistency
50
Best Game by takeover score
Washington State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northern Arizona: 0. Oklahoma State: 0. Eastern Michigan: 1. Utah: 1.5. USC: 0. Washington: 1. Stanford: 1. Colorado: 0.5. UCLA: 0. Washington State: 3. Oregon State: 1. Arizona: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northern Arizona: 1 by 4.2. Oklahoma State: 6 by 25. Eastern Michigan: 4 by 26.7. Utah: 12 by 65. USC: 4 by 16.7. Washington: 8 by 43.3. Stanford: 2 by 18.3. Colorado: 2 by 13.3. UCLA: 2 by 8.3. Washington State: 7 by 59.2. Oregon State: 3 by 22.5. Arizona: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 3 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 9 · +0.3 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
Washington State
Best efficiency game
65 vs Utah
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/25 | @ Arizona | L 35-38 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Oregon State | L 7-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Washington StateSplash game | L 18-28 | 7 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/6 | vs UCLA | L 36-50 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Colorado | W 42-34 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Stanford | L 14-15 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Washington | W 45-38 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/2 | @ USC | L 25-42 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/25 | vs Utah10+ tackles | L 13-34 | 12 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/18 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 21-30 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Oklahoma State | L 17-34 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Northern Arizona | W 40-3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Nesta Jade Silvera story
Nesta Jade Silvera built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Pembroke Pines, FL wearing No. 4, spending time with Arizona State and Miami. The clearest part of Nesta Jade Silvera's career was his defensive production: 158 tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 49 career games in the available record. His career also includes 15 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Nesta Jade Silvera's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Miami
2018-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Arizona State
2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20182018201920192020202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Miami | 1.5 | 9.9 | 1.8 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Miami | 1.5 | 9.9 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Miami | 4 | 14.9 | 3.3 | 2.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Miami | 4 | 14.9 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Miami | 15 | 26.9 | 6.9 | 11 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Miami | 15 | 26.9 | 6.9 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Miami | 6.5 | 20.3 | 4.7 | -8.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Arizona State | 9 | 25.9 | 6.1 | 2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Washington State
Week 11 · L 18-28 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
#2
vs App State
Week 2 · W 25-23
2.5
Havoc Plays
80 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80 takeover score.
#3
vs Utah
Week 4 · L 13-34 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
71.7 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Florida State
Week 10 · W 27-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
71.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.1 takeover score.
#5
@ NC State
Week 10 · W 44-41 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · Miami
15 primary output · 26.9 efficiency · 6.9 usage
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#2
2020 Regular Season · Miami
59
15 primary · 26.9 efficiency · 6.9 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Arizona State
46.7
9 primary · 25.9 efficiency · 6.1 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
8
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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