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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Mississippi State
Nathan Pickering
DT • 6'4" • 305 lbs • Mount Olive, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nathan Pickering shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
52
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
33
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
78
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Mississippi State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Mississippi State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina
Player Story
Nathan Pickering built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive tackle from Mount Olive, MS wearing No. 22, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Nathan Pickering's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Mississippi State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Nathan Pickering, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Mississippi State. Nathan Pickering shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 122
- TFL
- 22.5
- Sacks
- 13
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Nathan Pickering quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Mississippi State · DT
- Career Tackles
- 122
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 45 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Mississippi State
- Top game
- South Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Seminary · Mississippi State
- High school pipeline
- Kemper County · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 22 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 44 tackles · DT 6th (top 3%) · SEC 79th (top 13%) · National 765th (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Mississippi State | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 45.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 7 | 9 | 5.5 | 3 | - | - | 0 | 45.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 5 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 50.7 |
| 2021 Postseason | Mississippi State | 12 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 56.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 12 | 25 | 6.5 | 4 | 2 | - | 0 | 56.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 9 | 25 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 54.7 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 12 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | 34.2 |
Related Context
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Nathan Pickering played DT for Mississippi State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Nathan Pickering recorded 122 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Mississippi State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Mississippi State paired 13 primary output with 20.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 21.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Mississippi State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
21.9
Usage
5.7
Consistency
5.6
Best Game by takeover score
South Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. SE Louisiana: 3. Arizona: 0.5. LSU: 0. South Carolina: 4. Alabama: 0. Western Michigan: 0. Arkansas: 0. Auburn: 0. Kentucky: 0.5. Texas A&M: 0. Southern Miss: 0. Ole Miss: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. SE Louisiana: 3 by 42.5. Arizona: 4 by 21.7. LSU: 5 by 20.8. South Carolina: 8 by 73.3. Alabama: 4 by 16.7. Western Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Arkansas: 3 by 12.5. Auburn: 4 by 16.7. Kentucky: 3 by 17.5. Texas A&M: 2 by 8.3. Southern Miss: 2 by 8.3. Ole Miss: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 5 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 7 · -0.1 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
South Carolina
Best efficiency game
73.3 vs South Carolina
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/24 | vs Ole Miss | L 7-17 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Southern Miss | W 41-20 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | @ Texas A&M | L 10-51 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Kentucky | L 3-24 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Auburn | L 13-27 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Arkansas | W 7-3 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Western Michigan | W 41-28 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/1 | vs Alabama | L 17-40 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ South Carolina2+ sacks · Splash game | L 30-37 | 8 | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs LSU | L 14-41 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Arizona | W 31-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs SE LouisianaSplash game | W 48-7 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Nathan Pickering story
Nathan Pickering built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a defensive tackle from Mount Olive, MS wearing No. 22, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Nathan Pickering's career was his defensive production: 122 tackles, 22.5 tackles for loss, 13 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 45 career games in the available record. That gives Nathan Pickering's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Mississippi State
2019-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Mississippi State | 9 | 19.4 | 6.3 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 9 | 19.4 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 5 | 22.5 | 8.3 | -4 |
| 2021 Postseason | Mississippi State | 13 | 20.2 | 7.9 | 8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 13 | 20.2 | 7.9 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 9.5 | 22.1 | 7.8 | -3.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 8 | 21.9 | 5.7 | -1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ South Carolina
Week 4 · L 30-37 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
91.1 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 91.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Tennessee State
Week 12 · W 55-10
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Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Abilene Christian
Week 13 · W 45-7
3.5
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#4
@ LSU
Week 3 · L 16-31 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Memphis
Week 1 · W 49-23
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Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win 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
2021 Postseason · Mississippi State
13 primary output · 20.2 efficiency · 7.9 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · Mississippi State
56.4
13 primary · 20.2 efficiency · 7.9 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Mississippi State
54.7
9.5 primary · 22.1 efficiency · 7.8 usage
Milestones
12
Impact games
12
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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