Usage Score
4.7
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 19.4 disruption score.
Efficiency
19.4
Consistency
8.3
Season Value
10.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Mississippi State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- Mississippi State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina
Scouting Read
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Nathan Pickering, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Mississippi State. Nathan Pickering shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.4 disruption score.
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: 2020 Regular Season
Mississippi State paired 4 primary output with 20.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 19.4 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.
Analysis workspace
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2023 Regular Season · Mississippi State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
19.4
Usage
4.7
Consistency
8.3
Best Game by takeover score
Ole Miss
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. 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. Unknown: 3 by 12.5. 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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Wins0.1 · Games = 4 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 7 · +0.5 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · Games = 6 · +0.7 vs Second Half
Second Half0.1 · Games = 6 · -0.7 vs First Half
Game Log
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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 Unknown | — | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Mississippi State
2019-2023
Opening stop
Season Progression
2019201920202021202120222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Postseason | Mississippi State | 9 | 19.4 | 7.8 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 9 | 19.4 | 7.8 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 4 | 20.5 | 6 | -5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Mississippi State | 11 | 18.5 | 10.6 | 7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 11 | 18.5 | 10.6 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 7.5 | 19.9 | 7.5 | -3.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 5 | 19.4 | 4.7 | -2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
South Carolina
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 67.1 takeover score.
#2
Unknown
4
Primary metric
Game with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 55.9 takeover score.
#3
Unknown
3.5
Primary metric
Game with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 55.6 takeover score.
#4
LSU
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.8 takeover score.
#5
Memphis
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2020 Regular Season · Mississippi State
4 primary output · 20.5 efficiency · 6 usage
22.7
#2
2019 Postseason · Mississippi State
22.1
9 primary · 19.4 efficiency · 7.8 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Mississippi State
22.1
9 primary · 19.4 efficiency · 7.8 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2019 · Rating 0.9675
Seminary · Seminary, MS
- Committed To
- Mississippi State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Career Facts
1
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
122
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 45 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.