Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2022Northern Illinois
Nick Rattin
LB • 6'2" • 222 lbs • Palatine, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nick Rattin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
47
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
30
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
66
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech
Player Story
Nick Rattin built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a linebacker from Palatine, IL wearing No. 38, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Nick Rattin's career was his defensive...
Read the storyNick Rattin, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Northern Illinois. Nick Rattin shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 186
- TFL
- 7.5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 5
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Nick Rattin quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · LB
- Career Tackles
- 186
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Georgia Tech
- Latest roster
- No. 38 · Junior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 46 tackles · LB 310th (top 26%) · Mid-American 69th (top 13%) · National 677th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 8 | 37 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 21.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 6 | 33 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 52.9 |
| 2021 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 14 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 60.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 14 | 63 | 5.5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 60.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 11 | 46 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 24 |
Related Context
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Nick Rattin played LB for Northern Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nick Rattin recorded 186 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Northern Illinois paired 14 primary output with 30.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 21.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.4
Efficiency
21.5
Usage
4
Consistency
9.1
Best Game by takeover score
Akron
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Eastern Illinois: 0. Tulsa: 0. Vanderbilt: 0. Kentucky: 1. Ball State: 0. Toledo: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. Ohio: 0. Central Michigan: 1. Western Michigan: 0. Akron: 2.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Eastern Illinois: 4 by 16.7. Tulsa: 3 by 12.5. Vanderbilt: 1 by 4.2. Kentucky: 4 by 26.7. Ball State: 3 by 12.5. Toledo: 4 by 16.7. Ohio: 5 by 20.8. Central Michigan: 9 by 47.5. Western Michigan: 4 by 16.7. Akron: 9 by 62.5
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Wins0 · Games = 3 · -0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 8 · +0.6 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
Akron
Best efficiency game
62.5 vs Akron
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs AkronSplash game | L 12-44 | 9 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Thu 11/10 | @ Western Michigan | W 24-21 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/2 | vs Central Michigan | L 22-35 | 9 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Ohio | L 17-24 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Eastern Michigan | W 39-10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Toledo | L 32-52 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Ball State | L 38-44 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Kentucky | L 23-31 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Vanderbilt | L 28-38 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Tulsa | L 35-38 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Eastern Illinois | W 34-27 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Nick Rattin story
Nick Rattin built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a linebacker from Palatine, IL wearing No. 38, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Nick Rattin's career was his defensive production: 186 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 1 interception across 39 career games in the available record. His career also includes 7 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Nick Rattin's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Northern Illinois
2019-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 2 | 21.8 | 4.8 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 22.9 | 4.3 | -2 |
| 2021 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 14 | 30.8 | 8.4 | 14 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 14 | 30.8 | 8.4 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 4.5 | 21.5 | 4 | -9.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Georgia Tech
Week 1 · W 22-21
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Akron
Week 13 · L 12-44 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Akron
Week 9 · W 49-0 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
76.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 76.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Miami (OH)
Week 8 · L 24-27 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
68 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 68 takeover score.
#5
vs Kent State
Week 14 · W 41-23 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
66.7 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Northern Illinois
14 primary output · 30.8 efficiency · 8.4 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
60.6
14 primary · 30.8 efficiency · 8.4 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
52.9
0 primary · 22.9 efficiency · 4.3 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
3
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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