Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2022Navy
Nicholas Straw
LB • 6'2" • 230 lbs • Lebanon, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nicholas Straw shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
92
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
61
Reliable weekly contributor
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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: 2022 Regular Season · Navy
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Navy
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina
Player Story
Nicholas Straw built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a linebacker from Lebanon, OH wearing No. 51, spending time with Navy. The clearest part of Nicholas Straw's career was his defensive production: 119...
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- Committed To
- Navy
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Nicholas Straw, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Navy. Nicholas Straw shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 28.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 119
- TFL
- 13.5
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 13
Quick Answers
Nicholas Straw quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Navy · LB
- Career Tackles
- 119
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Navy
- Top game
- East Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Lebanon · Navy
- High school pipeline
- Lebanon · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 51 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 46 tackles · LB 309th (top 25%) · American Athletic 56th (top 12%) · National 676th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Navy | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Navy | 8 | 40 | 3.5 | 1 | 4 | - | 0 | 49 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Navy | 10 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 51.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Navy | 11 | 46 | 4 | 1.5 | - | 12 | 0 | 54.1 |
Related Context
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Nicholas Straw played LB for Navy. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nicholas Straw recorded 119 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Navy.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Navy paired 18.5 primary output with 28.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 28.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina
Win with 11 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Navy
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.7
Efficiency
28.8
Usage
7
Consistency
28.9
Best Game by takeover score
East Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Delaware: 0. Memphis: 2. East Carolina: 11. Air Force: 0. Tulsa: 2. SMU: 1. Houston: 0.5. Temple: 1. Cincinnati: 0. Notre Dame: 1. UCF: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Delaware: 1 by 4.2. Memphis: 8 by 53.3. East Carolina: 6 by 75. Air Force: 5 by 20.8. Tulsa: 3 by 32.5. SMU: 4 by 26.7. Houston: 3 by 17.5. Temple: 5 by 30.8. Cincinnati: 2 by 8.3. Notre Dame: 4 by 26.7. UCF: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
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Wins3.5 · Games = 4 · +2.9 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 7 · -2.9 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
East Carolina
Best efficiency game
75 vs East Carolina
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/19 | @ UCF | W 17-14 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Notre Dame | L 32-35 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Cincinnati | L 10-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Temple | W 27-20 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Houston | L 20-38 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/14 | @ SMU | L 34-40 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs TulsaSplash game | W 53-21 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Air Force | L 10-13 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ East CarolinaSplash game | W 23-20 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs MemphisSplash game | L 13-37 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Delaware | L 7-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Nicholas Straw story
Nicholas Straw built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a linebacker from Lebanon, OH wearing No. 51, spending time with Navy. The clearest part of Nicholas Straw's career was his defensive production: 119 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 29 career games in the available record. That gives Nicholas Straw's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Navy
2019-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Navy | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Navy | 8.5 | 31.5 | 10.4 | 8.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Navy | 10 | 23.8 | 7.9 | 1.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Navy | 18.5 | 28.8 | 7 | 8.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ East Carolina
Week 4 · W 23-20 · Conference game
Win with 11 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
11
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
11 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
@ East Carolina
Week 7 · W 27-23 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
89.4 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 89.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Army
Week 15 · W 17-13
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#4
vs SMU
Week 6 · L 24-31 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Cincinnati
Week 8 · L 20-27 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
69.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Navy
18.5 primary output · 28.8 efficiency · 7 usage
54.1
#2
2021 Regular Season · Navy
51.9
10 primary · 23.8 efficiency · 7.9 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Navy
49
8.5 primary · 31.5 efficiency · 10.4 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
9
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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