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Player Dossier
2021-2024Northern Illinois
Nate Valcarcel
S • 6'1" • 192 lbs • Greenfield, WI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nate Valcarcel shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a safety
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
79
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Player Story
Nate Valcarcel built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a safety from Greenfield, WI wearing No. 9, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Nate Valcarcel's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- South Dakota
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Nate Valcarcel, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Northern Illinois. Nate Valcarcel shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 114
- TFL
- 4
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 9
Quick Answers
Nate Valcarcel quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · S
- Career Tackles
- 114
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Ohio
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Whitnall · South Dakota
- High school pipeline
- Whitnall · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 53 tackles · S 110th (top 21%) · Mid-American 61st (top 12%) · National 556th (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 4 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 5 | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 8.3 |
| 2023 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 13 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 29.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 13 | 43 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29.3 |
| 2024 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 69 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 13 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 69 |
Related Context
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Nate Valcarcel played S for Northern Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nate Valcarcel recorded 114 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Northern Illinois paired 19 primary output with 32.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 32.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Northern Illinois
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
32.4
Usage
9.4
Consistency
65.4
Best Game by takeover score
Miami (OH)
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Fresno State: 2. Western Illinois: 1. Notre Dame: 2. Buffalo: 0. NC State: 2. Massachusetts: 2. Bowling Green: 1. Toledo: 2. Ball State: 0. Western Michigan: 1. Akron: 1. Miami (OH): 2. Central Michigan: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Fresno State: 2 by 28.3. Western Illinois: 3 by 22.5. Notre Dame: 5 by 40.8. Buffalo: 5 by 20.8. NC State: 4 by 36.7. Massachusetts: 1 by 24.2. Bowling Green: 7 by 39.2. Toledo: 3 by 32.5. Ball State: 8 by 33.3. Akron: 3 by 22.5. Miami (OH): 9 by 57.5. Central Michigan: 3 by 42.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.6 · Games = 8 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 5 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Miami (OH)
Best efficiency game
57.5 vs Miami (OH)
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/23 | @ Fresno StateSplash game | W 28-20 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Central MichiganSplash game | W 24-16 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Wed 11/20 | @ Miami (OH)Splash game | L 9-20 | 9 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/14 | vs Akron | W 29-16 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 11/7 | @ Western Michigan | W 42-28 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Ball State | L 23-25 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs ToledoSplash game | L 6-13 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Bowling Green | W 17-7 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs MassachusettsSplash game | W 34-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ NC StateSplash game | L 17-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Buffalo | L 20-23 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Notre DameSplash game | W 16-14 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Western Illinois | W 54-15 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Nate Valcarcel story
Nate Valcarcel built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a safety from Greenfield, WI wearing No. 9, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Nate Valcarcel's career was his defensive production: 114 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 6 interceptions across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Northern Illinois. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Nate Valcarcel's production has multiple signals. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Northern Illinois.
The arc is straightforward: Nate Valcarcel moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Northern Illinois
2021-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | 5.2 | 0.9 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0.5 | 8.5 | 1.9 | 0.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 7 | 20.4 | 5.6 | 6.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 7 | 20.4 | 5.6 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 19 | 32.4 | 9.4 | 12 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 19 | 32.4 | 9.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Ohio
Week 7 · W 23-13 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#2
vs Tulsa
Week 4 · L 14-22
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Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
#3
@ Miami (OH)
Week 13 · L 9-20 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Central Michigan
Week 14 · W 24-16 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
68.9 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.
#5
@ NC State
Week 5 · L 17-24
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Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Northern Illinois
19 primary output · 32.4 efficiency · 9.4 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
69
19 primary · 32.4 efficiency · 9.4 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
37.6
0 primary · 5.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
9
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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