Usage Score
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Player Dossier
2021-2025California
Nate Rutchena
LB • 6'3" • 230 lbs • Danville, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nate Rutchena shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.7 disruption score.
Efficiency
26.7
Consistency
100
Season Value
43.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · UC Davis
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- California • UC Davis
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UCLA
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Nate Rutchena, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · UC Davis. Nate Rutchena shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.7 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
UC Davis paired 1 primary output with 26.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 26.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across California, UC Davis.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Washington
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2025 Regular Season · UC Davis
Games
1
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
26.7
Usage
—
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Washington
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
1 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Washington
Best efficiency game
26.7 vs Washington
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 9/7 | @ Washington | — | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
California
2021-2024
Opening stop
- 2
UC Davis
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
202120222023202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | California | 9 | 29.5 | 9.9 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | California | 1 | 10.7 | 3.1 | -8 |
| 2023 Postseason | California | 0 | 10 | 1.6 | -1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | California | 0 | 10 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | California | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | UC Davis | 1 | 26.7 | — | 1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
UCLA
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Primary metric
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.9 takeover score.
#2
Washington
1
Primary metric
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.4 takeover score.
#3
Unknown
1
Primary metric
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46 takeover score.
#4
Washington State
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 29.7 takeover score.
#5
Arizona
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 27.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Regular Season · UC Davis
1 primary output · 26.7 efficiency · — usage
43.2
#2
2023 Postseason · California
37.2
0 primary · 10 efficiency · 1.6 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · California
37.2
0 primary · 10 efficiency · 1.6 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
1
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2026 · Rating 0.8856
Kamehameha · Honolulu, HI
- Committed To
- California
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Career Facts
2
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
61
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 21 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.