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Player Dossier
2022-2025Western Michigan
Nadame Tucker
DE • 6'3" • 250 lbs • New York, NY, USA
High-volume tacklerDown-to-down presence
Nadame Tucker shows a high-volume tackler profile with 51.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
85
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Western Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Houston • Western Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)
Player Story
Nadame Tucker built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive end from New York, NY wearing No. 11, spending time with Houston and Western Michigan. The clearest part of Nadame Tucker's career was his...
Read the storyNadame Tucker, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Western Michigan. Nadame Tucker shows a high-volume tackler profile with 51.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 65
- TFL
- 23
- Sacks
- 14.5
- QB hurries
- 17
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Nadame Tucker quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Michigan · DE
- Career Tackles
- 65
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 18 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Western Michigan
- Top game
- Miami (OH)
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 55 tackles · DE 6th (top 3%) · Mid-American 52nd (top 9%) · National 497th (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Houston | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 31.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Houston | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 33.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Houston | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 13 | 55 | 21.5 | 14.5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 78.5 |
Related Context
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Nadame Tucker played DE for Houston and Western Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nadame Tucker recorded 65 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Western Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Western Michigan paired 53 primary output with 51.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 51.1 efficiency.
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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 Houston, Western Michigan.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Western Michigan
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
4.1
Efficiency
51.1
Usage
19.6
Consistency
63
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. Michigan State: 6. North Texas: 1.5. Illinois: 0.5. Toledo: 6. Rhode Island: 2. Massachusetts: 4. Ball State: 7. Miami (OH): 4.5. Central Michigan: 2. Ohio: 2. Northern Illinois: 2. Eastern Michigan: 6. Miami (OH): 9.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan State: 5 by 70.8. North Texas: 3 by 27.5. Illinois: 2 by 13.3. Toledo: 3 by 62.5. Rhode Island: 5 by 40.8. Massachusetts: 3 by 52.5. Ball State: 7 by 79.2. Miami (OH): 4 by 61.7. Central Michigan: 6 by 45. Ohio: 2 by 28.3. Northern Illinois: 8 by 53.3. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 54.2. Miami (OH): 6 by 75
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins4.5 · Games = 9 · +1.4 vs Losses
Losses3.1 · Games = 4 · -1.4 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
79.2 vs Ball State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/6 | vs Miami (OH)2+ sacks · Splash game | W 23-13 | 6 | 2 | — | 3 | 2.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/26 | @ Eastern MichiganSplash game | W 31-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/19 | @ Northern IllinoisSplash game | W 35-19 | 8 | 6 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/12 | vs OhioSplash game | W 17-13 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Central MichiganSplash game | W 24-21 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Miami (OH)Splash game | L 17-26 | 4 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Ball State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 42-0 | 7 | 3 | — | 3.50 | 3.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Massachusetts2+ sacks · Splash game | W 21-3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Rhode IslandSplash game | W 47-14 | 5 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs ToledoSplash game | W 14-13 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Illinois | L 0-38 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs North Texas | L 30-33 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/29 | @ Michigan State2+ sacks · Splash game | L 6-23 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Nadame Tucker story
Nadame Tucker built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive end from New York, NY wearing No. 11, spending time with Houston and Western Michigan. The clearest part of Nadame Tucker's career was his defensive production: 65 tackles, 23 tackles for loss, 14.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 18 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Western Michigan. 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 Nadame Tucker's production has multiple signals. With 18 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Houston and Western Michigan.
The arc is straightforward: Nadame Tucker 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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- 1
Houston
2022-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Western Michigan
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2022202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Houston | 0.5 | 9.2 | 1.9 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Houston | 2 | 16.4 | 5.8 | 1.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | 8.3 | 1.4 | -2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 53 | 51.1 | 19.6 | 53 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 82 Miami (OH)
Week 15 · W 23-13 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
9.5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
9.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 132 Ball State
Week 7 · W 42-0 · Conference game
7
Havoc Plays
84.3 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7 disruption/tackle impact with 84.3 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 82 Michigan State
Week 1 · L 6-23
6
Havoc Plays
78 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 78 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 48 Toledo
Week 4 · W 14-13 · Conference game
6
Havoc Plays
75.2 takeover
Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 75.2 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 119 Eastern Michigan
Week 14 · W 31-21 · Conference game
6
Havoc Plays
72.5 takeover
Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Western Michigan
53 primary output · 51.1 efficiency · 19.6 usage
78.5
#2
2024 Regular Season · Houston
40
0 primary · 8.3 efficiency · 1.4 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Houston
33.5
2 primary · 16.4 efficiency · 5.8 usage
Milestones
9
Impact games
11
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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