Player Dossier

2022-2025

Houston

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 44.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

20.9

Efficiency

44.2

Consistency

47.9

Season Value

44.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Western Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Houston • Western Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ball State

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.

Nadame Tucker, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Western Michigan. Nadame Tucker shows a high-volume tackler profile with 44.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

Western Michigan paired 37 primary output with 44.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 44.2 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 Houston, Western Michigan.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Ball State

Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Western Michigan

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

2.8

Efficiency

44.2

Usage

20.9

Consistency

47.9

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: 5. North Texas: 1.5. Illinois: 0.5. Toledo: 1. Unknown: 2. Massachusetts: 4. Ball State: 7. Miami (OH): 2.5. Central Michigan: 2. Ohio: 2. Northern Illinois: 2. Eastern Michigan: 2. Miami (OH): 5.5

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

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 22.5. Unknown: 5 by 40.8. Massachusetts: 3 by 52.5. Ball State: 7 by 79.2. Miami (OH): 4 by 41.7. Central Michigan: 6 by 45. Ohio: 2 by 28.3. Northern Illinois: 8 by 53.3. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 24.2. Miami (OH): 6 by 75

Split Comparison

Wins3.2 · n=8 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses2.4 · n=4 · -0.8 vs Wins
First Half3 · n=7 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half2.7 · n=6 · -0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Ball State

Best efficiency game

79.2 vs Ball State

Result
Sat 12/6vs Miami (OH)2+ sacks · Splash gameW 23-136232.500
Wed 11/26@ Eastern MichiganW 31-2111110
Wed 11/19@ Northern IllinoisW 35-19861.500.500
Wed 11/12vs OhioW 17-1322110
Sat 11/1vs Central MichiganW 24-2164110
Sat 10/25@ Miami (OH)L 17-26411.5001
Sat 10/11vs Ball State2+ sacks · Splash gameW 42-0733.503.500
Sat 10/4@ Massachusetts2+ sacks · Splash gameW 21-333220
Sat 9/27vs Unknown531.500.500
Sat 9/20vs ToledoW 14-1333100
Sat 9/13@ IllinoisL 0-38200.5000
Sat 9/6vs North TexasL 30-333110.500
Fri 8/29@ Michigan State2+ sacks · Splash gameL 6-2355320

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Houston

    2022-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Western Michigan

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

2022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonHouston0.59.22
2023 Regular SeasonHouston113.14.50.5
2024 Regular SeasonHouston08.31.4-1
2025 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan3744.220.937

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Ball State

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

7

Primary metric

7 disruption/tackle impact with 69.6 takeover score.

#2

Miami (OH)

5.5

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 61.9 takeover score.

#3

Michigan State

5

Primary metric

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 54.4 takeover score.

#4

Kansas State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 44 takeover score.

#5

Massachusetts

4

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 42.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · Western Michigan

37 primary output · 44.2 efficiency · 20.9 usage

44.8

#2

2024 Regular Season · Houston

36.6

0 primary · 8.3 efficiency · 1.4 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Houston

28

0.5 primary · 9.2 efficiency · 2 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

4

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

2

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

65

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 18 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Nadame Tucker quick answers

Position
DE
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
65