Usage Score
8.9
Player Dossier
2022-2025Vanderbilt
Nicholas Rinaldi
LB • 6'3" • 234 lbs • Dover, MA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nicholas Rinaldi shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.4 disruption score.
Efficiency
33.4
Consistency
59.9
Season Value
50.5
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Vanderbilt
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Vanderbilt
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech
Scouting Read
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Nicholas Rinaldi, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Vanderbilt. Nicholas Rinaldi shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.4 disruption score.
Nicholas Rinaldi played LB for Vanderbilt. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nicholas Rinaldi recorded 122 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Vanderbilt.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Vanderbilt paired 20.5 primary output with 33.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 33.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Vanderbilt
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.7
Efficiency
33.4
Usage
8.9
Consistency
59.9
Best Game by takeover score
Virginia Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 0. Virginia Tech: 4.5. South Carolina: 3.5. Georgia State: 1. Utah State: 0. Alabama: 2. LSU: 1. Missouri: 2. Texas: 0. Auburn: 2.5. Kentucky: 2. Tennessee: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa: 5 by 20.8. Virginia Tech: 6 by 70. South Carolina: 7 by 64.2. Georgia State: 3 by 22.5. Utah State: 1 by 4.2. Alabama: 3 by 32.5. LSU: 0 by 10. Missouri: 4 by 36.7. Texas: 8 by 33.3. Auburn: 3 by 37.5. Kentucky: 1 by 24.2. Tennessee: 6 by 45
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.1 · Games = 9 · +1.4 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · -1.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Virginia Tech
Best efficiency game
70 vs Virginia Tech
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/31 | vs Iowa | L 27-34 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ TennesseeSplash game | W 45-24 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs KentuckySplash game | W 45-17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs AuburnSplash game | W 45-38 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Texas | L 31-34 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs MissouriSplash game | W 17-10 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs LSU | W 31-24 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ AlabamaSplash game | L 14-30 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Utah State | W 55-35 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Georgia State | W 70-21 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ South CarolinaSplash game | W 31-7 | 7 | 5 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Virginia TechSplash game | W 44-20 | 6 | 4 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Vanderbilt
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202220232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 2 | 14.8 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 12 | 25.9 | 8.7 | 10 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 12 | 25.9 | 8.7 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Vanderbilt | 20.5 | 33.4 | 8.9 | 8.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 20.5 | 33.4 | 8.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Georgia Tech
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 67.9 takeover score.
#2
Virginia Tech
4.5
Primary metric
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 62.7 takeover score.
#3
South Carolina
3.5
Primary metric
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 54.7 takeover score.
#4
UNLV
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.9 takeover score.
#5
Ball State
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 39.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Vanderbilt
20.5 primary output · 33.4 efficiency · 8.9 usage
50.5
#2
2025 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
50.5
20.5 primary · 33.4 efficiency · 8.9 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
35
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
12
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
122
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 35 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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