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Player Dossier
2016-2016Western Kentucky
Nick Dawson-Brents
DL • 6'3" • Charlotte, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nick Dawson-Brents shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
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: 2016 Postseason · Western Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 1
- Program Path
- Western Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Player Story
Nick Dawson-Brents built his college career in 2016 as a defensive lineman from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 12, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Nick Dawson-Brents' career was his defensive...
Read the storyNick Dawson-Brents, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Western Kentucky. Nick Dawson-Brents shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 37
- TFL
- 11
- Sacks
- 7
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Nick Dawson-Brents quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Kentucky · DL
- Career Tackles
- 37
- Tracked sample
- 1 unique seasons · 2 entries · 9 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Western Kentucky
- Top game
- Memphis
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 37 tackles · DL 103rd (top 15%) · Conference USA 113th (top 20%) · National 1,136th (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 67.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 9 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 67.9 |
Related Context
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Nick Dawson-Brents played DL for Western Kentucky. Across 1 tracked season, Nick Dawson-Brents recorded 37 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Western Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Western Kentucky paired 29 primary output with 43.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 43.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Western Kentucky
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
3.2
Efficiency
43.8
Usage
10.7
Consistency
38.4
Best Game by takeover score
Memphis
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Memphis: 8. Alabama: 1. Miami (OH): 2. Old Dominion: 1.5. Florida Atlantic: 1. Florida International: 5. North Texas: 1. Marshall: 2.5. Louisiana Tech: 7
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Memphis: 5 by 70.8. Alabama: 2 by 18.3. Miami (OH): 6 by 45. Old Dominion: 3 by 27.5. Florida Atlantic: 3 by 22.5. Florida International: 5 by 70.8. North Texas: 3 by 22.5. Marshall: 7 by 54.2. Louisiana Tech: 3 by 62.5
Split Comparison
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Wins3.5 · Games = 8 · +2.5 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 1 · -2.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Memphis
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs Memphis
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/21 | vs Memphis2+ sacks · Splash game | W 51-31 | 5 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 12/3 | vs Louisiana Tech2+ sacks · Splash game | W 58-44 | 3 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 2.50 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 11/27 | @ MarshallSplash game | W 60-6 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs North Texas | W 45-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Florida InternationalSplash game | W 49-21 | 5 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Florida Atlantic | W 52-3 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Old Dominion | W 59-24 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Miami (OH)Splash game | W 31-24 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Alabama | L 10-38 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Nick Dawson-Brents story
Nick Dawson-Brents built his college career in 2016 as a defensive lineman from Charlotte, NC wearing No. 12, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Nick Dawson-Brents' career was his defensive production: 37 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, and 6 passes defended across 9 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Western Kentucky. 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 Nick Dawson-Brents' production has multiple signals. With 9 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Western Kentucky.
The arc is straightforward: Nick Dawson-Brents 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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Western Kentucky
2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 29 | 43.8 | 10.7 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 29 | 43.8 | 10.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Memphis
Week 1 · W 51-31 · Postseason
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
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Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
8 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 14 · W 58-44 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
7 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Florida International
Week 10 · W 49-21 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
77.8 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Marshall
Week 13 · W 60-6 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
57.1 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 57.1 takeover score.
#5
@ Miami (OH)
Week 3 · W 31-24
2
Havoc Plays
49.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Western Kentucky
29 primary output · 43.8 efficiency · 10.7 usage
67.9
#2
2016 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
67.9
29 primary · 43.8 efficiency · 10.7 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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