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Player Dossier
2012-2016Central Michigan
Nathan Ricketts
LB • 6'3" • Holland, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nathan Ricketts shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
83
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Central Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Central Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois
Player Story
Nathan Ricketts built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a linebacker from Holland, MI wearing No. 42, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Nathan Ricketts' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Central Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Nathan Ricketts, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Central Michigan. Nathan Ricketts shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 43.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 81
- TFL
- 9.5
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Nathan Ricketts quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Central Michigan · LB
- Career Tackles
- 81
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Central Michigan
- Top game
- Northern Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Holland · Central Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Holland · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 42 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 81 tackles · LB 131st (top 13%) · Mid-American 23rd (top 5%) · National 197th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2016 Postseason | Central Michigan | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 71.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 12 | 69 | 8.5 | 1 | - | 6 | 0 | 71.5 |
Related Context
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Nathan Ricketts played LB for Central Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Nathan Ricketts recorded 81 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Central Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Central Michigan paired 18.5 primary output with 43.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 43.5 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: Northern Illinois
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Central Michigan
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
43.5
Usage
13.3
Consistency
42.6
Best Game by takeover score
Northern Illinois
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tulsa: 1. Presbyterian: 3. Oklahoma State: 2. UNLV: 1. Virginia: 1. Western Michigan: 0. Ball State: 2. Northern Illinois: 4. Toledo: 0.5. Kent State: 0. Ohio: 3. Eastern Michigan: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tulsa: 12 by 60. Presbyterian: 6 by 55. Oklahoma State: 6 by 45. UNLV: 5 by 30.8. Virginia: 4 by 26.7. Western Michigan: 7 by 29.2. Ball State: 4 by 36.7. Northern Illinois: 9 by 77.5. Toledo: 8 by 38.3. Kent State: 5 by 20.8. Ohio: 6 by 55. Eastern Michigan: 9 by 47.5
Split Comparison
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Wins2.5 · Games = 6 · +1.9 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 6 · -1.9 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
Northern Illinois
Best efficiency game
77.5 vs Northern Illinois
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/19 | @ Tulsa10+ tackles | L 10-55 | 12 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/23 | @ Eastern Michigan | L 21-26 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wed 11/16 | vs OhioSplash game | W 27-20 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Kent State | L 24-27 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Toledo | L 17-31 | 8 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Northern IllinoisSplash game | W 34-28 | 9 | 9 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Ball StateSplash game | W 24-21 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Western Michigan | L 10-49 | 7 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Virginia | L 35-49 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs UNLV | W 44-21 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Oklahoma StateSplash game | W 30-27 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 9/1 | vs PresbyterianSplash game | W 49-3 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Nathan Ricketts story
Nathan Ricketts built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a linebacker from Holland, MI wearing No. 42, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Nathan Ricketts' career was his defensive production: 81 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 2 interceptions across 13 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Central 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 Nathan Ricketts' production has multiple signals. His career also includes 11 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 13 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Central Michigan.
The arc is straightforward: Nathan Ricketts 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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Central Michigan
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Central Michigan | 18.5 | 43.5 | 13.3 | 18.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 18.5 | 43.5 | 13.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Northern Illinois
Week 7 · W 34-28 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
92.5 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 92.5 takeover score.
#2
vs Presbyterian
Week 1 · W 49-3
3
Havoc Plays
76.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Ohio
Week 12 · W 27-20 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Ball State
Week 6 · W 24-21 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
62.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Tulsa
Week 1 · L 10-55 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Central Michigan
18.5 primary output · 43.5 efficiency · 13.3 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Central Michigan
71.5
18.5 primary · 43.5 efficiency · 13.3 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Central Michigan
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
5
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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