Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2016Temple
Nate Hairston
DB • 6'0" • Frederick, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nate Hairston shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · Temple
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Temple
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UConn
Player Story
Nate Hairston built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a defensive back from Frederick, MD wearing No. 15, spending time with Temple. The clearest part of Nate Hairston's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Temple
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 14
- Overall
- No. 158
- NFL Team
- Indianapolis Colts
Nate Hairston, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · Temple. Nate Hairston shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 27
- TFL
- 3
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Nate Hairston quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Temple · DB
- Career Tackles
- 27
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 21 games
- Best season
- 2013 Regular Season · Temple
- Top game
- UConn
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Johnson · Temple
- High school pipeline
- Johnson · 4 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 5 · Pick 14 · Indianapolis Colts
- Latest roster
- No. 15 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 27 tackles · DB 334th (top 41%) · American Athletic 154th (top 30%) · National 1,598th (top 29%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Temple | 4 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Temple | 5 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Temple | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Temple | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Temple | 12 | 25 | 3 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 40.5 |
Related Context
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Nate Hairston played DB for Temple. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nate Hairston recorded 150 receiving yards and 27 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Temple.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season
Temple paired 0 primary output with 0 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 16 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: UConn
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Temple
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
16
Usage
3.9
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
UConn
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wake Forest: 0. Army: 0. Stony Brook: 0. Penn State: 0. SMU: 0. UCF: 1. South Florida: 0. Cincinnati: 1. UConn: 3. Tulane: 0. East Carolina: 1. Navy: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wake Forest: 2 by 8.3. Stony Brook: 1 by 4.2. Penn State: 2 by 8.3. SMU: 1 by 4.2. UCF: 3 by 22.5. South Florida: 2 by 8.3. Cincinnati: 3 by 22.5. UConn: 2 by 38.3. Tulane: 1 by 4.2. East Carolina: 5 by 30.8. Navy: 5 by 40.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.9 · Games = 9 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 3 · -0.9 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
UConn
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs Navy
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/27 | @ Wake Forest | L 26-34 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/3 | @ NavySplash game | W 34-10 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/27 | vs East Carolina | W 37-10 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Tulane | W 31-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/4 | @ UConnSplash game | W 21-0 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Cincinnati | W 34-13 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/21 | vs South Florida | W 46-30 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ UCF | W 26-25 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs SMU | W 45-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Penn State | L 27-34 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Stony Brook | W 38-0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Army | L 13-28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Player Story
Nate Hairston story
Nate Hairston built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a defensive back from Frederick, MD wearing No. 15, spending time with Temple. The clearest part of Nate Hairston's career was his defensive production: 27 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 3 passes defended across 21 career games in the available record. His career also includes 150 receiving yards and 12 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Nate Hairston's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Temple
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Temple | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Temple | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Temple | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Temple | 8 | 16 | 3.9 | 8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Temple | 8 | 16 | 3.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ UConn
Week 10 · W 21-0 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
65.5 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 65.5 takeover score.
#2
@ Navy
Week 14 · W 34-10 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
62.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.5 takeover score.
#3
vs Cincinnati
Week 9 · W 34-13 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
51.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.9 takeover score.
#4
vs East Carolina
Week 13 · W 37-10 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
34.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 34.1 takeover score.
#5
@ UCF
Week 7 · W 26-25 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
31.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 31.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2013 Regular Season · Temple
0 primary output · 0 efficiency · — usage
50
#2
2014 Regular Season · Temple
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Temple
40.5
8 primary · 16 efficiency · 3.9 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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