Player Career

Nathan Bazata Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Nathan Bazata story

Nathan Bazata built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Howells, NE wearing No. 99, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Nathan Bazata's career was his defensive production: 90 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 26 career games in the available record. That gives Nathan Bazata's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Iowa

    2013-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2013201420152016201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonIowa0
2014 Regular SeasonIowa00
2015 Regular SeasonIowa00
2016 PostseasonIowa7.518.34.27.5
2016 Regular SeasonIowa7.518.34.20
2017 PostseasonIowa11.525.26.44
2017 Regular SeasonIowa11.525.26.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Northwestern

Week 8 · L 10-17 · Conference game

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Havoc Plays

88.3 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.

#2

vs North Dakota State

Week 3 · L 21-23

2

Havoc Plays

81.7 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.

#3

@ Michigan State

Week 5 · L 10-17 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

73.6 takeover

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 73.6 takeover score.

#4

@ Minnesota

Week 6 · W 14-7 · Conference game

1.5

Havoc Plays

67.5 takeover

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.

#5

vs Purdue

Week 12 · L 15-24 · Conference game

2.5

Havoc Plays

66.7 takeover

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · Iowa

11.5 primary output · 25.2 efficiency · 6.4 usage

47.8

#2

2017 Regular Season · Iowa

47.8

11.5 primary · 25.2 efficiency · 6.4 usage

#3

2016 Postseason · Iowa

33.5

7.5 primary · 18.3 efficiency · 4.2 usage

Milestones

5

Impact games

5

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games