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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Houston
Nick Thurman
DE • 6'4" • 293 lbs • Dallas, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nick Thurman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
25
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Houston
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Player Story
Nick Thurman built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive end from Dallas, TX wearing No. 91, spending time with Houston. The clearest part of Nick Thurman's career was his defensive production: 59...
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- Committed To
- Houston
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Nick Thurman, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Houston. Nick Thurman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 59
- TFL
- 11
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 9
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Nick Thurman quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Houston · DE
- Career Tackles
- 59
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 21 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Houston
- Top game
- Texas Tech
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Lake Highlands · Houston
- High school pipeline
- Lake Highlands · 13 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 91 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 32 tackles · DE 99th (top 28%) · American Athletic 120th (top 23%) · National 1,325th (top 24%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Houston | 10 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 52.2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Houston | 10 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 52.2 |
| 2017 Postseason | Houston | 11 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 46.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Houston | 11 | 29 | 4.5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 46.6 |
Related Context
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Nick Thurman played DE for Houston. Across 5 tracked seasons, Nick Thurman recorded 59 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Houston.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Houston paired 14.5 primary output with 25.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 23.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Houston
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
23.5
Usage
7.4
Consistency
15.2
Best Game by takeover score
Texas Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Fresno State: 0. Arizona: 1. Rice: 0. Texas Tech: 4. Temple: 0. SMU: 0. Tulsa: 3. Memphis: 3.5. South Florida: 0. Tulane: 0. Navy: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Fresno State: 3 by 12.5. Arizona: 1 by 14.2. Rice: 2 by 8.3. Texas Tech: 3 by 52.5. Temple: 2 by 8.3. SMU: 4 by 16.7. Tulsa: 4 by 46.7. Memphis: 2 by 43.3. South Florida: 2 by 8.3. Tulane: 6 by 25. Navy: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 6 · -1.8 vs Losses
Losses2.1 · Games = 5 · +1.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas Tech
Best efficiency game
52.5 vs Texas Tech
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/25 | vs Fresno State | L 27-33 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/24 | vs Navy | W 24-14 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Tulane | L 17-20 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ South Florida | W 28-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/20 | vs MemphisSplash game | L 38-42 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ TulsaSplash game | L 17-45 | 4 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs SMU | W 35-22 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Temple | W 20-13 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Texas TechSplash game | L 24-27 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/17 | vs Rice | W 38-3 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/10 | @ Arizona | W 19-16 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Nick Thurman story
Nick Thurman built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive end from Dallas, TX wearing No. 91, spending time with Houston. The clearest part of Nick Thurman's career was his defensive production: 59 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 21 career games in the available record. That gives Nick Thurman's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Houston
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Houston | 14.5 | 25.8 | 5.6 | 14.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Houston | 14.5 | 25.8 | 5.6 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Houston | 12.5 | 23.5 | 7.4 | -2 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Houston | 12.5 | 23.5 | 7.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Texas Tech
Week 4 · L 24-27
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Louisville
Week 12 · W 36-10
5
Havoc Plays
81.9 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Memphis
Week 8 · L 38-42 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
76.9 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 76.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Tulsa
Week 7 · L 17-45 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
73.9 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Tulane
Week 11 · W 30-18 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
56.1 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Houston
14.5 primary output · 25.8 efficiency · 5.6 usage
52.2
#2
2016 Regular Season · Houston
52.2
14.5 primary · 25.8 efficiency · 5.6 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Houston
46.6
12.5 primary · 23.5 efficiency · 7.4 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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