Usage Score
6.6
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 18.9 disruption score.
Efficiency
18.9
Consistency
12.1
Season Value
15.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Houston
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa
Scouting Read
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Nick Thurman, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Houston. Nick Thurman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.9 disruption score.
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 10.5 primary output with 21.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 18.9 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: Tulsa
Loss with 3 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
0.7
Efficiency
18.9
Usage
6.6
Consistency
12.1
Best Game by takeover score
Fresno State
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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: 2. Temple: 0. SMU: 0. Tulsa: 3. Memphis: 0.5. 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 32.5. Temple: 2 by 8.3. SMU: 4 by 16.7. Tulsa: 4 by 46.7. Memphis: 2 by 13.3. 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 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 5 · +0.8 vs Wins
First Half0.5 · Games = 6 · -0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half0.9 · Games = 5 · +0.4 vs First Half
Game Log
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11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Tulsa
Best efficiency game
46.7 vs Tulsa
| 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 Memphis | L 38-42 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Tulsa | 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 Tech | 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 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Houston
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Progression
2013201420152016201620172017
| 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 | 10.5 | 21.8 | 4.8 | 10.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Houston | 10.5 | 21.8 | 4.8 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Houston | 7.5 | 18.9 | 6.6 | -3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Houston | 7.5 | 18.9 | 6.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Tulsa
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 58 takeover score.
#2
Louisville
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 50.4 takeover score.
#3
Tulane
2.5
Primary metric
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 47.8 takeover score.
#4
UCF
2.5
Primary metric
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 43.9 takeover score.
#5
Texas Tech
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 37.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2016 Postseason · Houston
10.5 primary output · 21.8 efficiency · 4.8 usage
25.5
#2
2016 Regular Season · Houston
25.5
10.5 primary · 21.8 efficiency · 4.8 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Houston
15.7
7.5 primary · 18.9 efficiency · 6.6 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2013 · Rating 0.8183
Lake Highlands · Dallas, TX
- Committed To
- Houston
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Career Facts
1
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
59
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 21 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.