Player Dossier

2013-2016

UTEP

Nick Usher

LB • 6'4" • Los Angeles, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Nick Usher shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

15.2

Efficiency

39.3

Consistency

50.9

Season Value

31.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · UTEP

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
UTEP
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Texas

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Nick Usher, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · UTEP. Nick Usher shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.3 disruption score.

Nick Usher played LB for UTEP. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nick Usher recorded 76 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with UTEP.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season

UTEP paired 15.5 primary output with 39.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 39.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Texas

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2016 Regular Season · UTEP

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.3

Efficiency

39.3

Usage

15.2

Consistency

50.9

Best Game by takeover score

North Texas

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. New Mexico State: 0. Texas: 4. Army: 0. Southern Miss: 1. Louisiana Tech: 2. Florida International: 1.5. UTSA: 2.5. Old Dominion: 0. Unknown: 2. Florida Atlantic: 2. Rice: 0. North Texas: 0.5

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. New Mexico State: 7 by 29.2. Texas: 7 by 69.2. Army: 4 by 16.7. Southern Miss: 8 by 43.3. Louisiana Tech: 8 by 53.3. Florida International: 9 by 52.5. UTSA: 9 by 62.5. Old Dominion: 4 by 16.7. Unknown: 6 by 45. Florida Atlantic: 6 by 45. Rice: 4 by 16.7. North Texas: 4 by 21.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1 · Games = 3 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 8 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half1.4 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half1.2 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Texas

Best efficiency game

69.2 vs Texas

Result
Sat 11/26vs North TexasW 52-24410.5000
Sat 11/19@ RiceL 24-4443000
Sat 11/12@ Florida AtlanticL 31-3564110
Sun 11/6vs Unknown610.500.501
Sun 10/30vs Old DominionL 21-3141000
Sat 10/22@ UTSAW 52-49961.5010
Sun 10/9vs Florida InternationalL 21-359610.500
Sat 10/1@ Louisiana TechL 7-2883101
Sun 9/25vs Southern MissL 7-34820.500.500
Sat 9/17vs ArmyL 14-6640000
Sat 9/10@ Texas2+ sacks · Splash gameL 7-4176220
Sun 9/4vs New Mexico StateW 38-2273000

Career Arc

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    UTEP

    2013-2016

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2013201420152016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonUTEP0
2014 Regular SeasonUTEP00
2015 Regular SeasonUTEP00
2016 Regular SeasonUTEP15.539.315.215.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Texas

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 65.4 takeover score.

#2

UTSA

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 47.2 takeover score.

#3

Louisiana Tech

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45 takeover score.

#4

Florida Atlantic

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.4 takeover score.

#5

Unknown

2

Primary metric

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 37.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Regular Season · UTEP

15.5 primary output · 39.3 efficiency · 15.2 usage

31.4

#2

2013 Regular Season · UTEP

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2014 Regular Season · UTEP

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2013 · Rating 0.7785

Junipero Serra · Gardena, CA

Committed To
UTEP
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2013

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

76

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 12 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.