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Player Dossier
2013-2016UTEP
Nick Usher
LB • 6'4" • Los Angeles, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nick Usher shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
64
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · UTEP
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- UTEP
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas
Player Story
Nick Usher built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a linebacker from Los Angeles, CA wearing No. 36, spending time with UTEP. The clearest part of Nick Usher's career was his defensive production: 76...
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- Committed To
- UTEP
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Nick Usher, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · UTEP. Nick Usher shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 76
- TFL
- 8
- Sacks
- 5.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Nick Usher quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UTEP · LB
- Career Tackles
- 76
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · UTEP
- Top game
- Texas
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Junipero Serra · UTEP
- High school pipeline
- Junipero Serra · 73 FBS recruits · 7 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 36 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 76 tackles · LB 161st (top 16%) · Conference USA 29th (top 5%) · National 250th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | UTEP | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | UTEP | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | UTEP | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | UTEP | 12 | 76 | 8 | 5.5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 71.9 |
Related Context
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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 19.5 primary output with 42.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 42.7 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.
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2016 Regular Season · UTEP
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
42.7
Usage
14.7
Consistency
44.8
Best Game by takeover score
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: 3. Florida International: 1.5. UTSA: 3.5. Old Dominion: 0. Houston Christian: 3. Florida Atlantic: 3. Rice: 0. North Texas: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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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 63.3. Florida International: 9 by 52.5. UTSA: 9 by 72.5. Old Dominion: 4 by 16.7. Houston Christian: 6 by 55. Florida Atlantic: 6 by 55. Rice: 4 by 16.7. North Texas: 4 by 21.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1.8 · Games = 4 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 8 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas
Best efficiency game
72.5 vs UTSA
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs North Texas | W 52-24 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Rice | L 24-44 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Florida AtlanticSplash game | L 31-35 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/6 | vs Houston ChristianSplash game | W 42-10 | 6 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/30 | vs Old Dominion | L 21-31 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ UTSASplash game | W 52-49 | 9 | 6 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/9 | vs Florida International | L 21-35 | 9 | 6 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Louisiana TechSplash game | L 7-28 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/25 | vs Southern Miss | L 7-34 | 8 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Army | L 14-66 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Texas2+ sacks · Splash game | L 7-41 | 7 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/4 | vs New Mexico State | W 38-22 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Nick Usher story
Nick Usher built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a linebacker from Los Angeles, CA wearing No. 36, spending time with UTEP. The clearest part of Nick Usher's career was his defensive production: 76 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 12 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with UTEP. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Nick Usher's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 2 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 12 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UTEP.
The arc is straightforward: Nick Usher moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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2013-2016
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Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | UTEP | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | UTEP | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | UTEP | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | UTEP | 19.5 | 42.7 | 14.7 | 19.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Texas
Week 2 · L 7-41
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#2
@ UTSA
Week 8 · W 52-49 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
86.7 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Louisiana Tech
Week 5 · L 7-28 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Florida Atlantic
Week 11 · L 31-35 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
76.7 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Houston Christian
Week 10 · W 42-10
3
Havoc Plays
76.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · UTEP
19.5 primary output · 42.7 efficiency · 14.7 usage
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#2
2013 Regular Season · UTEP
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · UTEP
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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