Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Bowling Green
Nate Locke
LB • 6'1" • 240 lbs • Canton, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nate Locke shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
99
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
74
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: 2017 Regular Season · Bowling Green
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Bowling Green
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kent State
Player Story
Nate Locke built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Canton, OH wearing No. 27, spending time with Bowling Green. The clearest part of Nate Locke's career was his defensive production: 121...
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- Committed To
- Bowling Green
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Nate Locke, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Bowling Green. Nate Locke shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 121
- TFL
- 10
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Nate Locke quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Bowling Green · LB
- Career Tackles
- 121
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Bowling Green
- Top game
- Kent State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Jackson · Bowling Green
- High school pipeline
- Jackson · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 27 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 93 tackles · LB 74th (top 7%) · Mid-American 10th (top 2%) · National 108th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 10 | 28 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 12 | 93 | 8.5 | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | 64.8 |
Related Context
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Nate Locke played LB for Bowling Green. Across 5 tracked seasons, Nate Locke recorded 121 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Bowling Green.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Bowling Green paired 13.5 primary output with 42.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 42.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kent State
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Bowling Green
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
42.1
Usage
10.6
Consistency
28.7
Best Game by takeover score
Kent State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan State: 1.5. South Dakota: 0.5. Northwestern: 0. Middle Tennessee: 1. Akron: 0. Miami (OH): 1. Ohio: 0. Northern Illinois: 4. Kent State: 5. Buffalo: 0. Toledo: 0.5. Eastern Michigan: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan State: 15 by 65. South Dakota: 8 by 38.3. Northwestern: 9 by 37.5. Middle Tennessee: 2 by 18.3. Akron: 5 by 20.8. Miami (OH): 6 by 35. Ohio: 2 by 8.3. Northern Illinois: 10 by 81.7. Kent State: 8 by 83.3. Buffalo: 6 by 25. Toledo: 13 by 55. Eastern Michigan: 9 by 37.5
Split Comparison
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Wins3 · Games = 2 · +2.3 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 10 · -2.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Kent State
Best efficiency game
83.3 vs Kent State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/22 | @ Eastern Michigan | L 31-34 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/16 | vs Toledo10+ tackles | L 37-66 | 13 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/8 | @ Buffalo | L 28-38 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/1 | @ Kent StateSplash game | W 44-16 | 8 | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Northern Illinois10+ tackles · Splash game | L 17-48 | 10 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Ohio | L 30-48 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Miami (OH) | W 37-29 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Akron | L 23-34 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Middle Tennessee | L 13-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Northwestern | L 7-49 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs South Dakota | L 27-35 | 8 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Michigan State10+ tackles | L 10-35 | 15 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Nate Locke story
Nate Locke built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Canton, OH wearing No. 27, spending time with Bowling Green. The clearest part of Nate Locke's career was his defensive production: 121 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 22 career games in the available record. That gives Nate Locke's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Bowling Green
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20132014201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 4 | 15.7 | 3.1 | 4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Bowling Green | 13.5 | 42.1 | 10.6 | 9.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Kent State
Week 10 · W 44-16 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Northern Illinois
Week 8 · L 17-48 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
87.2 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Buffalo
Week 13 · W 27-19 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
78.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Michigan State
Week 1 · L 10-35
1.5
Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#5
vs Toledo
Week 12 · L 37-66 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
55 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 55 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Bowling Green
13.5 primary output · 42.1 efficiency · 10.6 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Bowling Green
19.4
4 primary · 15.7 efficiency · 3.1 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Bowling Green
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
3
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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