Player Dossier

2013-2017

Baylor

Brian Nance

DE • 6'3" • 250 lbs • Euless, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Brian Nance shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

8.2

Efficiency

24.3

Consistency

52.4

Season Value

30.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Baylor

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Baylor
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Duke

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.

Brian Nance, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Baylor. Brian Nance shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season

Baylor paired 13 primary output with 24.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 24.3 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: Duke

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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2017 Regular Season · Baylor

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

1.2

Efficiency

24.3

Usage

8.2

Consistency

52.4

Best Game by takeover score

TCU

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 1. Duke: 4. Oklahoma: 0. Kansas State: 1. Oklahoma State: 1. West Virginia: 0. Texas: 1. Kansas: 0. Texas Tech: 1. Iowa State: 1. TCU: 3

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 3 by 22.5. Duke: 5 by 60.8. Oklahoma: 1 by 4.2. Kansas State: 3 by 22.5. Oklahoma State: 0 by 10. West Virginia: 1 by 4.2. Texas: 4 by 26.7. Kansas: 3 by 12.5. Texas Tech: 3 by 22.5. Iowa State: 5 by 30.8. TCU: 5 by 50.8

Split Comparison

Losses1.3 · n=9
First Half1.2 · n=6 · -0.0 vs Second Half
Second Half1.2 · n=5 · +0.0 vs First Half
All Games1.2 · n=11

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Duke

Best efficiency game

60.8 vs Duke

Result
Fri 11/24@ TCUSplash gameL 22-45532.500.500
Sat 11/18vs Iowa StateL 13-2354100
Sat 11/11vs Texas TechL 24-3831100
Sat 11/4@ KansasW 38-933000
Sat 10/28vs TexasL 7-3842100
Sun 10/22vs West VirginiaL 36-3810000
Sat 10/14@ Oklahoma StateL 16-5900001
Sat 9/30@ Kansas StateL 20-3331100
Sat 9/23vs OklahomaL 41-4911000
Sat 9/16@ Duke2+ sacks · Splash gameL 20-3454220
Sat 9/2vs Unknown33001

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Baylor

    2013-2017

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20132014201520162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonBaylor0
2014 Regular SeasonBaylor00
2015 Regular SeasonBaylor00
2016 Regular SeasonBaylor00
2017 Regular SeasonBaylor1324.38.213

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Duke

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

4

Primary metric

4 disruption/tackle impact with 58.5 takeover score.

#2

TCU

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 46.4 takeover score.

#3

Iowa State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 28.3 takeover score.

#4

Kansas State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 20.1 takeover score.

#5

Texas

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 19.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Regular Season · Baylor

13 primary output · 24.3 efficiency · 8.2 usage

30.8

#2

2013 Regular Season · Baylor

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2014 Regular Season · Baylor

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2012 · Rating 0.911

Trinity · Euless, TX

Committed To
Baylor
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2012

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

33

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 11 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Brian Nance quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DE
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
33