Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Baylor
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.
Impact Production
71
High-end production for an edge defender
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Reliability
52
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
83
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Baylor
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Baylor
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Player Story
Brian Nance built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive end from Euless, TX wearing No. 5, spending time with Baylor. The clearest part of Brian Nance's career was his defensive production: 33...
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- Committed To
- Baylor
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Brian Nance, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Baylor. Brian Nance shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 33
- TFL
- 8.5
- Sacks
- 2.5
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Brian Nance quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Baylor · DE
- Career Tackles
- 33
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 11 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Baylor
- Top game
- Duke
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Trinity · Baylor
- High school pipeline
- Trinity · 35 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 33 tackles · DE 90th (top 25%) · Big 12 95th (top 23%) · National 1,265th (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Baylor | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Baylor | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Baylor | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Baylor | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | Baylor | 11 | 33 | 8.5 | 2.5 | - | 2 | 0 | 58.9 |
Related Context
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Brian Nance played DE for Baylor. Across 5 tracked seasons, Brian Nance recorded 33 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Baylor.
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.
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2017 Regular Season · Baylor
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
24.3
Usage
7.1
Consistency
52.4
Best Game by takeover score
Duke
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Liberty: 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
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Liberty: 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
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Wins0 · Games = 1 · -1.3 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 10 · +1.3 vs Wins
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 game | L 22-45 | 5 | 3 | — | 2.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Iowa State | L 13-23 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Texas Tech | L 24-38 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Kansas | W 38-9 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Texas | L 7-38 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/22 | vs West Virginia | L 36-38 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Oklahoma State | L 16-59 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Kansas State | L 20-33 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Oklahoma | L 41-49 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Duke2+ sacks · Splash game | L 20-34 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Liberty | L 45-48 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Brian Nance story
Brian Nance built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive end from Euless, TX wearing No. 5, spending time with Baylor. The clearest part of Brian Nance's career was his defensive production: 33 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 11 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Baylor. 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 Brian Nance's production has multiple signals. With 11 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Baylor.
The arc is straightforward: Brian Nance 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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2013-2017
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Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Baylor | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Baylor | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Baylor | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Baylor | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Baylor | 13 | 24.3 | 7.1 | 13 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Duke
Week 3 · L 20-34
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
85.5 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.5 takeover score.
#2
@ TCU
Week 13 · L 22-45 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Iowa State
Week 12 · L 13-23 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
51.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Kansas State
Week 5 · L 20-33 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
49.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Texas Tech
Week 11 · L 24-38 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
36.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Baylor
13 primary output · 24.3 efficiency · 7.1 usage
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#2
2013 Regular Season · Baylor
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Baylor
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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