Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2016Kent State
Nate Holley
S • 5'11" • Toledo, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nate Holley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 53.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a safety
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Reliability
94
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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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 · Kent State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Kent State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Alabama
Player Story
Nate Holley built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a safety from Toledo, OH wearing No. 18, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Nate Holley's career was his defensive production: 111...
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- Committed To
- Kent State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Nate Holley, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Kent State. Nate Holley shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 53.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 111
- TFL
- 4.5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Nate Holley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kent State · S
- Career Tackles
- 111
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 10 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Kent State
- Top game
- Alabama
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Whitmer · Kent State
- High school pipeline
- Whitmer · 19 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 18 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 111 tackles · S 2nd (top 1%) · Mid-American 4th (top 1%) · National 34th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kent State | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kent State | 9 | 111 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 78.1 |
Related Context
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Nate Holley played S for Kent State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nate Holley recorded 111 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Kent State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Kent State paired 7.5 primary output with 53.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 53.2 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: Alabama
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Kent State
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
53.2
Usage
12.5
Consistency
59.1
Best Game by takeover score
Alabama
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 1. North Carolina A&T: 1. Monmouth: 1. Alabama: 2.5. Akron: 0. Buffalo: 1. Miami (OH): 1. Ohio: 0. Central Michigan: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Penn State: 17 by 60. North Carolina A&T: 13 by 60. Monmouth: 17 by 60. Alabama: 14 by 75. Akron: 12 by 50. Buffalo: 13 by 60. Miami (OH): 6 by 35. Ohio: 9 by 37.5. Central Michigan: 10 by 41.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 3 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Alabama
Best efficiency game
75 vs Alabama
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10/29 | @ Central Michigan10+ tackles | W 27-24 | 10 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Ohio | L 10-14 | 9 | 9 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Miami (OH) | L 14-18 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Buffalo10+ tackles | W 44-20 | 13 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Akron10+ tackles | L 27-31 | 12 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Alabama10+ tackles · Splash game | L 0-48 | 14 | 12 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Monmouth10+ tackles | W 27-7 | 17 | 13 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs North Carolina A&T10+ tackles | L 36-39 | 13 | 9 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Penn State10+ tackles | L 13-33 | 17 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Nate Holley story
Nate Holley built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a safety from Toledo, OH wearing No. 18, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Nate Holley's career was his defensive production: 111 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 1 interception across 10 career games in the available record. That gives Nate Holley's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Kent State
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kent State | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kent State | 7.5 | 53.2 | 12.5 | 6.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Alabama
Week 4 · L 0-48
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Monmouth
Week 3 · W 27-7
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Havoc Plays
66.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Penn State
Week 1 · L 13-33
1
Havoc Plays
66.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.
#4
vs North Carolina A&T
Week 2 · L 36-39
1
Havoc Plays
63.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
#5
vs Delaware State
Week 2 · W 45-13
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Kent State
7.5 primary output · 53.2 efficiency · 12.5 usage
78.1
#2
2015 Regular Season · Kent State
44.4
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Kent State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
1
Splash games
7
10+ tackle games
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