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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Fresno State
Nathan Madsen
DE • 6'4" • 298 lbs • Eureka, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nathan Madsen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
49
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
38
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
67
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Fresno State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Fresno State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UNLV
Player Story
Nathan Madsen built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive end from Eureka, CA wearing No. 91, spending time with Fresno State. The clearest part of Nathan Madsen's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Fresno State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Nathan Madsen, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Fresno State. Nathan Madsen shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 38
- TFL
- 6
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Nathan Madsen quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Fresno State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 38
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 19 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Fresno State
- Top game
- UNLV
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Eureka · Fresno State
- High school pipeline
- Eureka · 3 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 91 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 16 tackles · DE 192nd (top 53%) · Mountain West 205th (top 38%) · National 2,250th (top 40%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Fresno State | 9 | 22 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 27.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Fresno State | 10 | 16 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 55.5 |
Related Context
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Nathan Madsen played DE for Fresno State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Nathan Madsen recorded 38 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Fresno State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Fresno State paired 9.5 primary output with 16.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 16.2 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: UNLV
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Fresno State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
16.2
Usage
5.9
Consistency
56.8
Best Game by takeover score
UNLV
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 1.5. Washington: 0. Nevada: 1. San José State: 0. San Diego State: 2. UNLV: 2. BYU: 1. Hawai'i: 0. Wyoming: 0. Boise State: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 1 by 19.2. Washington: 1 by 4.2. Nevada: 1 by 14.2. San José State: 1 by 4.2. San Diego State: 4 by 36.7. UNLV: 4 by 36.7. BYU: 1 by 14.2. Hawai'i: 1 by 4.2. Wyoming: 1 by 4.2. Boise State: 1 by 24.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.9 · Games = 7 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 3 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UNLV
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs UNLV
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | vs Boise StateSplash game | W 28-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Wyoming | W 13-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | @ Hawai'i | W 31-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/5 | vs BYU | W 20-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/29 | vs UNLVSplash game | L 16-26 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/22 | @ San Diego StateSplash game | W 27-3 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ San José State | W 27-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/1 | vs Nevada | W 41-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/17 | @ Washington | L 16-48 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Alabama | L 10-41 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Nathan Madsen story
Nathan Madsen built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive end from Eureka, CA wearing No. 91, spending time with Fresno State. The clearest part of Nathan Madsen's career was his defensive production: 38 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 19 career games in the available record. That gives Nathan Madsen's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Fresno State
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Fresno State | 4 | 14.6 | 5 | 4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Fresno State | 9.5 | 16.2 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs UNLV
Week 9 · L 16-26 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Sacramento State
Week 2 · W 31-3
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#3
@ San Diego State
Week 8 · W 27-3 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Boise State
Week 13 · W 28-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
68.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.6 takeover score.
#5
@ Alabama
Week 2 · L 10-41
1.5
Havoc Plays
63.1 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Fresno State
9.5 primary output · 16.2 efficiency · 5.9 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Fresno State
27.5
4 primary · 14.6 efficiency · 5 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Fresno State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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