Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | L 22-24@ New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 3-24vs Boise State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-42vs UNLV | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#25
Austin Ambush
Senior defensive back on Nevada's 2025 roster.
6′1″ · 198 lb · Gaithersburg, MD
Returning to Nevada for 2026
The story
4 defensive back on Nevada's 2025 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearAustin Ambush
Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Rich Rodriguez and Jeff Choate. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against UNLV, Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coaches2023
Ken Wilson
Nevada
Coaching transition mid-career: Ken Wilson → Jeff Choate. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Jacksonville State9-4HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2024Jacksonville State9-5HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy
2025Nevada3-9HC: Jeff Choate · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Choate
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nevada | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Jacksonville State | 11 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 17 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Nevada
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Nevada
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -7 net (14 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Nevada · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #118 · 2026 recruiting class #98
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology