Senior linebacker for New Mexico State. 2018: 37 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 1 sack.
5′11″ · 223 lb · Nashville, TN
The story
4 linebacker for New Mexico State. 2018: 37 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 1 sack.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearBilly Nipp
This is his third year in the same linebacker corps at New Mexico State. The receipt: 13 tackles, 1 TFL against Utah State — Week 2, 2018.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at New Mexico State, 51 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2016–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Doug Martin.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Doug Martin — 13-24 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: tackles for loss (81st percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2018 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 10.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 5.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 7.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Sanchez
Pass share
52.3%
101 pass / 92 run
Plays / game
64.3
3 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
107 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | New Mexico State | 37 | 14 | 6.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2017 | New Mexico State | 7 | 6 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2016 | New Mexico State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 51 | 23 | 9.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-48@ Minnesota | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-60@ Utah State | 13 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 27-20@ UTEP | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 49-41vs Liberty | 10 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 38-66@ Louisiana | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-27@ Texas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 14 | 6.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |