James Nachtigal: LB · Army · #19.
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James Nachtigal
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Three seasons in the Army linebacker corps to date. On tape: 11 tackles against Colgate, Week 12, 2018.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
81 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-34@ Duke | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-14vs Liberty | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-21vs Hawai'i | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-28@ No. 5 Oklahoma | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-13@ Buffalo | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 52-3vs San José State | 8 | 5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | 3 sacks |
| Wk 8 | W 31-30vs Miami (OH) | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 37-22@ Eastern Michigan | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 17-14vs Air Force | 11 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 31-13vs Lafayette | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-14vs Colgate | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 17-10vs Navy | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 81 | 46 | 5.5 | 5.0 | — | 1 |
Week 7 · 2018
W 52-3
vs San José State · neutral site
3 sacks · 3 tackles for loss · 8 tackles
Dominant 49-point win at a neutral site against San José State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
81tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%6 TFLSack rate
6%5 sacksPD rate
1%1 pass breakups81 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 5 sacks.
3 seasons under Jeff Monken, all run-heavy offenses — 29-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Monken
Pass share
10.6%
97 pass / 816 run
Plays / game
70.2
13 games
Team sack rate
3.0%
101 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
81 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Army, 199 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jeff Monken.
