Jeremy Naborne
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Tyson Summers and Jeff Choate. On tape: 13 tackles against North Dakota State, Week 7, 2026.
58 tackles · 3 sacks
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
58 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nevada | 58 | 32 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3 |
| 2025 | Colorado State | 35 | 11 | 4.0 | 2.0 | -- |
| Career | 93 | 43 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 3 |
Last game (Wk 9): 3 tackles, 1 pass breakup.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-14vs Western Kentucky | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-20vs Montana State | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-27@ Middle Tennessee | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 33-36vs Air Force | 12 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 30-13@ UTEP | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-31@ North Dakota State | 13 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 13 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 28-13vs San José State | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 0-27@ No. 7 UCLA | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 58 | 32 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 3 |
Oct. 31 · L 0-27 at UCLA, play by play
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 3 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Nevada’s defense played that day
UCLA’s 10 drives: 6 stopped · 4 scored.
7 tackles, including 1 sack, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 9-yard loss on 3rd and 10. Second quarter, up 7-0.
A big game: 13 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 14 for him; the box score credits 13.
4 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
A big game: 12 tackles, including 1 sack, 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 13 for him; the box score credits 12.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss on 3rd and 5. Fourth quarter, down 27-20.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 7 of his 8, sacks included.
6 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 7 for him; the box score credits 6.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss. First quarter, up 14-0.
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
58tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%3 TFLSack rate
5%3 sacksPD rate
5%3 pass breakups58 tackles · 3 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 8.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 8.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Choate
Pass share
43.4%
221 pass / 288 run
Plays / game
63.6
8 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
248 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
58 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #56 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #26 of 45 Mountain West LBs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Jay Norvell, Tyson Summers and Jeff Choate.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Nevada
