Nash Hutmacher

Former defensive lineman at Nebraska. 2024: 2 sacks, 4 tackles for loss, 24 tackles.

DL · Nebraska · Sr.

6′4″ · 310 lb · Oacoma, SD

CFB Index 34 · #310 of 426 edge rushersLow confidenceNebraska 2024 — college career complete

Recruiting

3★

DT recruit

No. 579 nationally · Signed with Chamberlain

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive lineman at Nebraska. 2024: 2 sacks, 4 tackles for loss, 24 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Chamberlain in 2020.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Nebraska, 6 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2020

Recruited3-star out of Chamberlain

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#579 national

CFB

College

Nebraska

2022–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2022–2024

2 coaches

2022

Mickey Joseph

Nebraska

2023–2024

Matt Rhule

Nebraska

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Mickey Joseph → Matt Rhule. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Nebraska4-8HC: Mickey Joseph · Run-leaning

2023Nebraska5-7HC: Matt Rhule · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2024Nebraska7-6HC: Matt Rhule · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

34Below cohort / limited sample #310 of 426?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#502 / 2892 · 79th pct

2.0

Tackles for loss#779 / 2892 · 71st pct

4.0

QB hurries#941 / 2892 · 57th pct

Solo tackles#1430 / 2892 · 49th pct

Tackles#1695 / 2892 · 40th pct

Passes defended#1817 / 2892 · 19th pct

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

2024 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.7	0.5	0.3	0.0
Road4g	2.0	0.2	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	3.2	0.6	0.4	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	1.6	0.2	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Matt Rhule

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

34 · #310 of 426 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #310 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Nebraska	24	15	4.0	2.0	--	--	--
2023	Nebraska	40	14	8.0	4.5	2	--	--
2022	Nebraska	15	5	0.5	0.0	--	--	--
Career		79	34	12.5	6.5	2	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024

W 28–10

vs Colorado

1 TFL · 1 SACKS · 3 SOLO

With D. Raiola — 185 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 54.4 · 7 rush yds (3 car) · B. Buschini — 50 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 60 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 40-7vs UTEP	3	1	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	W 28-10vs Colorado	3	3	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 4	L 24-31vs Illinois	4	2	0.0	0.0	—	Season-high 4 tackles
Wk 5	W 28-10@ Purdue	3	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 6	W 14-7vs Rutgers	3	2	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 9	L 17-21@ Ohio State	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	L 20-27vs UCLA	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	L 20-28@ USC	2	2	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	W 44-25vs Wisconsin	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 14	L 10-13@ Iowa	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Total		24	15	4.0	2.0	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Nash Hutmacher

2020

2024 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

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