Nate Betts: LB · Kansas.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Nate Betts
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches at Kansas: Les Miles and Lance Leipold. On tape: 4 tackles against Coastal Carolina, Week 2, 2021.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-14vs South Dakota | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 22-49@ No. 17 Coastal Carolina | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 7-45vs Baylor | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 33-52@ Duke | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-59@ Iowa State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-41vs Texas Tech | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 23-35vs No. 3 Oklahoma | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-55@ No. 15 Oklahoma State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-35vs Kansas State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 57-56@ Texas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 28-31@ TCU | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 28-34vs West Virginia | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 12 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
27tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%2 TFLSack rate
4%1 sackPD rate
4%1 pass breakups27 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Pass share
41.8%
317 pass / 442 run
Plays / game
63.2
12 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
333 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons at Kansas, 57 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: David Beaty, Les Miles, and Lance Leipold. Multi-era developmental context.
