Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 28-26vs Middle Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
#97
Nate Blanc
Freshman defensive tackle for Marshall. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 290 lb · Quebec City, PQ
Returning to Marshall for 2026
The numbers
1
sack · 2026
1 TFL · 2 tackles · 1 hurries
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 2 tackles, vs Middle Tennessee
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 defensive tackle for Marshall. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
His career, year by yearNate Blanc
One game to point at: 2 tackles, 1 sacks against Middle Tennessee — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
Career arc
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Marshall1-1HC: Tony Gibson · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 1.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Gibson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Marshall | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–26
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 SACKS
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 at home.
With C. Heimbach — 48 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 54 LONG · C. Del Rio-Wilson — 92 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 44.2 · 43 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Marshall
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · Marshall
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +6 net (28 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Marshall · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #97 · 2026 recruiting class #123
The defensive line · Marshall
- #58Braydin Ward6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #21Tyas Martin2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #6Jalil Rivera-Harvey1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #7Kelvon Mcbride0 tackles for loss · 2025
- #97Nate Blanc1 game · 2026
15 more on the roster · Marshall team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology