Nate Givhan

Senior linebacker for Toledo. 2022: 25 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks.

LB · Toledo · Sr. · #5

6′4″ · 245 lb · Montgomery, AL

CFB Index 48 · #289 of 548 LBsHigh confidenceToledo 2022 alumnus

Recruiting

2★

WDE recruit

No. 2269 nationally · Signed with Toledo

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Toledo. 2022: 25 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Toledo in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Toledo, 94 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2017

Signed with Toledo2-star out of Carver Montgomery

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2269 national

CFB

College

Toledo

2018–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2022

1 coach

2018–2022

Jason Candle

Toledo

Played his entire career under Jason Candle.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under Jason Candle — 33-25 over that span.

2018Toledo7-6HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning

2019Toledo6-6HC: Jason Candle · Run-heavy

2020Toledo4-2HC: Jason Candle · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Toledo7-6HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning

2022Toledo9-5HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

48Rotational starter #289 of 548?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (91st percentile). Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#215 / 2755 · 91st pct

4.0

Tackles for loss#562 / 2755 · 78th pct

5.0

QB hurries#823 / 2755 · 59th pct

Tackles#1568 / 2755 · 42nd pct

Solo tackles#1658 / 2755 · 38th pct

Passes defended#1741 / 2755 · 18th 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

2022 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	2.6	0.2	0.2	0.0
Road5g	2.4	0.8	0.6	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.0	0.2	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	3.0	0.8	0.8	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Jacobs

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

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

48 · #289 of 548 LBs

Two-star recruit. Now #289 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Toledo	25	12	5.0	4.0	--	--	--
2021	Toledo	20	14	4.0	4.0	--	--	--
2020	Toledo	7	3	0.5	0.0	--	1	--
2019	Toledo	39	16	3.5	2.0	1	--	--
2018	Toledo	3	3	2.0	2.0	--	--	--
Career		94	48	15.0	12.0	1	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022

W 37–0

vs Long Island University

2 TOT

Dominant 37-point win at home against Long Island University.

With D. Finn — 216 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 50.9 · 64 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD · J. Batzke — 43 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 53 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 37-0vs Long Island University	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	W 55-10vs Massachusetts	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	L 21-77@ Ohio State	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	L 14-17@ San Diego State	2	1	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	W 38-17vs Central Michigan	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 9	W 27-24@ Eastern Michigan	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	W 28-21vs Ball State	5	2	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 12	L 35-42vs Bowling Green	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 14-20@ Western Michigan	6	3	2.0	2.0	—	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 14	W 17-7@ Ohio	1	1	1.0	1.0	—
Total		25	12	5.0	4.0	—

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

Nate Givhan

2017

2022 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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