Nate Hairston: DB · Temple · #15.
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Nate Hairston
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Second year in the same secondary at Temple. One game to point at: 5 tackles against East Carolina — Week 13, 2016.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 3 passes defended. 2 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-28vs Army | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-0vs Stony Brook | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 27-34@ Penn State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-20vs SMU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 26-25@ UCF | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 46-30vs South Florida | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-13vs Cincinnati | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 21-0@ UConn | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-0@ Tulane | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 37-10vs East Carolina | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 34-10@ No. 20 Navy | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 26-34vs Wake Forest | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 23 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
Week 14 · 2016
W 34-10
at Navy
1 interception · 5 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Dominant 24-point win on the road against Navy.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
11%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
27tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%3 TFL27 tackles · 3 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
2 seasons under Matt Rhule — 16-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
Pass share
41.3%
403 pass / 572 run
Plays / game
69.6
14 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
440 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Temple, 27 tackles — drafted at #158 overall by the Indianapolis Colts.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
1 coachPlayed every college season under Matt Rhule.
Next stop · NFL
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 10th NFL season
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 10th NFL season
