#46

Nate Heaukulani

Senior linebacker for Oregon. 2021: 41 tackles, 3 tackles for loss.

LB · Oregon · Sr. · #46

6′1″ · 224 lb · Portland, OR

CFB Index 31 · #449 of 578 LBsHigh confidenceOregon 2021 alumnus

The story

4 linebacker for Oregon. 2021: 41 tackles, 3 tackles for loss.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Oregon, 45 tackles — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Oregon

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

2 coaches

2018–2019

Mario Cristobal

Oregon

2021

Bryan McClendon

Oregon

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Mario Cristobal → Bryan McClendon. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Oregon9-4HC: Mario Cristobal · Run-leaning

2019Oregon12-2HC: Mario Cristobal · Balanced

2021Oregon10-4HC: Bryan McClendon · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

31Below cohort / limited sample #449 of 578?

High confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles#880 / 2743 · 67th pct

QB hurries#827 / 2743 · 59th pct

Tackles for loss#1047 / 2743 · 58th pct

3.0

Solo tackles#1137 / 2743 · 57th pct

Interceptions#320 / 824 · 31st pct

Sacks#1435 / 2743 · 24th pct

0.0

Passes defended#1695 / 2743 · 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

2021 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	3.7	0.2	0.0	0.0
Road4g	2.8	0.2	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	4.4	0.3	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	2.2	0.1	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dan Lanning

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

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

31 · #449 of 578 LBs

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Oregon	41	20	3.0	0.0	--	1	--
2019	Oregon	2	1	1.0	1.0	--	--	--
2018	Oregon	2	1	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		45	22	4.0	1.0	--	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2021

W 35–28

at Ohio State

1 TOT

Edged out Ohio State on the road in a shootout.

With A. Brown — 236 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 77.5 · 65 rush yds (10 car) · T. Snee — 39 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 48 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	Note
Wk 2	W 35-28@ Ohio State	1	0	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 48-7vs Stony Brook	4	1	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 41-19vs Arizona	7	2	0.5	1
Wk 5	L 24-31@ Stanford	8	5	1.0	—	Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 7	W 24-17vs California	2	1	0.0	—
Wk 8	W 34-31@ UCLA	1	1	0.0	—
Wk 9	W 52-29vs Colorado	3	1	0.5	—
Wk 11	W 38-24vs Washington State	2	1	0.0	—
Wk 13	W 38-29vs Oregon State	4	2	0.0	—
Wk 14	L 10-38@ Utah	1	1	0.0	—
Total		33	15	2.0	1

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

Nate Heaukulani

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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