Nate Heaukulani: LB · Oregon · #46.
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Nate Heaukulani
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The three seasons at Oregon span two head coaches: Mario Cristobal and Bryan McClendon. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Stanford — Week 5, 2021.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 2 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 · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 35-28@ No. 3 Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-7vs Stony Brook | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-19vs Arizona | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-31@ Stanford | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 24-17vs California | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-31@ UCLA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 52-29vs Colorado | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-24vs Washington State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-29vs Oregon State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 10-38vs No. 14 Utah | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 15 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
Week 4 · 2021
W 41-19
vs Arizona
1 interception · 0.5 tackles for loss · 7 tackles
Dominant 22-point win at home against Arizona.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
41tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%3 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups41 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 interception.
3 seasons under Mario Cristobal — 31-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 0.3 | 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
Head Coach
Bryan McClendon
Pass share
43.6%
408 pass / 528 run
Plays / game
72.0
13 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
437 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 Oregon, 45 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Willie Taggart → Mario Cristobal. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
