Nate Meadors: DB · UCLA · #22.
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Nate Meadors
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches at UCLA: Jim Mora and Chip Kelly. On tape: 7 tackles against Washington, Week 6, 2018.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 2 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.
USA Today Oct 29
On3 Oct 24
Yahoo Sports Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-26vs Cincinnati | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-49@ No. 6 Oklahoma | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-38vs Fresno State | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 16-38@ Colorado | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-31vs No. 10 Washington | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 37-7@ California | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-41vs No. 23 Utah | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-42@ Oregon | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-31@ Arizona State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-27vs USC | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Total | 33 | 27 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
33tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%2 TFL33 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chip Kelly
Pass share
46.1%
367 pass / 429 run
Plays / game
66.3
12 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
439 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at UCLA, 123 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jim Mora → Chip Kelly. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
