Nate Temple is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Pittsburgh.
Temple disrupts the pocket from the interior. Sixth year in the same defensive front at Pittsburgh. On tape: 2 tackles against Notre Dame, Week 12, 2025.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
11 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 27 | 8 | 4.5 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2020 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 45 | 17 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 61-9vs Duquesne | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 45-17vs Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 48-7vs Boston College | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-31@ No. 25 Florida State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 30-13@ Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 53-34vs NC State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 35-20@ Stanford | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 15-37vs No. 9 Notre Dame | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2025
W 61-9
vs Duquesne
0.5 tackles for loss · 2 tackles
Dominant 52-point win at home against Duquesne.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
14%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
27%3 hurries11 tackles · 1.5 for loss.
6 seasons under Pat Narduzzi — 44-32 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Narduzzi
Pass share
52.3%
464 pass / 424 run
Plays / game
68.3
13 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
478 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
A stat line in 23 games over six seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Pat Narduzzi.
