Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 9-19@ South Florida | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 33-20vs Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#15
Nathan Jennings
Sophomore defensive lineman on Florida International's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 295 lb · Madison, AL
Transferred South Alabama → Florida International for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
2 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Buffalo
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive lineman on Florida International's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to South Alabama in 2024.
- Transferred from South Alabama to Florida International in 2026.
Nathan Jennings
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Major Applewhite and Willie Simmons. The receipt: 1 tackles against Buffalo — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20243 games
- Signed with South Alabama3-star out of James Clemens
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Florida International
2025–2026era →
Willie Simmons
Florida International
Coaching transition mid-career: Mike MacIntyre → Willie Simmons. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Florida International
2025South Alabama
2026Florida International
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024South Alabama7-6HC: Major Applewhite · Balanced
2025South Alabama4-8HC: Major Applewhite · Run-heavy
2026Florida International1-1HC: Willie Simmons · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Simmons
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida International | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | South Alabama | 13 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | South Alabama | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 21 | 6 | 2.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 33–20
vs Buffalo
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Stephiylan Green’s 2025 season.
78%match
Matches Stephiylan on
TFL rate
Sack rate
Differs from Stephiylan on
Class year (lower)
Hurry rate (lower)
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Stephiylan Green's sophomore season at Clemson (2025).
75%match
Matches Stephiylan on
TFL rate
Sack rate
Height
Differs from Stephiylan on
Class year (lower)
Hurry rate (lower)
The defensive line · Florida International
- #5Kenton Simmons9 tackles for loss · 2025
- #13Dante Anderson5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Germaine Carter3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #15Nathan Jennings2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #14Robert Williams1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
15 more on the roster · Florida International team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology