Nathan Ricketts: LB · Central Michigan · #42.
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Nathan Ricketts
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Two seasons in the Central Michigan linebacker corps to date. One game to point at: 12 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Tulsa — Bowl, 2016.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
81 tackles. 6 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 9.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Central Michigan | 81 | 58 | 9.5 | 1.0 | 6 | 2 |
| 2015 | Central Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 81 | 58 | 9.5 | 1.0 | 6 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-3vs Presbyterian | 6 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 30-27@ No. 22 Oklahoma State | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 44-21vs UNLV | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 35-49@ Virginia | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-49vs Western Michigan | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-21vs Ball State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-28@ Northern Illinois | 9 | 9 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 8 | L 17-31@ Toledo | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-27vs Kent State | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 27-20vs Ohio | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-26@ Eastern Michigan | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 10-55vs Tulsa | 12 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 81 | 58 | 9.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 6 |
Week 7 · 2016
W 34-28
1 interception · 3 tackles for loss · 9 tackles
Edged out Northern Illinois on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
81tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%10 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
7%6 pass breakups81 tackles · 9.5 for loss · 1 sack · 2 interceptions.
2 seasons under John Bonamego, all balanced offenses — 13-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 7.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 6.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 7.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
John Bonamego
Pass share
54.0%
471 pass / 402 run
Plays / game
67.2
13 games
Team sack rate
6.8%
512 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2016
81 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Central Michigan, 81 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dan Enos → John Bonamego. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
