2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.
Nathan Vantimmeren
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches at Central Michigan: Jim McElwain and Matt Drinkall. On tape: 4 tackles and 1 sack against Miami (OH), Week 8, 2026.
19 tackles · 3 sacks
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
19 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Central Michigan | 19 | 7 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| 2025 | Central Michigan | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | Central Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 20 | 7 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
Last game (Wk 8): 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 4 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-38@ New Mexico | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 13-10vs Colgate | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-10vs Wyoming | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 3-52@ No. 6 Miami | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-17vs Akron | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-31@ Ohio | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 14-21vs Western Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-28vs Miami (OH) | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
Oct. 24 · L 27-28 vs Miami (OH), play by play
4 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss. Third quarter, up 17-14.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, 3 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Central Michigan’s defense played that day
Miami (OH)’s 11 drives: 7 stopped (2 takeaways) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 7 of 11. His hurry came with Central Michigan up 3.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 1-yard loss on 3rd and 10. Fourth quarter, down 31-7.
1 tackle. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle, including 1 sack.
Sacked the quarterback for a 8-yard loss. Fourth quarter, down 42-3.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 3 for him; the box score credits 2.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
21%4 TFLSack rate
16%3 sacksHurry rate
21%4 hurries19 tackles · 4 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Drinkall
Pass share
36.8%
174 pass / 299 run
Plays / game
59.1
8 games
Team sack rate
9.9%
192 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #118 at the position.
The No. 2,356 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Mid-American.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jim McElwain → Matt Drinkall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
