Nesta Jade Silvera

Former defensive lineman at Arizona State. 2022: 0.5 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, 53 tackles.

DL · Arizona State · Sr. · #4

6′2″ · 315 lb · Pembroke Pines, FL

CFB Index 67 · #74 of 278 interior linemenLow confidenceLas Vegas — drafted 2023, Rd 7, Pick 14, #231 overall

Recruiting

4★

DT recruit

No. 54 nationally · Signed with Miami

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive lineman at Arizona State. 2022: 0.5 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, 53 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Miami in 2018.
Transferred from Miami to Arizona State in 2022.
Drafted round 7 by the Las Vegas in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Arizona State, 2 sacks — drafted at #231 overall by Las Vegas.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20187 games

Signed with Miami4-star out of American Heritage

202212 games

Entered the portal

2023

Drafted by Las Vegasround 7, pick 231

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#54 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2018–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #231

Las Vegas · 2023

Coaching lineage · 2018–2022

1 coach

2018–2022

Herm Edwards

Arizona State

Played his entire career under Herm Edwards.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Las VegasEntering 4th NFL season

#231Rd 7 · Pick 14

Las VegasEntering 4th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Miami7-6HC: Mark Richt · Run-leaning

2019Miami6-7HC: Manny Diaz · Balanced

2020Miami8-3HC: Manny Diaz · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Miami7-5HC: Jess Simpson · Balanced

2022Arizona State3-9HC: Herm Edwards · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

67Quality starter #74 of 278?

Low confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (82nd percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles#489 / 2755 · 82nd pct

Passes defended#492 / 2755 · 78th pct

QB hurries#511 / 2755 · 76th pct

Tackles for loss#868 / 2755 · 66th pct

3.5

Solo tackles#1115 / 2755 · 58th pct

Sacks#1310 / 2755 · 50th pct

0.5

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

2022 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	5.0	0.2	0.0	0.3
Road6g	3.8	0.3	0.1	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.8	0.1	0.0	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	3.0	0.5	0.1	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kenny Dillingham

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Impact starter

Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

67 · #74 of 278 interior linemen

Former four-star. Now #74 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Arizona State	53	19	3.5	0.5	3	--	--
2021	Miami	38	15	5.5	0.0	--	--	--
2020	Miami	35	15	8.0	1.0	1	--	--
2019	Miami	19	9	1.0	1.0	--	--	--
2018	Miami	13	3	1.5	0.0	--	--	--
Career		158	61	19.5	2.5	4	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2022

W 45–38

vs Washington

8 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 PD

Edged out Washington at home in a shootout.

With T. Bourguet — 182 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 93.9 · X. Valladay — 111 rush yds (23 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 40-3vs Northern Arizona	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 17-34@ Oklahoma State	6	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 21-30vs Eastern Michigan	4	1	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 4	L 13-34vs Utah	12	4	0.5	0.0	—	0	Season-high 12 tackles
Wk 5	L 25-42@ USC	4	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 45-38vs Washington	8	2	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 8	L 14-15@ Stanford	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 9	W 42-34@ Colorado	2	1	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 36-50vs UCLA	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 18-28@ Washington State	7	3	1.5	0.5	—	0
Wk 12	L 7-31vs Oregon State	3	2	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 35-38@ Arizona	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		53	19	3.5	0.5	—	3

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology