Nic Toomer: DB · Indiana · #15.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Nic Toomer
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: David Shaw and Tom Allen. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Wisconsin — Week 10, 2023.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 3 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.
The Daily Hoosier Oct 28
The Herald-Times Oct 21
USA Today Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-23vs No. 3 Ohio State | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 41-7vs Indiana State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-44@ Maryland | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-52@ No. 2 Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-31vs Rutgers | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-33@ No. 10 Penn State | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 20-14vs Wisconsin | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 45-48@ Illinois | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 22 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
26tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%3 TFL26 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tom Allen
Pass share
46.0%
366 pass / 429 run
Plays / game
66.2
12 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
397 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #155 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Stanford and Indiana, 55 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: David Shaw, Tom Allen and Curt Cignetti.
