Nicholas Usher: LB · UTEP · #36.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Nicholas Usher
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against UTSA — Week 8, 2016.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
76 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8 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 | UTEP | 76 | 36 | 8.0 | 5.5 | 2 |
| Career | 76 | 36 | 8.0 | 5.5 | 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 38-22vs New Mexico State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-41@ No. 11 Texas | 7 | 6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 3 | L 14-66vs Army | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-34vs Southern Miss | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-28@ Louisiana Tech | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-35vs Florida International | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 52-49@ UTSA | 9 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-31vs Old Dominion | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 42-10vs Houston Christian | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 31-35@ Florida Atlantic | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-44@ Rice | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 52-24vs North Texas | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 76 | 36 | 8.0 | 5.5 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
76tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%8 TFLSack rate
7%6 sacksPD rate
3%2 pass breakups76 tackles · 8 for loss · 5.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 6.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 6.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Kugler
Pass share
44.9%
327 pass / 401 run
Plays / game
60.7
12 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
331 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at UTEP, 76 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
1 coachPlayed every college season under Sean Kugler.
