Senior linebacker for Central Michigan. 2023: 15 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
6′1″ · 225 lb · Empire, MI
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
4 linebacker for Central Michigan. 2023: 15 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearNick Apsey
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Fifth year in the Central Michigan linebacker corps, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 1 TFL against Ball State, Week 8, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Central Michigan, 42 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jim McElwain.
Season context · Team result + system
5 seasons under Jim McElwain — 29-28 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (6th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2023 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Drinkall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Central Michigan | 15 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Central Michigan | 17 | 11 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Central Michigan | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Central Michigan | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Central Michigan | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 42 | 24 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-31@ Michigan State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 13-37@ Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-24@ Ball State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 37-31vs Northern Illinois | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-38@ Western Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-34@ Ohio | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Jamier Wright-Collins’s 2022 season.
Matches Jamier on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to John Lewis's graduate season at Mississippi State (2024).
Matches John on
Differs from John on
Player DNA