Nick Booker-Brown: DL · UTSA · #16.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Nick Booker-Brown
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The first one came in 2022: All-Conference USA. A game that shows it: 3 tackles against East Carolina — Week 9, 2023.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
18 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-17@ Houston | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 20-13vs Texas State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 49-34@ Temple | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-20vs UAB | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 36-10@ Florida Atlantic | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-27vs East Carolina | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 37-29@ North Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | W 34-14vs Rice | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 49-21vs South Florida | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 16-29@ No. 18 Tulane | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 35-17vs Marshall | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 14 | 6.5 | 2.5 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
36%6 TFLSack rate
14%2 sacksHurry rate
6%1 hurry18 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Traylor
Pass share
47.0%
443 pass / 500 run
Plays / game
72.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
466 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #200 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons, at NC State and UTSA, 6 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dave Doeren and Jeff Traylor.
