Nick Faulkner: LB · Kent State · #1.
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Nick Faulkner
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches at Kent State: Paul Haynes and Sean Lewis. On tape: 10 tackles against Buffalo, Week 12, 2019.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
74 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kent State | 74 | 38 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2018 | Kent State | 35 | 17 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | Kent State | 28 | 10 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 3 | -- |
| 2016 | Kent State | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- |
| Career | 144 | 69 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 6 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-30@ Arizona State | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 26-23vs Kennesaw State | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 16-55@ No. 8 Auburn | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 62-20vs Bowling Green | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 0-48@ No. 8 Wisconsin | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 26-3@ Akron | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 38-45@ Ohio | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-23vs Miami (OH) | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 33-35@ Toledo | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 30-27vs Buffalo | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 41-38vs Ball State | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 51-41vs Utah State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 74 | 38 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
74tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%3 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
3%2 pass breakups74 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 7.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 5.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
Pass share
39.4%
355 pass / 546 run
Plays / game
69.3
13 games
Team sack rate
10.5%
418 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Kent State, 144 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Paul Haynes → Sean Lewis. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
