#46

Nick Mobley

Junior linebacker for South Alabama. 2020: 95 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.

LB · South Alabama · Jr. · #46

5′11″ · 210 lb · Alabaster, AL

South Alabama 2020 alumnus

The story

3 linebacker for South Alabama. 2020: 95 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at South Alabama, 234 tackles — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

South Alabama

2018–2020

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2020

1 coach

2018–2020

Steve Campbell

South Alabama

Played his entire career under Steve Campbell.

2020 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Steve Campbell — 9-26 over that span.

2018South Alabama3-9HC: Steve Campbell · Run-heavy

2019South Alabama2-10HC: Steve Campbell · Run-heavy

2020South Alabama4-7HC: Steve Campbell · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (99th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (96th percentile). Concern: sacks (27th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Tackles#16 / 2211 · 99th pct

Solo tackles#86 / 2211 · 96th pct

QB hurries#250 / 2211 · 84th pct

Passes defended#471 / 2211 · 72nd pct

Forced fumbles#39 / 497 · 46th pct

Tackles for loss#1207 / 2211 · 42nd pct

1.5

Interceptions#180 / 568 · 34th pct

Sacks#1032 / 2211 · 27th pct

0.0

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2020 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	8.8	0.2	0.0	0.0
Road4g	10.5	0.1	0.0	0.5

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-74g	10.0	0.1	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	9.2	0.2	0.0	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Major Applewhite

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2020

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2020	South Alabama	95	41	1.5	0.0	2	1	--
2019	South Alabama	91	43	2.0	1.0	1	--	--
2018	South Alabama	48	27	2.0	1.0	--	--	--
Career		234	111	5.5	2.0	3	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2020

W 38–31

at Arkansas State

9 TOT · 5 SOLO · 2 PD

Edged out Arkansas State on the road in a shootout.

With J. Tolbert — 10 rec · 252 yds · 3 TD · D. Trotter — 242 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · -13 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2020 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 32-21@ Southern Miss	15	1	0.5	—	0
Wk 2	L 24-27vs Tulane	9	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 10-42vs UAB	9	4	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 30-20vs Texas State	7	4	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 38-14vs UL Monroe	7	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 6-23@ Coastal Carolina	7	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 10-38@ Louisiana	11	6	0.0	1	0
Wk 12	L 14-31vs Georgia State	16	12	1.0	—	0	Season-high 16 tackles
Wk 13	W 38-31@ Arkansas State	9	5	0.0	—	2
Wk 14	L 0-29vs Troy	5	4	0.0	—	0
Total		95	41	1.5	1	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology