#27

Tyler Nubin

Former defensive back at Minnesota. 2023: 5 interceptions, 3 pass breakups, 50 tackles.

DB · Minnesota · Sr. · #27

6′2″ · 210 lb · Saint Charles, IL

CFB Index 83 · #30 of 538 safetiesLow confidenceAll-AmericanNew York — drafted 2024, Rd 2, Pick 15, #47 overall

On production he ranks #30 of 538 safeties; on reputation he is an All-American. The gap between those two numbers is the story.

Recruiting

4★

CB recruit

No. 379 nationally · Signed with St. Charles North

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at Minnesota. 2023: 5 interceptions, 3 pass breakups, 50 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to St. Charles North in 2019.
Drafted round 2 by the New York in 2024.
Named All-America (PFF) in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Minnesota, 201 tackles, an All-American season (2023) — drafted at #47 overall by New York.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

20195 games

Recruited4-star out of St. Charles North

202211 games

The role got bigger.

All-Big Tensecond

202311 games

All-Americafirst · 4 selectors
All-Big Tenfirst

2024

Drafted by New Yorkround 2, pick 47

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#379 national

CFB

College

Minnesota

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R2 · #47

New York · 2024

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

7 honors · 2 categories

🥇

ALL-AMERICA

Named All-American (2023)

4 selectors honored him

🥈

ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM

All-Big Ten 1st team (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

1 coach

2019–2023

P.J. Fleck

Minnesota

Played his entire career under P.J. Fleck.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New YorkEntering 3rd NFL season

#47Rd 2 · Pick 15

New YorkEntering 3rd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

5 seasons under P.J. Fleck — 38-21 over that span.

2019Minnesota11-2HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy

2020Minnesota3-4HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy

2021Minnesota9-4HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy

2022Minnesota9-4HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy

2023Minnesota6-7HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

83All-Conference level #30 of 538?

Medium confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: interceptions (99th percentile). Strength: forced fumbles (96th percentile). Concern: qb hurries (24th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Interceptions#6 / 827 · 99th pct

Forced fumbles#4 / 710 · 96th pct

Solo tackles#483 / 2842 · 82nd pct

Tackles#583 / 2842 · 79th pct

Passes defended#512 / 2842 · 78th pct

Sacks#847 / 2842 · 62nd pct

1.0

Tackles for loss#1868 / 2842 · 28th pct

1.0

QB hurries#1486 / 2842 · 24th pct

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

2023 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	4.3	0.0	0.0	0.3
Road4g	5.0	0.2	0.2	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	4.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	4.3	0.2	0.2	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

P.J. Fleck

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

Awards

Player standing · 2023

All-American

Named to an All-America team by a recognized selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

83 · #30 of 538 safeties

Former four-star. Now #30 at the position.

Selector Grid · 2023

AP—

FWAA—

AFCA—

WCFF—

SN1st

SI—

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Minnesota	50	31	1.0	1.0	3	5	1
2022	Minnesota	55	37	2.0	0.0	3	4	--
2021	Minnesota	49	35	1.0	1.0	2	3	--
2020	Minnesota	41	30	0.5	0.0	--	1	--
2019	Minnesota	6	4	0.0	0.0	2	--	--
Career		201	137	4.5	2.0	10	13	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2023

W 12–10

at Iowa

4 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 SACKS

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 on the road.

With M. Crawford — 39 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 54 LONG · A. Kaliakmanis — 126 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 41.6 · -7 rush yds (8 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 13-10vs Nebraska	3	2	0.0	0.0	2	0
Wk 2	W 25-6vs Eastern Michigan	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 13-31@ North Carolina	7	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 35-24vs Louisiana	5	2	0.0	0.0	1	0
Wk 6	L 10-52vs Michigan	7	6	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 12-10@ Iowa	4	2	1.0	1.0	—	1
Wk 9	W 27-12vs Michigan State	5	2	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 10	L 26-27vs Illinois	5	4	0.0	0.0	1	1
Wk 11	L 30-49@ Purdue	8	6	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 8 tackles
Wk 12	L 3-37@ Ohio State	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 14-28vs Wisconsin	3	2	0.0	0.0	1	0
Total		50	31	1.0	1.0	5	3

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