Junior linebacker for Miami (OH). 2023: 13 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
5′11″ · 220 lb · Dublin, OH
The story
3 linebacker for Miami (OH). 2023: 13 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearDominic Nardone
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. This is his third year in the same linebacker corps at Miami (OH). The receipt on tape: 6 tackles against Massachusetts, Week 2, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Miami (OH), 46 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Chuck Martin.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Chuck Martin — 24-16 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 · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chuck Martin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Miami (OH) | 13 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Miami (OH) | 17 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Miami (OH) | 16 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 46 | 24 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-38@ Miami | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-28@ Massachusetts | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 31-24@ Cincinnati | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 9-13@ App State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Davian Mayo’s 2022 season.
Matches Davian on
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Sione Fotu's sophomore season at Utah (2023).
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Player DNA