Last confirmed: Nebraska, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · Sioux Falls, SD · Washington
Nate Gerry: S · Nebraska · #25.
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Nate Gerry
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Three seasons at Nebraska, two different head coaches: Bo Pelini and Mike Riley. On tape: 9 tackles against Ohio State, Week 10, 2016.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
74 tackles. 8 passes defended. 4 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 him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 52-17vs Wyoming | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-32vs No. 22 Oregon | 9 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 24-13@ Northwestern | 8 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-16vs Illinois | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-22@ Indiana | 8 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-14vs Purdue | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-23@ No. 11 Wisconsin | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-62@ No. 6 Ohio State | 9 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-17vs Minnesota | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-7vs Maryland | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-40@ Iowa | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 74 | 47 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 4 | 8 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
11%8 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
74tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%6 TFL74 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 8 pass breakups · 4 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road5g | 7.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 7.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Riley
Pass share
43.9%
399 pass / 510 run
Plays / game
69.9
13 games
Team sack rate
3.6%
420 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2016
74 tackles in 11 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Nebraska, 74 tackles — drafted at #184 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.
His career
He has a stat line in 20 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bo Pelini → Mike Riley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Philadelphia EaglesEntering 10th NFL season
Philadelphia EaglesEntering 10th NFL season
