Nate Martey
Nate Martey
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. This is his second year in the same defensive front at Arkansas State. 2024 brought the first one: All-Sun Belt. The receipt: 6 tackles against Tulsa — Week 2, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Arkansas State, 63 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Sun Belt
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Sun Belt
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Arkansas State | 27 | 12 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Arkansas State | 36 | 14 | 8.5 | 5.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 63 | 26 | 10.0 | 5.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 34–31
vs Central Arkansas
1 QB HUR · 0 TFL · 1 SOLO
Edged out Central Arkansas at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Austin Ertl’s 2023 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Tyrell Martin's sophomore season at Eastern Michigan (2024).
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