Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-7vs Merrimack | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 26-35@ Vanderbilt | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#89
Nate Ray
Senior defensive end on Delaware's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 255 lb · Wilmington, DE · Salesianum
Returning to Delaware for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
2 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Merrimack
His career numbers, season by seasonNate Ray
The receipt: 1 tackles against Vanderbilt — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Delaware
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Delaware1-1HC: Ryan Carty · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Carty
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Delaware | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 42–7
vs Merrimack
1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 QB HUR
Dominant 35-point win at home against Merrimack.
With N. Minicucci — 330 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 79.3 · 13 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · J. Cupitt — 42 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 49 LONG
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Delaware
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Delaware
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +5 net (13 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Delaware · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #134 · 2026 recruiting class #115
Background
2025 SEASON Appeared in two games 2024 SEASON Appeared in three games 2023 SEASON Did not see game action Bio: Four-year letterman and starter at Salesianum, and was a captain his senior year... In 2022 he was named first team all-state tight end and defensive end, as well as defensive player of...
The defensive line · Delaware
- #93Jack Hall7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #13Noah Matthews7 tackles for loss · 2025
- #9Keyshawn Hunter6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #52Dominick Brogna4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #89Nate Ray2 games · 2026
17 more on the roster · Delaware team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology