Nate Valcarcel
Nate Valcarcel
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. A 2-star signing who has since put four seasons on the field at Northern Illinois. 2024 brought the first one: All-MAC. One game to point at: 9 tackles, 1 sacks against Miami (OH) — Week 13, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- recruiting profile
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Northern Illinois, 114 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-MAC
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Thomas Hammock.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rob Harley
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-MAC
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 53 | 32 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 8 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 47 | 17 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 3 | -- |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 114 | 61 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 9 | 6 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024
W 16–14
at Notre Dame
1 QB HUR · 1 PD · 1 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Rover
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Quan Martin’s 2022 season.
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