Nathan Burrell
Nathan Burrell
Wins his gap play after play. He has spent three seasons in the California defensive front. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles against UC Davis, Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Justin Wilcox.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tosh Lupoi
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | California | 29 | 5 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | California | 23 | 9 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | California | 28 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 80 | 29 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024
W 21–14
at Auburn
1 TFL · 1 SOLO · 1 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
California
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · California
Returning around him
- 1 California player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -4 net (32 in / 36 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
California · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #36 · 2026 recruiting class #56
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Dion Washington’s 2022 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Tyler Williams's junior season at Wake Forest (2022).
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