Nathan Hale
Nathan Hale
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tim Albin → Brian Smith. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 52–35
vs Gardner-Webb
1 TOT · 1 QB HUR
Edged out Gardner-Webb at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Ohio
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · Ohio
Returning around him
- 65% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- Transfer portal: +2 net (18 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Ohio · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #126 · 2026 recruiting class #106
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jack Latore’s 2024 season.
Matches Jack on
Differs from Jack on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Anthony Franklin's sophomore season at Stanford (2022).
Matches Anthony on
Differs from Anthony on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #11060
Peaked at #11060 this season.
Background
2025: Played in all 13 games…Made 17 tackles, including eight solo and one for a loss…Recorded career high three tackles, two solo stops and one tackle for a loss against UMass (Nov. 18)...Earned Academic All-MAC Honors. 2024: Made five appearances.