5′10″ · Baltimore, MD
Nias Martin: CB · New Mexico · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Nias Martin
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Utah State — Week 11, 2016.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
51 tackles. 8 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | New Mexico | 51 | 42 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 8 |
| Career | 51 | 42 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 8 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-21vs South Dakota | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 31-32@ New Mexico State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 28-37@ Rutgers | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 48-41vs San José State | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-49vs No. 19 Boise State | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-40@ Air Force | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-21@ Hawai'i | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | W 35-26vs Nevada | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-21@ Utah State | 9 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 31-49@ Colorado State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 56-35vs Wyoming | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
 Bowl | W 23-20@ UTSA | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 42 | 3.5 | 0.0 | — | 8 |
Week 11 · 2016
W 24-21
at Utah State
1 tackle for loss · 9 tackles · 7 solo tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
16%8 pass breakupsTackle volume
51tackles this season51 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 8 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road5g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Davie
Pass share
20.7%
178 pass / 680 run
Plays / game
66.0
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
197 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at New Mexico, 51 tackles — his college career is complete.
