Nick Straw
Nick Straw
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. 2 stars out of high school, three seasons of real snaps at Navy since. One game to point at: 8 tackles, 1 TFL against Memphis — Week 2, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- recruiting profile
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Navy, 119 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2020–2022
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Ken Niumatalolo.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Newberry
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2022
W 17–14
at UCF
4 SOLO · 5 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to West Weeks’s 2021 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Brandon Miyazono's junior season at SMU (2025).
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