Last confirmed: Houston, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · 293 lb · Dallas, TX · Lake Highlands
Nick Thurman: DE · Houston · #91.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Nick Thurman
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Two seasons at Houston, two different head coaches: Tom Herman and Major Applewhite. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Tulane — Week 12, 2017.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 19-16@ Arizona | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-3vs Rice | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-27vs Texas Tech | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-13@ Temple | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-22vs SMU | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-45@ Tulsa | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 38-42vs No. 25 Memphis | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-24@ No. 17 South Florida | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-20@ Tulane | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 24-14vs Navy | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 27-33vs Fresno State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 18 | 4.5 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
6%2 sacksTFL rate
14%4 TFLHurry rate
16%5 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
29%2 of 7 pressures32 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Major Applewhite
Pass share
48.2%
411 pass / 441 run
Plays / game
71.0
12 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
437 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Houston, 4 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Tony Levine, Tom Herman, and Major Applewhite. Multi-era developmental context.
