Last confirmed: Navy, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 237 lb · Greensboro, NC
Nizaire Cromartie: LB · Navy · #56.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Nizaire Cromartie
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. He has spent four seasons in the Navy linebacker corps. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 3 tackles for loss against Tulane — Week 9, 2019.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9.5 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
2019 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-7vs Holy Cross | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-10vs East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 23-35@ Memphis | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 34-25vs Air Force | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-17@ Tulsa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-3vs South Florida | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-38vs Tulane | 6 | 2 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 56-10@ UConn | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-52@ No. 16 Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 35-28vs No. 21 SMU | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 56-41@ Houston | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 31-7vs Army | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 20-17@ Kansas State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 17 | 9.5 | 3.5 | — | 0 |
Week 9 · 2019
W 41-38
vs Tulane
1 sack · 3 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
Edged out Tulane at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
38tackles this seasonTFL rate
25%10 TFLSack rate
9%4 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups38 tackles · 9.5 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
4 seasons under Ken Niumatalolo, all run-heavy offenses — 30-23 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Pass share
11.8%
101 pass / 758 run
Plays / game
66.1
13 games
Team sack rate
13.0%
123 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Navy, 106 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Ken Niumatalolo.
