Tyler Nubin: DB · Minnesota · #27.
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Tyler Nubin
Erases the deep middle of the field. Fifth year in the Minnesota secondary. All-America (Athlon) in 2023 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. On tape: 8 tackles against Purdue, Week 11, 2023.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
50 tackles. 3 passes defended. 5 interceptions. 1 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 this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 13-10vs Nebraska | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 25-6vs Eastern Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-31@ No. 20 North Carolina | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-24vs Louisiana | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-52vs No. 2 Michigan | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 12-10@ No. 24 Iowa | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-12vs Michigan State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 26-27vs Illinois | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 30-49@ Purdue | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 3-37@ No. 3 Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-28vs Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | 31 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 3 |
Week 1 · 2023
W 13-10
vs Nebraska
2 interceptions · 3 tackles · 2 solo tackles
A close one, won by 3 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
5interceptionsTackle volume
50tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL50 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack · 3 pass breakups · 5 interceptions.
5 seasons under P.J. Fleck — 38-21 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Pass share
38.6%
311 pass / 494 run
Plays / game
61.9
13 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
330 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Named to an All-America team by a recognized selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #30 at the position.
Selector Grid · 2023
How it ended
Five seasons at Minnesota, 201 tackles, an All-American season (2023) — drafted at #47 overall by the New York Giants.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2023)
named by 4 selectors
ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM
All-Big Ten 1st team (2023)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2023)
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under P.J. Fleck.
Next stop · NFL
New York GiantsEntering 3rd NFL season
New York GiantsEntering 3rd NFL season
