Snap share
6%
likely 0–13%
Tackles
3
3629th of 5664 in FBS
Solo
3
Tackles for loss
1
1566th of 2634 in FBS
Sacks
0
Interceptions
0
Game Log
Nate Cleveland's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
4.6 avg. game scoreBest: 5.6 vs Eastern Illinois (Week 1)0 of 3 games at 8.0+
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 |  Eastern Illinois | W 59–7 | 5.6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 |  Mississippi State | L 13–38 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 3 |  Akron | W 41–7 | 4.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 4 | @ Washington | W 27–24 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 5 |  Michigan | W 20–14 | 4.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 6 | @ Purdue | L 13–41 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 8 |  Iowa | W 13–10 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 9 | @ Indiana | L 16–23 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2026 · 3 games | 4.6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 3 | 3629th / 5664 |
| Solo | 3 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 1 | 1566th / 2634 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Eastern Illinois | 43 | ~14 (0–43) | 1 | 33% |
| Wk 3 · Akron | 60 | ~8 (0–46) | 1 | 13% |
| Wk 5 · Michigan | 49 | ~9 (0–49) | 1 | 18% |
| Season | 480 | 31 (0–64) | 3 | 6% |
Position Room
10 LBs on the Minnesota roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Maverick Baranowski | LB | SR | 62 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Joey Gerlach | LB | SR | 41 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 49 | Matt Kingsbury | LB | SR | 19 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 46 | Mason Carrier | LB | JR | 9 | 1.5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 2 | Emmanuel Karmo | LB | SO | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 35 | Nate Cleveland | LB | SO | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 16 | Hudson Dunn | LB | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 44 | Ethan Stendel | LB | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 29 | Andrew Marshall | LB | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Angel Luciano | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Minnesota depth chart →