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Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 4 | 736th / 2758 |
| Tackles for loss | 3 | 519th / 2112 |
| Run stops | 22 | 157th / 3422 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| Pass breakups | 1 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 42 | — |
Charting
Where Staehling's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.
Game Log
Nathaniel Staehling'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
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 |  Western Michigan | W 13–12 | 6.7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 |  Oklahoma | W 17–10 | 6.4 | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 3 |  UTEP | W 52–17 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 4 |  Iowa | L 19–20 | 5.5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 5 | @ Minnesota | L 14–20 | 10.0 | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Penn State | W 21–18 | 6.6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 8 |  Indiana | L 6–13 | 6.3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 9 | @ Rutgers | W 28–21 | 5.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2026 · 7 games | 6.7 | 43 | 21 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 43 | 307th / 5664 |
| Solo | 21 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 2.5 | 766th / 2634 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 1 | — |
| Interceptions | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 1 | 145th / 627 |
| Return yards | 79 | — |
| Pick-sixes | 1 | — |
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 | Start | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Special teams | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Western Michigan | — | 67 | ~66 (34–67) | 9 | · | 99% |
| Wk 2 · Oklahoma | ✓ LB | 62 | ~58 (29–62) | 7 | · | 94% |
| Wk 4 · Iowa | — | 58 | ~26 (3–47) | 2 | · | 45% |
| Wk 5 · Minnesota | — | 65 | ~46 (23–54) | 7 | 1 | 71% |
| Wk 7 · Penn State | ✓ LB | 74 | ~69 (35–74) | 9 | · | 93% |
| Wk 8 · Indiana | — | 53 | ~53 (27–53) | 7 | · | 100% |
| Wk 9 · Rutgers | — | 40 | ~32 (3–40) | 2 | · | 80% |
| Season | 2 GS | 466 | 350 (294–420) | 43 | 1 | 75% |
Position Room
13 LBs on the Michigan roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Troy Bowles | LB | SR | 57 | 6 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
| Nathaniel Staehling | LB | 43 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chase Taylor | LB | 21 | 1.5 | 1 | — | 1 | ||
| 13 | Aisea Moa | LB | SR | 18 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng | LB | SO | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 30 | Max Alford | LB | SR | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 23 | Markel Dabney | LB | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 15 | Aden Reeder | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Kaden Catchings | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Ndi Etta | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | Zach Ludwig | LB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | Adam Bazzi | LB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 52 | Christian Pierce | LB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Michigan depth chart →