Safety, Northern Illinois, 2021–24
Nate Valcarcel
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 192 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Greenfield, WI
- Born
- May 23, 2002
Nate Valcarcel played safety at Northern Illinois (2021–24).
Career highs
9tackles, career hightwice; last at Miami (OH), 2024Team titles: MAC champions, 2021
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 47 | 17 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 53 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
| Career | 114 | 61 | 4 | 2.5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Northern Illinois | 9 | S | Fr. | ||
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 9 | S | So. | ||
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 9 | S | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 9 | S | Sr. | 6′1″ | 192 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2024 Northern Illinois 13 games, 53 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Western Illinois | W 54–15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | at Notre Dame | W 16–14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Buffalo | L 20–23 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at NC State | L 17–24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Massachusetts | W 34–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 12 | at Bowling Green | W 17–7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Toledo | L 6–13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | at Ball State | L 23–25 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at Western Michigan | W 42–28 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 13 | vs. Akron | W 29–16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | at Miami (OH) | L 9–20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Central Michigan | W 24–16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. Fresno State | W 28–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2023 Northern Illinois 13 games, 47 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Boston College | W 27–24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Southern Illinois | L 11–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Nebraska | L 11–35 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Tulsa | L 14–22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | atToledo | L 33–35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atAkron | W 55–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Ohio | W 23–13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 20–13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | atCentral Michigan | L 31–37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs.Ball State | L 17–20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs.Western Michigan | W 24–0 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Kent State | W 37–27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. Arkansas State | W 21–19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Northern Illinois 5 games, 9 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | vs.Toledo | L 32–52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | atEastern Michigan | W 39–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atOhio | L 17–24 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atWestern Michigan | W 24–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Akron | L 12–44 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Northern Illinois 4 games, 5 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Georgia Tech | W 22–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | atCentral Michigan | W 39–38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | atKent State | L 47–52 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Ball State | W 30–29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11¾″ |
| Weight | 194 lb |
| Arm length | 30⅝″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
| Wingspan | 74⅛″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.53 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.55 s |
| Vertical jump | 34½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′8″ |
| Bench press | 12 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.90 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.13 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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