Defensive line, Central Michigan, 2023–⁠26

Nathan Vantimmeren

Number
No. 48
Height
6′5″
Weight
235 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Grand Rapids, MI

Nathan Vantimmeren plays defensive line for Central Michigan. Last time out, against Western Michigan: 2 tackles.

2026 so far

15 tackles, 2 sacks

Last game: 2 tackles vs. Western Michigan, L 14–⁠21

Next game: vs. Miami (OH), Oct 24

Game by game this season, tackles
  1. 2@UNM
  2. 3COLG
  3. 2WYO
  4. 1@MIA
  5. 1AKR
  6. 4@OHIO
  7. 2WMU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2025Central Michigan100000
2026Central Michigan1563202
Career1663202

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Central Michigan48DLRS
2024Central Michigan48DLFr.
2025Central Michigan48DLSo.
2026Central Michigan48DLJr.6′5″235

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2024Central Michigan40.19––0.8–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Central Michigan 7 games, 15 tackles, 2 sacks
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Sep 5atNew MexicoL 7–⁠3821100
Sep 12vs.ColgateW 13–⁠1031000
Sep 19vs.WyomingW 24–⁠1020000
Sep 26atMiamiL 3–⁠5211110
Oct 3vs.AkronW 41–⁠1711000
Oct 10atOhioL 14–⁠3142110
Oct 17vs.Western MichiganL 14–⁠2120000
2025 Central Michigan 2 games, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Sep 13atMichiganL 3–⁠63–––––
Dec 26 ✦vs.NorthwesternL 7–⁠3410000
2024 Central Michigan 3 games, 4 catches, 24 yards
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Sep 7vs.Florida InternationalL 16–⁠52–––––
Sep 14atIllinoisL 9–⁠30–––––
Nov 30atNorthern IllinoisL 16–⁠24–––––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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