Linebacker, Kent State, 2016–19
Nick Faulkner
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 231 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Canton, OH
Nick Faulkner played linebacker at Kent State (2016–19).
Career highs
10tackles, career hightwice; last vs. Buffalo, 2019Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kent State | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Kent State | 28 | 10 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | Kent State | 35 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | Kent State | 74 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | 144 | 69 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kent State | 1 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | Kent State | 1 | LB | So. | ||
| 2018 | Kent State | 1 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2019 | Kent State | 1 | LB | Sr. | 6′1″ | 231 |
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
2019 Kent State 12 games, 74 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at Arizona State | L 7–30 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Kennesaw State | W 26–23 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | at Auburn | L 16–55 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Bowling Green | W 62–20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Wisconsin | L 0–48 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at Akron | W 26–3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Ohio | L 38–45 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Miami (OH) | L 16–23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at Toledo | L 33–35 | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 14 | vs. Buffalo | W 30–27 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Ball State | W 41–38 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 20 ✦ | vs. Utah State | W 51–41 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Kent State 11 games, 35 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Illinois | L 24–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Howard | W 54–14 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | at Penn State | L 10–63 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | at Ole Miss | L 17–38 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | atBall State | L 24–52 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 6 | vs.Ohio | L 26–27 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Oct 13 | atMiami (OH) | L 6–31 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 20 | vs.Akron | L 23–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | atBowling Green | W 35–28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs.Toledo | L 34–56 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Eastern Michigan | L 20–28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Kent State 6 games, 28 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Clemson | L 3–56 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | vs.Howard | W 38–31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | at Marshall | L 0–21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Buffalo | L 13–27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Northern Illinois | L 3–24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Miami (OH) | W 17–14 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
2016 Kent State 6 games, 7 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs. Monmouth | W 27–7 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atBuffalo | W 44–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at Central Michigan | W 27–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Western Michigan | L 21–37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | atBowling Green | L 7–42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Northern Illinois | L 21–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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