Is Nate Ritchie starting?
Nate Ritchie is the projected starter at FS for Utah Utes.
Nate Ritchie is the projected starting FS on a Contender Utah — 80 OVR.
See full Utah Utes depth chart ›Depth at FS · Utah Utes
- 1680Nate RitchieStarter
- 22174Nate Tilmon
- 32473Marcus Wimberly
What's Next
The Story
Making His Case
In 2025: 20 tackles, 0 INT, 1 PBU. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 80 overall (Good tier).
- Jersey
- #6
- Class
- SR
- Height
- 6'2"
- Weight
- 207 lbs
Career Stats
| Season | Tkl | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.
Why this rating?
On a 86-rated defense; 61th-percentile production (×0.96 for competition level) put them -6 vs unit starters → 80.
2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.
2026 Game Log
Sep 13WARKTKL 6
- TKL
- 6
- SOLO
- 5
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final W 43-10
Sep 4WIDHOTKL 3
- TKL
- 3
- SOLO
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 66-14
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | WARK | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 4 | WIDHO | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nate Ritchie's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
Team Role
Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.