Is Nathan Gonzales starting?
Nathan Gonzales is the projected starter at RDE for Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.
Nathan Gonzales is the projected starting RDE on a Rebuilding Western Kentucky — 54 OVR.
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Top defensive linemen in Conference USA
The Story
Making His Case
A 3-star recruit out of Warren, ranked #2,529 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 1 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 54 overall (Depth tier).
- Jersey
- #98
- Class
- SR/TR
- Height
- 6'4"
- Weight
- 248 lbs
- Transfer
- Indiana State
Stats
| Season | Tkl | TFL | Sacks |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.
Recruiting Profile
- Stars
- ★★★☆☆3-star
- Composite
- 0.8000
- National Rank
- #2529
- High School
- Warren
- Hometown
- Downey, CA
Why this rating?
On a 65-rated defense; 0th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.60 for competition level) put them -11 vs unit starters → 54.
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 12LUGATKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- SOLO
- 2
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 70-20
Sep 6LNEVTKL 3
- TKL
- 3
- SOLO
- 2
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 49-14
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | LUGA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | LNEV | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nathan Gonzales'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.