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Jersey Number 50
Nate Ozdemir
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Winter Garden, Fla.
- High School:
- West Orange
Bio
At FAU
Redshirt Junior (2016)
- Recorded four (2-2=4) tackles in the season opening SIU victory, including 0.5 for a loss of 1
- Added two kick returns for a total of 21 yards, his longest was 11 yards
- Was second on the team with seven tackles versus UM, recorded his first career interception and returned it for six yards and added a tackle for a loss of one yard
- Started versus Kansas State but was not credited with a tackle
- Tallied 10 tackles, a new career high, versus Ball State, including 0.5 for a loss of one yard
- Had three solo and three assists for a total of six tackles versus FIU
- Was second on the team with nine tackles versus Charlotte
- Had a team leading 16 tackles, which included a half sack and a tackle for a loss of two yards at Marshall
- Had a tackle assist versus WKU, a game that was shortend due to injury
Redshirt Sophomore (2015)
- Recorded seven tackles (2-5) in the season opener at Tulsa
- Credited with four tackles (2-2=4) versus Miami and one QBH
- Earned a solo tackle versus Buffalo (9/19/15)
- Tallied seven tackles in the Charlotte victory as well as a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry
- Started versus Rice and recorded eight tackles (4-4)
- One of four Owls to tally eight tackles (3-5=8) versus Marshall
- Recorded a team high eight tackles (3-5=8) versus UTEP...added a quarterback hurry and 1.5 tackles for a loss of two yards
- Had five tackle assists and a fumble recovery that set up the Owls first score in the Shula Bowl victory
- Injured at WKU but returned to record five tackles (1-4-5) versus Middle Tennessee
- Recorded two (1-1=2) tackles at UF
- Recorded a team leading six tackles at ODU, including a his first career sack...sack was for a loss of seven yards and he added a pass breakup
Redshirt Freshman (2014)
- Saw his first collegiate action in the season opener at No. 22 Nebraska...recorded two solo tackles
- Recorded five tackles, including 0.5 for a loss of a yard at Alabama
- Recorded a tackle assist and recovered an onside kick in the season home opener versus Tulsa
- Saw action on defense and special teams at Wyoming
- Part of the linebacker rotation in the UTSA victory
- Recorded two solo tackles in the WKU win
- Recorded a tackle assist on special teams versus No. 23 Marshall
- Credited with a tackle assist versus UAB
- Part of the defensive rotation in the UAB contests
- Saw action both on defense and special teams at North Texas
- Saw action on both the defensive side of the ball and on special teams at Middle Tennessee...tallied three tackles
True Freshman (2013)
- Joined the team
- Earned the team's Scout Teams MVP Award
High School
- Attended West Orange High School and played under Head Coach Chip Petree
- Led the defense his senior year as captain with 106 tackles
- Was also the wrestling team captain and won the district and Metro Championship in 2012 and 2013
- Won the metro Weightlifting Championship in 2013
- He received the U.S. Army National Scholar Athlete Award
- Signed with the Naval Academy and participated in summer drills and preseason camp, then transferred to FAU
Personal
- Economics major
- Son of Hakan and Katie Ozdemir
- Born May 25, 1995 in Orlando, Fla
- His goal is to serve as an officer in the Marine Corps
- Secured his private pilot's licenses and is pursuing a commercial pilot's license
- His father played professional soccer for Fenerbahce in Turkey
Game-by-Game Tackles
2014: Nebraska (2-0=2); Alabama (2-3=5); Tulsa (0-1=1); WKU (2-0=2); Marshall (0-1=1); UAB (0-1=1); Middle Tennessee (1-2=3)
2015: at Tulsa (2-5=7); Miami (2-2=4); Buffalo (1-0=1); Charlotte (6-1=7); Rice (4-4=8); Marshall (3-5=8); UTEP (3-5=8); FIU (0-5=5, 1 FR); MT (1-4=5); ODU (5-1=6)
2016: SIU (2-2=4); UM (6-1=7, 1 TFL, 1 INT), K-State (0-0=0); Ball State (5-5=1-, 0.5-1). FIU (3-3=6); Charlotte (4-5=9); Marshall (1-15=16, 1 TFL, 1 sack); Marshall (1-15=16, 1 TFL); WKU (0-1=1)
Career Game Highs
Tackles: 16 Marshall (10/15/16)
Tackles for a Loss: 1.5 at UTEP (10/24/15)
Sacks: 1.0 at ODU (11/28/15)
Interceptions: 1 UM (9/10/16)
Passes Defended: 1 at Charlotte (9/26/15); 1 at ODU (11/28/15)
FR: 1 FIU (10/31/15)
2014 Season Game Highs
Tackles: 5 at Alabama (9/6/14)
Tackles for a Loss: 0.5 at Alabama (9/6/14)
Sacks: N/A
Interceptions: N/A
Passes Defended: N/A
2015 Season Game Highs
Tackles: 8 3X
Tackles for a Loss: 1.5 UTEP (10/24/15)
Sacks: 1.0 at ODU (11/28/15)
Interceptions: N/A
Passes Defended: 1 at Charlotte (9/26/15) and ODU (11/28/15)
FR: 1 FIU (10/31/15)
2016 Season Game Highs
Tackles:Â 16 Marshall (10/15/16)
Tackles for a Loss: 1 UM (9/10/16)
Sacks:
Interceptions: 1 UM (9/10/16)
Passes Defended:
FR:
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