Nathaniel Staehling
Michigan Wolverines
85
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Nathaniel Staehling is the projected starter at WLB for Michigan Wolverines.
Redshirt senior · #44 · 6'2", 238 lbs
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Michigan Starting Lineup
- LDE
- LDT
- RDT
- RDE
- WLBNathaniel StaehlingThis player
- MLB
- SLB
- LCB
- SS
- FS
- RCB
- NB
- RES
- RES
Top linebackers in the Big Ten
- Jersey
- #44
- Class
- RS SR/TR
- Height
- 6'2"
- Weight
- 238 lbs
- Transfer
- North Dakota State
At 6'2", 238 lbs, Nathaniel Staehling plays for a Michigan team rated 82 overall in the Big Ten.
Recruiting Profile
- High School
- Brainerd
- Hometown
- Brainerd, MN
Why this rating?
On a 88-rated defense; 76th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 85 after depth penalty.
Team defense (SP+)
88
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 24% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
+2 for role
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
Oct 3LMINNTKL 6
- TKL
- 6
- SOLO
- 4
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 1
- PD
- 0
Final L 20-14
Sep 26LIOWATKL 3
- TKL
- 3
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 20-19
Sep 12WOUTKL 7
- TKL
- 7
- SOLO
- 2
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 17-10
Sep 5WWMUTKL 9
- TKL
- 9
- SOLO
- 5
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 13-12
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | LMINN | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | LIOWA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | WOU | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | WWMU | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nathaniel Staehling's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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