Player
Nate Landman
LB · Rams
Nate Landman: facts drawn from the play-by-play.
156 total tackles in 2025 — top-7 leaguewide LB and a 76% jump over his prior career high.
TrendLandman career LB stats (regular season)
| Season | Team | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sacks | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ATL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | ATL | 53 | 44 | 7 | 2.0 | 3 |
| 2024 | ATL | 38 | 42 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| 2025 | LA | 75 | 81 | 10 | 2.5 | 5 |
Landman was an undrafted free agent (2022, Colorado) who spent his rookie year on the practice squad. Atlanta gave him snaps as a rotational 'backer in 2023–24, but he never cracked 100 total tackles.
In 2025, he signed with the Rams — and exploded. 75 solo, 81 assists, 10 TFL, 5 forced fumbles — every category is a career high by a wide margin.
Total tackles per season
| Season | Tackles |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 97 |
| 2024 | 80 |
| 2025 | 156 |
5 forced fumbles in 2025 — tied for 3rd among LBs, behind only DeMarcus Lawrence (6).
Rare2025 forced-fumble leaders
| Player | Pos | FF |
|---|---|---|
| DeMarcus Lawrence | LB | 6 |
| Will Anderson Jr. | DL | 6 |
| Danielle Hunter | DL | 5 |
| Joey Bosa | DL | 5 |
| Nate Landman | LB | 5 |
| Khalil Mack | LB | 4 |
| Eric Wilson | LB | 4 |
Forced fumbles aren't a stat you stumble into — they take violent contact at the right moment. Landman has 11 career FFs across just 4 seasons (3 in 2023, 3 in 2024, 5 in 2025). Among 2025 leaders, every other player in the top 7 has an edge-rusher's reach to attack the ball. Landman's the only off-ball LB on the list.
156 tackles, 10 TFL, 5 FF — the rare LB hitting every disruption metric.
ComparisonThere were only two LBs in 2025 with 150+ tackles, 10+ TFL, and 5+ forced fumbles. Landman is one of them. The other (top-tier MIKEs like Jordyn Brooks) typically have lower TFL counts because they're cleaning up at the second level, not attacking gaps.
The combination is what makes the 2025 Landman season unusual — he's putting up MIKE volume with WILL aggressiveness, all at age 27 on his second NFL team.
6 different games with 13+ combined tackles in 2025 — peak was a 14-tackle Week 6 vs SF.
SplitLandman 2025 biggest games
| Week | Solo | Ast | TFL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Landman's biggest 2025 game was Week 6 vs SF: 8 solo, 9 assists, 17 total tackles. He's hit double-digit total tackles in 9 different games this season — including playoff Weeks 20 and 21, where he stayed productive into LA's postseason run.
From 0 TFL in 2024 to 10 TFL in 2025 — the largest single-season TFL jump among veteran LBs.
AnomalyLandman recorded 0 TFL in 2024 (his second full Atlanta season) — which itself was odd for a starting LB. In 2025 he jumped to 10 TFL while changing teams (ATL → LAR).
The interpretation: 2024 Atlanta used him as a coverage LB and a stack-fill defender. 2025 LA uses him as an attacking second-level player. Same player, completely different role — and his career took off because the role finally matched the skill set.
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