Nate Boerkircher

● Tall, long athlete, with well-distributed lean muscle ● Good-sized target who is comfortable adjusting and catching outside his frame ● Strong hands and quickly puts the ball away ● High success rate securing grabs in high-traffic windows ● Quickly enters routes and looks back to the quarterback ● Blocks well from tight alignments, digging out defenders with snug, firm hands ● Rolls his hips to access power and drive with his feet ● Strains through the echo of the whistle and doesn’t let defenders off the hook early ● Goal-line touchdown as a fullback (versus LSU in 2025) ● Former walk-on has never been afraid of the work or challenges ● Played on kick-return coverages in 2025 (452 career special teams snaps)

● Doesn’t have ideal bulk for a Y tight end ● Underwhelming career receiving production ● Runs a limited tight end route tree ● Plays smoothly at the top of routes, but breaks lack tempo or nuance ● Catches well in stride but isn’t a run-after-catch threat ● Blocking base can narrow at times, leading to upright pads ● Eager to reach second-level blocks, giving linebackers a window to elude him ● Overaged — will turn 25 during his rookie season ● Limited at NFL combine by a calf injury; underwent surgery before junior year in high school to address a congenital defect with tissue under his kneecap

A one-year starter at Texas A&M, Boerkircher was a Y tight end (69.0 percent of snaps inline) in former offensive coordinator Collin Klein’s balanced scheme. He passed on Division II offers out of high school to walk on at Nebraska, fulfilling a childhood dream. Blocked on the Cornhuskers’ depth chart, he transferred to Texas A&M for his sixth season and started to blossom with more opportunity. With just 19 career catches entering 2025, Boerkircher wasn’t a name talked about among scouts, but he changed the narrative throughout his final season. He consistently makes himself available mid-route (an underrated skill), and his targets almost always turn into completions, regardless of placement or coverage. As a blocker, he is surprisingly reliable with his leverage for a taller blocker, generating power from his lower half. Overall, Boerkircher is a good-sized athlete with the catch-point talent and blocking refinement to earn a role in an NFL offense. He brings versatility to line up detached, in the backfield or in the slot.