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Nate Potter

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Nate Potter
Current position
TitleCo-offensive coordinator & tight ends coach
TeamBoise State
ConferenceMW
Biographical details
Born (1988-05-16) May 16, 1988 (age 36)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Alma materBoise State University
Playing career
2007–2011Boise State
2012–2013Arizona Cardinals
Position(s)Offensive tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2014Boise State (OQC)
2015–2017Boise State (GA)
2018College of Idaho (OL)
2019–2021Montana State (TE)
2022–2023Boise State (TE/RGC)
2024–presentBoise State (co-OC/TE)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
As a player

Nate Potter (born May 16, 1988) is an American football coach and former player who is currently the co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach for the Boise State Broncos. He played college football as an offensive tackle also for the Broncos, where he was recognized as a consensus All-American. He was selected in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL draft by the Arizona Cardinals. Potter appeared in 21 games over two seasons before the Cardinals released him at the end of the 2014 preseason, after which he began his college coaching career.

Early life

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Potter was born in Denver, Colorado. He attended Timberline High School in Boise and was a standout lineman for the Timberline Wolves high school football team.[1]

College career

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Potter attended Boise State University, where he played for the Boise State Broncos football team from 2008 to 2011. He grayshirted and later redshirted in 2007. In 2008, he started three games at left tackle and five games at right tackle for the Broncos.[2]

Potter earned ESPN's second-team Academic All-America honors on November 23, 2010.[1] He earned first-team All-WAC honors for the second straight season following the 2010 season.[3] In 2011, Potter was a consensus All-American.[4]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 5+7⁄8 in
(1.98 m) 		303 lb
(137 kg) 		34+5⁄8 in
(0.88 m) 		9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		 5.36 s 1.86 s 3.07 s 4.67 s 7.49 s 28.5 in
(0.72 m)		 8 ft 4 in
(2.54 m)		 22 reps
All values from NFL Combine[5][6]

Potter was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL draft.[7] He played eight games that season.[8] He was released with an injury settlement on August 30, 2014.

Coaching career

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He started his coaching career at his alma mater Boise State in 2015 as the offensive quality control coach, then he served as an offensive graduate assistant from 2015 to 2017.[9][10][11][12]

He served as the offensive line coach for the Idaho Coyotes in 2018.[13]

He was hired by the Montana State Bobcats as the tight ends coach, position he held from 2019 to 2021.[14][12]

He returned to Boise State in 2022 for the tight ends coach and run game coordinator duties.[9][11] He was promoted to the co-offensive coordinator position in 2024.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Kellen Moore and Nate Potter Named Second-Team Academic All-Americans". broncosports.com. November 23, 2010. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
  2. ^ Cripe, Chad (August 11, 2010). "Boise State's Nate Potter moves to left guard". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved December 30, 2010.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ Southorn, Dave (December 7, 2010). "Eleven Broncos get WAC first team selection". The Idaho Press-Tribune. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
  4. ^ "Nate Potter Bio" Archived 2012-01-12 at the Wayback Machine. broncosports.com. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  5. ^ "Nate Potter Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  6. ^ "Nate Potter College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
  7. ^ "2012 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  8. ^ "Nate Potter Profile". nfl.com. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  9. ^ a b "Potter Rejoins Bronco Coaching Staff". broncosports.com. January 19, 2022. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Nate Potter Returning for Another Year on The Blue". broncosports.com. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Boise State Hall of Famer Nate Potter hired as tight ends coach". bronconationnews.com. January 19, 2022. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Nate Potter - Football Coach". msubobcats.com. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  13. ^ "Nate Potter - Football Coach". yoteathletics.com. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  14. ^ "They starred at Boise State. Now they're coaching a rising program in the Big Sky". idahostatesman.com. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
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