Tight end, South Carolina (from East Tennessee State), 2018–⁠22

Nate Adkins

Lettered 2022 (school media guide)

Number
No. 44
Height
6′3″
Weight
252 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Knoxville, TN
Born
Jul 9, 1999

Nate Adkins played tight end at East Tennessee State (2018–⁠21) and South Carolina (2022).

Team titles: Southern champions, 2018 and 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018East Tennessee State1−3−3.000
2019East Tennessee State3217.0110
2021East Tennessee State284.006
2022South Carolina1316812.9032
Career1919410.2132

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018East Tennessee State44TEYr 1
2019East Tennessee State44TEYr 2
2021East Tennessee State44TEYr 4
2022South Carolina44TESr. (Yr 5)6′3″252

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2018East Tennessee State (FCS)1-1.72––-1.7–
2019East Tennessee State (FCS)40.53––2.1–
2022South Carolina170.90––15.3–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 South Carolina 6 games, 13 catches, 168 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 17vs.GeorgiaL 7–⁠48––––1
Sep 29vs.South Carolina StateW 50–⁠101202–
Nov 5atVanderbiltW 38–⁠271606–
Nov 19vs.TennesseeW 63–⁠38220012–
Nov 26atClemsonW 31–⁠30462032–
Dec 30 ✦vs.Notre DameL 38–⁠45578024–
2021 East Tennessee State 1 game, 2 catches, 8 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4atVanderbiltW 23–⁠32806–

No box score in the source for Oct 2 vs. Wofford; Oct 9 vs. The Citadel, so those games are not listed.

2019 East Tennessee State 1 game, 3 catches, 21 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31atApp StateL 7–⁠42321110–

No box score in the source for Sep 7 vs. Shorter; Sep 15 vs. VMI; Sep 21 vs. Austin Peay; Sep 28 at Furman; Oct 5 vs. Wofford; Oct 17 at Chattanooga; Oct 26 at Samford; Nov 2 vs. The Citadel; Nov 9 at Western Carolina; Nov 16 vs. Mercer, so those games are not listed.

2018 East Tennessee State 1 game, 1 catch, −3 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 8atTennesseeL 3–⁠591−300–

No box score in the source for Sep 1 vs. Mars Hill; Sep 14 at VMI; Sep 22 vs. Furman; Sep 29 vs. Chattanooga; Oct 6 vs. Gardner-Webb; Oct 13 at The Citadel; Oct 20 at Wofford; Oct 27 vs. Western Carolina; Nov 3 at Mercer; Nov 17 vs. Samford; Nov 25 at Jacksonville State, so those games are not listed.

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2023
Height6′2¾″
Weight252 lb
Arm length31⅜″
Hand size9″
Wingspan76¼″
40-yard dash4.87 s
10-yard split1.72 s
Vertical jump31″
Broad jump10′0″
Bench press14 reps
3-cone drill7.33 s
20-yard shuttle4.40 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

4 seasons, 29 games with a stat; latest team: Denver Broncos.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2023Denver Broncos54220
2024Denver Broncos15141153
2025Denver Broncos66481
2026 (so far)Denver Broncos34402
NFL career29282256

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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