Tight end, Texas A&M (from Nebraska), 2020–⁠25

Nate Boerkircher

Number
No. 87
Height
6′4″
Weight
250 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Aurora, NE
Born
Sep 4, 2001

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Nate Boerkircher played tight end at Nebraska (2020–⁠24) and Texas A&M (2025). The Jacksonville Jaguars took Boerkircher in round 2, No. 56 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
204
Receiving yards, 2025 (Texas A&M, 11–⁠2)
Drafted
No. 56
Round 2, 2026 NFL Draft (Jacksonville Jaguars)

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Nebraska2147.007
2022Nebraska6528.7119
2023Nebraska55110.2017
2024Nebraska610217.0025
2025Texas A&M2020410.2328
Career3942310.8428

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2020Nebraska87TEYr 1
2021Nebraska87TEYr 2
2022Nebraska87TEYr 3
2023Nebraska87TEYr 4
2024Nebraska87TEYr 5
2025Texas A&M87TESr. (Yr 6)6′4″250

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
2021Nebraska20.37––0.7–
2022Nebraska70.71––5.0–
2023Nebraska61.31––7.8–
2024Nebraska61.57––9.4–
2025Texas A&M270.83––22.64%

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

2025 Texas A&M 11 games, 20 catches, 204 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.UTSAW 42–⁠24217013–
Sep 13atNotre DameW 41–⁠40111111–
Sep 27vs.AuburnW 16–⁠1019091
Oct 4vs.Mississippi StateW 31–⁠917073
Oct 11vs.FloridaW 34–⁠17335028–
Oct 18atArkansasW 45–⁠42429112–
Oct 25atLSUW 49–⁠25––––1
Nov 8atMissouriW 38–⁠17215011–
Nov 15vs.South CarolinaW 31–⁠30340119–
Nov 28atTexasL 17–⁠271808–
Dec 20 ✦vs.MiamiL 3–⁠10233019–
2024 Nebraska 5 games, 6 catches, 102 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 7vs.ColoradoW 28–⁠10125025–
Oct 5vs.RutgersW 14–⁠7–––––
Nov 16atUSCL 20–⁠281909–
Nov 23vs.WisconsinW 44–⁠25229019–
Nov 29atIowaL 10–⁠13239020–
2023 Nebraska 5 games, 5 catches, 51 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31atMinnesotaL 10–⁠131404–
Sep 9atColoradoL 14–⁠36233017–
Sep 30vs.MichiganL 7–⁠451707–
Oct 21vs.NorthwesternW 17–⁠91707–
Nov 11vs.MarylandL 10–⁠13––––11
2022 Nebraska 5 games, 6 catches, 52 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.North DakotaW 38–⁠17232119–
Sep 17vs.OklahomaL 14–⁠491404–
Oct 29vs.IllinoisL 9–⁠261404–
Nov 12atMichiganL 3–⁠341606–
Nov 25atIowaW 24–⁠171606–
2021 Nebraska 2 games, 2 catches, 14 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 11vs.BuffaloW 28–⁠31707–
Oct 2vs.NorthwesternW 56–⁠71707–

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2026 Senior Bowl (National team, lost 9–⁠17).

DrillCombine 2026Combine or pro day 2026
Height6′5½″
Weight245 lb
Arm length32⅝″
Hand size10½″
Wingspan79⅛″
40-yard dash4.78 s
10-yard split1.58 sW
Vertical jump32″
3-cone drill7.03 s
20-yard shuttle4.40 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 4 games with a stat; latest team: Jacksonville Jaguars.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2026 (so far)Jacksonville Jaguars44440

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

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