Kicker, Boston College, 2009–13
Nate Freese
- Number
- No. 85
- Height
- 5′11″
- Hometown
- Strongsville, OH
- Born
- Aug 18, 1990, in Strongsville, Ohio
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Nate Freese played kicker at Boston College (2009–13). The Detroit Lions took Freese in round 7, No. 229 overall in the 2014 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
4field goals, career highthree times; last vs. Wake Forest, 2011All-America: ESPN 2013
Kicking
| Season | Team | FGM | FGA | Pct | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Boston College | 22 | 25 | 88.0 | 49 | 24 | 90 |
| 2011 | Boston College | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 52 | 26 | 56 |
| 2012 | Boston College | 18 | 20 | 90.0 | 45 | 24 | 78 |
| 2013 | Boston College | 20 | 20 | 100.0 | 52 | 40 | 100 |
| Career | 70 | 81 | 86.4 | 52 | 114 | 324 | |
Punting
| Season | Team | Punts | Yds | Avg | Long | In 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Boston College | 6 | 198 | 33.0 | 43 | 0 |
| 2013 | Boston College | 75 | 3,129 | 41.7 | 67 | 0 |
| Career | 81 | 3,327 | 41.1 | 67 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Boston College | 85 | PK | |
| 2010 | Boston College | 85 | PK | |
| 2011 | Boston College | 85 | PK | |
| 2012 | Boston College | 85 | PK | |
| 2013 | Boston College | 85 | PK | 5′11″ |
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.
Game by game
2013 Boston College 13 games, 20 of 20 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Villanova | W 24–14 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 6 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Wake Forest | W 24–10 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 6 |
| Sep 14 | at USC | L 7–35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Florida State | L 34–48 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 10 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Army | W 48–27 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 6 | 12 |
| Oct 12 | at Clemson | L 14–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Oct 26 | at North Carolina | L 10–34 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 4 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 34–27 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 4 | 10 |
| Nov 9 | at New Mexico State | W 48–34 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 6 | 12 |
| Nov 16 | vs. NC State | W 38–21 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 3 | 12 |
| Nov 23 | at Maryland | W 29–26 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 2 | 11 |
| Nov 30 | at Syracuse | L 31–34 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 7 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Arizona | L 19–42 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 7 |
2012 Boston College 12 games, 18 of 20 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Miami | L 32–41 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 12 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Maine | W 34–3 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 4 | 10 |
| Sep 15 | at Northwestern | L 13–22 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 29 | vs.Clemson | L 31–45 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 4 | 7 |
| Oct 6 | atArmy | L 31–34 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 7 |
| Oct 13 | atFlorida State | L 7–51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 20 | at Georgia Tech | L 17–37 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 27 | vs.Maryland | W 20–17 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 8 |
| Nov 3 | atWake Forest | L 14–28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Notre Dame | L 6–21 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 6 |
| Nov 17 | vs.Virginia Tech | L 23–30 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 2 | 11 |
| Nov 24 | atNC State | L 10–27 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 4 |
2011 Boston College 12 games, 10 of 16 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs.Northwestern | L 17–24 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 5 |
| Sep 10 | at UCF | L 3–30 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Duke | L 19–20 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 1 | 7 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Massachusetts | W 45–17 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 9 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Wake Forest | L 19–27 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 1 | 13 |
| Oct 8 | atClemson | L 14–36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Oct 22 | atVirginia Tech | L 14–30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Oct 29 | atMaryland | W 28–17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Nov 3 | vs.Florida State | L 7–38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | vs.NC State | W 14–10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Nov 19 | atNotre Dame | L 14–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Nov 25 | atMiami | W 24–17 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 6 |
2010 Boston College 13 games, 22 of 25 field goals
| Date | Opponent | Result | FGM | FGA | Long | XP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Weber State | W 38–20 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 8 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Kent State | W 26–13 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 2 | 14 |
| Sep 25 | vs.Virginia Tech | L 0–19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs.Notre Dame | L 13–31 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 9 | atNC State | L 17–44 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 5 |
| Oct 16 | atFlorida State | L 19–24 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 13 |
| Oct 23 | vs.Maryland | L 21–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Clemson | W 16–10 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 10 |
| Nov 6 | atWake Forest | W 23–13 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 5 |
| Nov 13 | atDuke | W 21–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Virginia | W 17–13 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 5 |
| Nov 27 | atSyracuse | W 16–7 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 10 |
| Jan 9 ✦ | vs. Nevada | L 13–20 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 7 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2014 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10¾″ |
| Weight | 192 lb |
| Arm length | 30⅛″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
1 season, 3 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.
| Season | Team | G | FGM | FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Detroit Lions | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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