Nate Hairston in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Defensive back, Temple, 2013–⁠16

Nate Hairston

Number
No. 15
Height
6′0″
Hometown
Frederick, MD
Born
Jun 30, 1994, in Washington, D.C.

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Nate Hairston played defensive back at Temple (2013–⁠16). The Indianapolis Colts took Hairston in round 5, No. 158 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.

Career highs

7catches, career highat Vanderbilt, 2014

Team titles: American champions, 2016

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2016Temple272330230

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Temple7628.9016
2014Temple13886.8016
Career201507.5016

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

Defense before 2016

SeasonGSoloTkl
2013822

Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013Temple15DB
2014Temple15DB
2015Temple15DB
2016Temple15DB6′0″

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

2016 Temple 12 games, 27 tackles, 2 INT
DateOpponentResultTklSacksIntPDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.ArmyL 13–⁠28–––––––
Sep 10vs.Stony BrookW 38–⁠01000–––
Sep 17atPenn StateL 27–⁠342000–––
Oct 1vs.SMUW 45–⁠201000–––
Oct 15atUCFW 26–⁠253010–––
Oct 21vs.South FloridaW 46–⁠302000–––
Oct 29vs.CincinnatiW 34–⁠133000–––
Nov 4atUConnW 21–⁠02001–––
Nov 19atTulaneW 31–⁠01000–––
Nov 26vs.East CarolinaW 37–⁠105001–––
Dec 3atNavyW 34–⁠105011–––
Dec 27 ✦vs.Wake ForestL 26–⁠342000–––
2014 Temple 5 games, 13 catches, 88 yards
DateOpponentResultTklSacksIntPDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 28atVanderbiltW 37–⁠7––––7480
Sep 6vs.NavyL 24–⁠31––––3160
Sep 20vs.Delaware StateW 59–⁠0––––170
Oct 11vs.TulsaW 35–⁠24––––180
Nov 7vs.MemphisL 13–⁠16––––190
2013 Temple 4 games, 7 catches, 62 yards
DateOpponentResultTklSacksIntPDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31atNotre DameL 6–⁠28––––2120
Sep 7vs.HoustonL 13–⁠22––––1160
Sep 14vs.FordhamL 29–⁠30––––170
Sep 28atIdahoL 24–⁠26––––3270

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2017 East–West Shrine Game (East team, lost 3–⁠10).

DrillCombine 2017
Height5′11⅞″
Weight196 lb
Arm length31″
Hand size9½″
40-yard dash4.52 s
10-yard split1.59 sW
Vertical jump35½″
Broad jump9′10″
Bench press14 reps
3-cone drill6.85 sW
20-yard shuttle4.47 sW

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

6 seasons, 40 games with a stat; latest team: Arizona Cardinals.

SeasonTeamGTklSacksInt
2017Indianapolis Colts143521
2018Indianapolis Colts82400
2019New York Jets72401
2020New York Jets2600
2021Denver Broncos8700
2022Arizona Cardinals1100
NFL career409722

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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