
Offensive tackle, Colorado, 2006–10
Nate Solder
- Number
- No. 78
- Height
- 6′9″
- Weight
- 315 lb
- Hometown
- Buena Vista, CO
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Nate Solder played offensive tackle at Colorado (2006–10). He was a consensus All‑American in 2010. The New England Patriots took Solder in the first round, No. 17 overall in the 2011 NFL Draft.
At a glance
- Best season
- 2010
- Consensus All-American, Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year and 1 more
Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
The teams
Linemen have no individual stat lines in our source.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Colorado | 78 | OT | 6′9″ | 315 |
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.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2011 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′8¼″ |
| Weight | 319 lb |
| Arm length | 35½″ |
| Hand size | 9⅞″ |
| Wingspan | 81¾″W |
| 40-yard dash | 5.05 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.77 sW |
| Vertical jump | 32″ |
| Broad jump | 9′2″ |
| Bench press | 21 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.44 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.34 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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