Nathan Peterman in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: TropicAces, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Quarterback, Pittsburgh (from Tennessee), 2012–⁠16

Nathan Peterman

Lettered 2015–⁠16 (school media guide)

Number
No. 4
Height
6′2″
Hometown
Fruit Cove, FL
Born
May 4, 1994

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Nathan Peterman played quarterback at Tennessee (2012–⁠14) and Pittsburgh (2015–⁠16). The Buffalo Bills took Peterman in round 5, No. 171 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
2,855
Passing yards, 2016 (Pittsburgh, 8–⁠5)
Drafted
No. 171
Round 5, 2017 NFL Draft (Buffalo Bills)

Career highs

308passing yards, career highat Clemson, 20165touchdown passes, career highat Clemson, 2016

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2013Tennessee102343.5452.002
2014Tennessee102050.0492.500
2015Pittsburgh19331461.52,2877.3208
2016Pittsburgh18530660.52,8559.3277
Career39866360.05,2367.94717

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013Tennessee6−6−1.008
2014Tennessee9131.4114
2015Pittsburgh862332.7128
2016Pittsburgh722864.0342
Career1735263.0542

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Tennessee4QB
2013Tennessee4QB
2014Tennessee4QB
2015Pittsburgh4QB
2016Pittsburgh4QB6′2″

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2013Tennessee25-0.14––-3.513%––
2014Tennessee29-0.12––-3.36%––
2015Pittsburgh3980.2654th (n=151)0.24104.346%0.380.05
2016Pittsburgh3780.5097th (n=152)0.25187.643%0.720.19

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2016 Pittsburgh 13 games, 2,855 passing yards, 27 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.VillanovaW 28–⁠7193217520−8
Sep 10vs.Penn StateW 42–⁠391115913152
Sep 17atOklahoma StateL 38–⁠4514292371133
Sep 24atNorth CarolinaL 36–⁠3714181400019
Oct 1vs.MarshallW 43–⁠2717232802018
Oct 8vs.Georgia TechW 37–⁠34142019210−7
Oct 15atVirginiaW 45–⁠3111211372026
Oct 27vs.Virginia TechL 36–⁠3913222671133
Nov 5atMiamiL 28–⁠5117352872125
Nov 12atClemsonW 43–⁠4222373085018
Nov 19vs.DukeW 56–⁠141118237313
Nov 26vs.SyracuseW 76–⁠619182514179
Dec 28 ✦vs.NorthwesternL 24–⁠31131825311−5
2015 Pittsburgh 13 games, 2,287 passing yards, 20 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5vs.Youngstown StateW 45–⁠37246101–
Sep 12atAkronW 24–⁠712181481013
Sep 19atIowaL 24–⁠27202921922−7
Oct 3atVirginia TechW 17–⁠13915110104
Oct 10vs.VirginiaW 26–⁠191724222205
Oct 17atGeorgia TechW 31–⁠2814211623031
Oct 24atSyracuseW 23–⁠2019251890024
Oct 29vs.North CarolinaL 19–⁠2627422621041
Nov 7vs.Notre DameL 30–⁠4212312231160
Nov 14atDukeW 31–⁠1313231803023
Nov 21vs.LouisvilleW 45–⁠3422342324012
Nov 27vs.MiamiL 24–⁠291327142112
Dec 28 ✦vs.NavyL 28–⁠4413211371325
2014 Tennessee 6 games, 49 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.Utah StateW 38–⁠711000–
Sep 27atGeorgiaL 32–⁠35492000−14
Oct 11vs.ChattanoogaW 45–⁠1035190026
Oct 18atOle MissL 3–⁠34–––––9
Oct 25vs.AlabamaL 20–⁠34241000−8
Nov 15vs.KentuckyW 50–⁠1601000–
2013 Tennessee 3 games, 45 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31vs.Austin PeayW 45–⁠0482800−3
Sep 14atOregonL 14–⁠59241200–
Sep 21atFloridaL 17–⁠31411502−3

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2017 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 15–⁠16).

DrillCombine 2017
Height6′2½″
Weight226 lb
Arm length32″
Hand size9⅞″
40-yard dash4.82 s
10-yard split1.67 sW
Vertical jump31″
Broad jump9′2″
3-cone drill7.14 s
20-yard shuttle4.31 s

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, 14 games with a stat; latest team: Atlanta Falcons.

SeasonTeamGCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
2017Buffalo Bills423482312523
2018Buffalo Bills444812961750
2020Las Vegas Raiders13525009
2021Las Vegas Raiders1000002
2022Chicago Bears31425139117
2023Chicago Bears100000−4
NFL career148415969141387

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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