Nathan Landman (born November 19, 1998) is an American football linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Colorado.^[1][2]

Early years

Landman was born on November 19, 1998, in Harare, Zimbabwe, where his father, Shaun, was playing international rugby. When his family moved to the United States they settled in Danville, California.

He attended Monte Vista High School and played baseball, rugby and football.^[3] Landman played wide receiver as well as linebacker earning accolades in both positions. Over his four varsity years Landman amassed over 1,000 yards receiving and made over 160 tackles, 15 sacks and 4 interceptions. In his senior year Landman led Monte Vista in a state playoff run. In his final season Landman was the East Bay Athletic League MVP. He was awarded All-NorCal High School Football Team by MaxPreps and East Bay Defensive Player of the Year by the San Jose Times. He was named to all district and state teams for his final two seasons.

Landman was ranked as the 5th best linebacker and 57th best player in California by ESPN. Scout.com had Landman as high as 2nd and 33rd.^[4][5][6]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Nate Landman LB	Danville, CA	Monte Vista	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.88	Jul 20, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 73
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 77   Rivals: 79  247Sports: 85  ESPN: 73
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Landman had offers from multiple major Division I programs, including Arizona, Boise State, Colorado State, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon State, Washington State and Wyoming.^[7] Landman committed to Colorado on July 20, 2016.^[8]

College career

Landman was given significant playing time as a true freshman, playing mostly special-teams but also on defense. In his college debut vs Texas State Landman recorded one tackle for a loss. Later that year against the Utah Utes Landman had six tackles as well as a forced fumble in a starting role.^[9] Landman came into the 2018 Colorado football season as a starter and in the first game of 2018 he made a career high 16 tackles,^[10] and had an interception against him by the rival Colorado State Rams.^[11] Landman continued with a 13 tackle game along with another interception vs the Nebraska Cornhuskers on national television. In his first two games Landman amassed 29 tackles and two interceptions.^[12]

Landman finished the season with 104 total tackles, 64 of which were solo, 4 sacks and two interceptions. In early 2019 Landman received an All-Pac-12 Conference from the coaches and media.^{[13][14][15][16]}

Professional career

Landman signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2022.^[19] He made the Falcons' initial 53-man roster out of training camp. He was released on December 10, 2022, and re-signed to the practice squad.^[20] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 9, 2023.^[21]

Personal life

Landman has two siblings: a brother, Brenden, who plays college football; and a sister, Ocean Trail, who swims collegiately.^[22]

He is often referred to as the "Nateland Man" on the "Nateland" podcast, a podcast hosted by comedians Nate Bargatze, Dusty Slay, Aaron Weber and Brian Bates.