| Boise State Broncos | |||||
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| Position: | Run game coordinator & tight ends coach | ||||
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| Born: | May 16, 1988 Denver, Colorado, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 303 lb (137 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Timberline (Boise, Idaho) | ||||
| College: | Boise State | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2012 / Round: 7 / Pick: 221 | ||||
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Nate Potter (born May 16, 1988) is an American football coach and former player who is currently the run game coordinator and tight ends coach at Boise State University and was previously the tight ends coach at Montana State University. He played college football for Boise State University and was recognized as a consensus All-American. The Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) selected him in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL Draft. Potter appeared in 21 games over two seasons before the Cardinals released him at the end of the 2014 preseason, after which he began his college coaching career.
Potter was born in Denver, Colorado. He attended Timberline High School in Boise and was a standout lineman for the Timberline Wolves high school football team.[1]
Potter attended Boise State University, where he played for the Boise State Broncos football team from 2008 to 2011. He grayshirted and later redshirted in 2007. In 2008, he started three games at left tackle and five games at right tackle for the Broncos.[2]
Potter earned ESPN's second-team Academic All-America honors on November 23, 2010.[1] He earned first-team All-WAC honors for the second straight season following the 2010 season.[3] In 2011, Potter was a consensus All-American.[4]
Potter was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL Draft.[5] He played eight games that season.[6] He was released with an injury settlement on August 30, 2014.