| Current position | |
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| Title | Co-offensive coordinator Tight ends coach |
| Team | Boise State Broncos |
| Conference | MW |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1988-05-16) May 16, 1988 (age 36) Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Boise State University |
| Playing career | |
| 2007–2011 | Boise State |
| 2012–2013 | Arizona Cardinals |
| Position(s) | Offensive tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2014 | Boise State (Offensive quality control) |
| 2015–2017 | Boise State (GA) |
| 2018 | College of Idaho (OL) |
| 2019–2021 | Montana State (TE) |
| 2022–2023 | Boise State (TE/Run game coordinator) |
| 2024–present | Boise State (Co-OC/TE) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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Nate Potter (born May 16, 1988) is an American football coach and former player who is currently the co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach for the Boise State Broncos. He played college football as an offensive tackle also for the Broncos, where he was recognized as a consensus All-American. He was selected in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL draft by the Arizona Cardinals. 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 redshirtedin2007. 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]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft5+7⁄8 in (1.98 m) |
303 lb (137 kg) |
34+5⁄8 in (0.88 m) |
9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
5.36 s | 1.86 s | 3.07 s | 4.67 s | 7.49 s | 28.5 in (0.72 m) |
8 ft 4 in (2.54 m) |
22 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine[5][6] | ||||||||||||
Potter was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL Draft.[7] He played eight games that season.[8] He was released with an injury settlement on August 30, 2014.
He started his coaching career at his alma mater Boise State in 2015 as the offensive quality control coach, then he served as an offensive graduate assistant from 2015 to 2017.[9][10][11][12]
He served as the offensive line coach for the Idaho Coyotes in 2018.[13]
He was hired by the Montana State Bobcats as the tight ends coach, position he held from 2019 to 2021.[14][12]
He returned to Boise State in 2022 for the tight ends coach and run game coordinator duties.[9][11] He was promoted to the co-offensive coordinator position in 2024.[10]
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2011 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
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