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Nate Adkins
TE · DEN · 2023–2026
Born July 9, 1999 · College South Carolina · Undrafted · 6-3, 252 lb
EPA per target by season
Filled dot: stabilised, with its 90% interval. Ring: the raw season rate.
Rushing
| Season | Team | G | Carries | Yds | TD | YPC | EPA/carry | Stabilised EPA/carry | Success % | Rush EPA | Rush WPA (wins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DEN | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | +0.320 | 100.0 | +0.3 | +0.01 |
Receiving
| Season | Team | G | Targets | Rec | Yds | TD | Catch % | EPA/target | Stabilised EPA/target | Target share % | aDOT | Rec EPA | Rec WPA (wins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | DEN | 4 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 80.0 | +0.309 | +0.111−0.078 to +0.300 | 4.4 | -1.0 | +1.5 | −0.00 |
| 2024 | DEN | 15 | 15 | 14 | 115 | 3 | 93.3 | +0.605 | +0.181−0.002 to +0.364 | 3.1 | 4.1 | +9.1 | +0.27 |
| 2025 | DEN | 6 | 11 | 6 | 48 | 1 | 54.5 | −0.057 | +0.144−0.041 to +0.329 | 4.9 | 3.2 | −0.6 | +0.00 |
| 2025 playoffs | DEN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | −0.568 | 2.4 | 1.0 | −0.6 | −0.03 | |
| 2026 | DEN | 5 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 3 | 85.7 | +1.234 | +0.210+0.022 to +0.397 | 4.7 | 4.9 | +8.6 | +0.29 |
| Career | DEN | 30 | 38 | 30 | 229 | 7 | 78.9 | +0.490 | 3.9 | 3.3 | +18.6 | +0.57 |
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | DEN | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | DEN | 15 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | DEN | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | DEN | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | DEN | 30 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playing time
Scrimmage snaps from 2016, in the games he played (share: of his team’s snaps in those games). A season’s snaps appear after its playoffs, when the data is published. Who was on the field: NFL Next Gen Stats via nflverse (2016–22) and FTN Data via nflverse (2023 on), CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Team | G | Offensive snaps | Share of the offence’s snaps | Defensive snaps | Share of the defence’s snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | DEN | 10 | 57 | 9.4 | 2 | 1.4 |
| 2024 | DEN | 17 | 404 | 37.3 | 2 | 1.4 |
| 2024 playoffs | DEN | 1 | 10 | 23.3 | – | – |
| 2025 | DEN | 9 | 187 | 31.9 | – | – |
| 2025 playoffs | DEN | 2 | 44 | 34.4 | – | – |
Hands and contested catches
Regular season, 2022 on. Charting: FTN Data via nflverse, CC BY-SA 4.0. Aggregated by Red Zone Math; this table is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 too.
| Season | Targets charted | Catchable % | Drops | Drop % of catchable | Contested targets | Contested catch % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 15 | 93.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 90.9 | 2 | 20.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2026 | 7 | 85.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Game logs
2026 game log (5 games)
2026 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Carries | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rush EPA | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-14 | @ KC | L 10–31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2026-09-20 | vs JAX | W 20–13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | +0.3 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 1 | +3.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2026-09-27 | vs LA | W 30–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | +1.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2026-11-01 | vs KC | W 28–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | +3.4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2026-11-08 | @ CAR | W 26–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 game log (7 games)
2025 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2025-09-29 | vs CIN | W 28–3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | −0.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2025-10-05 | @ PHI | W 21–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2025-10-12 | @ NYJ | W 13–11 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 1 | +2.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2025-10-19 | vs NYG | W 33–32 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0 | −0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2025-10-26 | vs DAL | W 44–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2025-12-21 | vs JAX | L 20–34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P20 | 2026-01-17 | vs BUF | W 33–30 OT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | −0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 game log (15 games)
2024 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Targets | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Rec EPA | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2024-09-15 | vs PIT | L 6–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2024-09-22 | @ TB | W 26–7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | +0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2024-09-29 | @ NYJ | W 10–9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | −0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2024-10-06 | vs LV | W 34–18 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | +0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2024-10-13 | vs LAC | L 16–23 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | −0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2024-10-17 | @ NO | W 33–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2024-10-27 | vs CAR | W 28–14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2024-11-03 | @ BAL | L 10–41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2024-11-17 | vs ATL | W 38–6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | +1.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2024-11-24 | @ LV | W 29–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2024-12-02 | vs CLE | W 41–32 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | +0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2024-12-15 | vs IND | W 31–13 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | +2.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2024-12-19 | @ LAC | L 27–34 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | +0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2024-12-28 | @ CIN | L 24–30 OT | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | +0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 2025-01-05 | vs KC | W 38–0 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 0 | +1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |