#87

Nate Boerkircher

Former tight end at Texas A&M. 2025: 20 catches, 204 receiving yards, 3 TD.

TE · Texas A&M · Sr. · #87

6′4″ · 250 lb · Aurora, NE

CFB Index 42 · #96 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceDrafted by Jacksonville — Rd 2, Pick 24, #56 overall

How he plays

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.

TD rate: 95th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

204

receiving yards · 2025

20 catches · 3 TD · 10.2 per catch

The play that turned itSwung Texas A&M from 9% to 44% to win.South Carolina at Texas A&M · 31-30

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former tight end at Texas A&M. 2025: 20 catches, 204 receiving yards, 3 TD.

Transferred from Nebraska to Texas A&M in 2025.
Drafted round 2 by the Jacksonville in 2026.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Texas A&M, 423 receiving yards — drafted at #56 overall by Jacksonville.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

The week the volume broke through — stacked 1 td at Notre Dame.Notre Dame · W 41-402025

202511 games

Entered the portal

2026

Drafted by Jacksonvilleround 2, pick 56

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

2 teams

2021–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R2 · #56

Jacksonville · 2026

Coaching lineage · 2021–2025

3 coaches

2021–2022

Jimbo Fisher

Texas A&M

2023

Elijah Robinson

Texas A&M

era →

2024–2025

Mike Elko

Texas A&M

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Jimbo Fisher, Elijah Robinson, and Mike Elko. Multi-era developmental context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Jacksonville2026 NFL rookie season

#56Rd 2 · Pick 24

Jacksonville2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Nebraska3-9HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning

2022Nebraska4-8HC: Mickey Joseph · Run-leaning

2023Nebraska5-7HC: Matt Rhule · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2024Nebraska7-6HC: Matt Rhule · Balanced

2025Texas A&M11-2HC: Mike Elko · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

42Rotational starter #96 of 156?

Medium-low confidence12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (95th percentile). Strength: epa / target (87th percentile). Concern: explosive rate (16th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#37 / 798 · 95th pct

8.7%

EPA / target#107 / 798 · 87th pct

0.70

Catch rate#127 / 798 · 84th pct

78.3%

Yards / catch#511 / 798 · 36th pct

10.4

Explosive rate#669 / 798 · 16th pct

4.3%

Box-score rates (7)

Rush TDs#5 / 33 · 74th pct

Rec TDs#45 / 175 · 66th pct

Rush yards#15 / 33 · 56th pct

Yards / catch#100 / 175 · 42nd pct

10.2

Receptions#102 / 175 · 39th pct

Rec yards#108 / 175 · 38th pct

204

Long catch#116 / 175 · 32nd pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

17%4 of his 23 targets came on third down · TE median is 22%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	2.0	23.5	11.0	0.2
Road5g	1.6	12.6	8.4	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.7	18.7	10.6	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	2.0	18.4	9.0	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Elko

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

42 · #96 of 156 TEs

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Texas A&M	20	204	10.2	3	--
2024	Nebraska	6	102	17.0	0	--
2023	Nebraska	5	51	10.2	0	--
2022	Nebraska	6	52	8.7	1	--
2021	Nebraska	2	14	7.0	0	--
Career		39	423	10.8	4	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025

W 41–40

at Notre Dame

1 rec · 11 yds · 1 TD

Edged out Notre Dame on the road in a shootout.

With M. Reed — 360 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 75.3 · 37 rush yds (7 car) · M. Craver — 7 rec · 207 yds · 1 TD

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 3 · Notre Dame · 4&11 · Q4 · EPA +3.64Marcel Reed pass complete to Nate Boerkircher for 11 yds for a TD (Randy Bond KICK)
Week 12 · South Carolina · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.55(02:08) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 M.Reed pass complete short left to #87 N.Boerkircher caught at USC03, for 14 yards to the USC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:04, 1ST DOWN #47 R.Bond kick attempt good (H: #37 T.White, LS: #48 J.Graham)
Week 12 · South Carolina · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.41(10:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 M.Reed pass complete short middle to #87 N.Boerkircher caught at TAMU36, for 19 yards to the TAMU44 (#15 B.Cisse), 1ST DOWN
Week 7 · Florida · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.24Marcel Reed pass complete to Nate Boerkircher for 28 yds to the FLA 38 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · UTSA · 2&8 · Q1 · EPA +2.02Marcel Reed pass complete to Nate Boerkircher for 13 yds to the UTSA 48 for a 1ST down
Week 8 · Arkansas · 2&1 · Q2 · EPA +1.90Marcel Reed pass complete to Nate Boerkircher for 1 yd for a TD (Randy Bond KICK)
Week 9 · LSU · 2&1 · Q4 · EPA +1.90Nate Boerkircher run for 1 yd for a TD (Randy Bond KICK)
Week 6 · Mississippi State · 3&2 · Q2 · EPA +1.36Nate Boerkircher run for 3 yds to the MSST 2 for a 1ST down
Week 14 · Texas · 2&8 · Q4 · EPA +1.29(06:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 M.Reed pass complete short middle to #87 N.Boerkircher caught at TAM32, for 8 yards to the TAM35 (#26 T.Smith; #29 G.Littleton), 1ST DOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "First down". CALL UPHELD
Week 1 · Miami · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.05(05:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 M.Reed pass complete short middle to #87 N.Boerkircher caught at MIA38, for 19 yards to the MIA30 (#8 J.Thomas), 1ST DOWN

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 42-24vs UTSA	2	17	8.5	0	13
Wk 3	W 41-40@ Notre Dame	1	11	11.0	1	11
Wk 5	W 16-10vs Auburn	1	9	9.0	0	9
Wk 6	W 31-9vs Mississippi State	1	7	7.0	0	7
Wk 7	W 34-17vs Florida	3	35	11.7	0	28
Wk 8	W 45-42@ Arkansas	4	29	7.3	1	12
Wk 9	W 49-25@ LSU	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 11	W 38-17@ Missouri	2	15	7.5	0	11
Wk 12	W 31-30vs South Carolina	3	40	13.3	1	19	Season-high 40 yds
Wk 14	L 17-27@ Texas	1	8	8.0	0	8
Bowl	L 3-10vs Miami	2	33	16.5	0	19
Total		20	204	10.0	3	28

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Nate Boerkircher

202511 games

2026

2025 snapshot

Situational

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Signature plays

Game log

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