Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 31-27@ Illinois | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | Season-high 3 yds |
| Total | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
#44
Nate Kurisky
Senior tight end for Duke. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 245 lb · Leesburg, VA · Gonzaga High School
CFB Index 37 · #124 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceTransferred Louisville → Duke for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
3
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 3 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 3 yds, at Illinois
The play that turned itSwung California from 35% to 70% to win.California at Louisville · 29-26
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Duke. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Louisville in 2022.
- Transferred from Louisville to Duke in 2026.
Nate Kurisky
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Jeff Brohm and Manny Diaz. The receipt: 3 rec yds, 1 receptions against Illinois — Week 2, 2026.
3 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
The week the volume broke through — stacked 1 td at Pittsburgh.Pittsburgh · W 34-272025
2022
- Signed with Louisville3-star out of Gonzaga
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
Trooper Taylor
Duke
Coaching transition mid-career: Trooper Taylor → Manny Diaz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Duke
2025Louisville
2026Duke
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Louisville10-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Run-leaning
2024Louisville9-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Balanced
2025Louisville9-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Balanced
2026Duke2-0HC: Manny Diaz · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Medium-low confidence
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 3.0 YDS/g, 3.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Duke | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Louisville | 20 | 157 | 7.8 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Louisville | 13 | 117 | 9.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Louisville | 18 | 141 | 7.8 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 52 | 418 | 8.0 | 7 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 31–27
at Illinois
1 rec · 3 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 on the road.
With W. Eget — 206 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 75.9 · -2 rush yds (1 car) · N. Sheppard — 147 rush yds (24 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Emmanuel Stevenson’s 2023 season.
Matches Emmanuel on
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Weight
Differs from Emmanuel on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jaheim Bell's junior season at South Carolina (2022).
82%match
All-ACCNFL Rd 7
Matches Jaheim on
Yards / reception
TD rate
Total EPA (college ability)
Differs from Jaheim on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Nate Kurisky
Background
2026: Graduate transfer tight end from the University of Louisville ... in 38 career games (16 starts), has totaled 50 career receptions for 410 yards (8.20) and seven touchdowns with an additional three kickoff returns for 37 yards (12.33) ... registered 2+ catches 15 times, 3+ six times and a c...
The tight end room · Duke
- #85Jeremiah Hasley454 receiving yards · 2025
- #44Nate Kurisky157 receiving yards · 2025
- #15Jake Taylor20 receiving yards · 2025
- #46Tony Boggs1 game · 2026
- #81Brett Elliottno box-score line yet
2 more on the roster · Duke team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology