Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | W 27-0vs Bowling Green | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 | Season-high 5 yds |
| Wk 7 | W 34-21@ Western Michigan | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 3 | 10 | 3.8 | 1 | 5 |
#88
Nate Muersch
Senior tight end for Miami (OH). 2023: 3 catches, 10 receiving yards, 1 TD.
6′5″ · 230 lb · Downers Grove, IL
Miami (OH) 2023 alumnus
Recruiting
3★
WR recruit
No. 2616 nationally · Signed with Miami (OH)
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Miami (OH). 2023: 3 catches, 10 receiving yards, 1 TD.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Miami (OH) in 2020.
Nate Muersch
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Third year in the Miami (OH) receiving corps, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 5 rec yds, 1 receptions against Western Michigan — Week 7, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Miami (OH), 184 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2020
- Signed with Miami (OH)3-star out of Montini Catholic
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Miami (OH)
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
1 coach2021–2023
Miami (OH)
Played his entire career under Chuck Martin.
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Chuck Martin — 24-16 over that span.
2021Miami (OH)7-6HC: Chuck Martin · Balanced
2022Miami (OH)6-7HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2023Miami (OH)11-3HC: Chuck Martin · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
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 2 games: 1.5 REC/g, 5.0 YDS/g, 3.8 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chuck Martin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Miami (OH) | 9 | 93 | 10.3 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 17 | 184 | 10.8 | 6 | -- |
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 2022 production profile sits closest to Riley Smith’s 2021 season.
78%match
Matches Riley on
TD rate
EPA / play (adj)
Weight
Differs from Riley on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Riley Smith's sophomore season at Boise State (2021).
Matches Riley on
TD rate
Weight
EPA / play (adj)
Differs from Riley on
Recruiting rating (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Nate Muersch
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology