Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-9vs Furman | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 | Season-high 16 yds |
| Total | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 |
#36
Nathan Roberts
Junior wide receiver for Tennessee. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 209 lb · Morristown, TN · Morristown-Hamblen East
Returning to Tennessee for 2026
The numbers
16
receiving yards · 2026
2 catches · 8 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 16 yds, vs Furman
His career numbers, season by seasonNathan Roberts
This is his third year in the same receiving corps at Tennessee. One game to point at: 16 rec yds, 2 receptions against Furman — Week 1, 2026.
16 REC YDS · 2 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career arc
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Recruit
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College
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NFL
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023
Tennessee
2025–2026
Tennessee
Played his entire career under Josh Heupel.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Josh Heupel — 19-9 over that span.
2023Tennessee9-4HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning
2025Tennessee8-5HC: Josh Heupel · Balanced
2026Tennessee2-0HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the WR 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 1 game: 2.0 REC/g, 16.0 YDS/g, 8.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
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
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 56–9
vs Furman
2 rec · 16 yds
Dominant 47-point win at home against Furman.
With F. Brandon — 226 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 68 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · M. Matthews — 4 rec · 132 yds · 2 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Tennessee
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Tennessee
Returning around him
- 35% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 5 Tennessee players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -8 net (21 in / 29 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Tennessee · Last season: 8-5 (AP #18) · Talent rank #13 · 2026 recruiting class #8
Background
CAREER HONORS 2025 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll 2024 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll CAREER Walk-on wide receiver from nearby Morristown, Tennessee, who is in his fourth year with the program … Redshirted as a true freshman in 2023 … 2024 and 2025 SEC Academic Honor Roll selection … Played in six ca...
The receiver room · Tennessee
- #14Braylon Staley837 receiving yards · 2025
- #4Mike Matthews813 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Radarious Jackson90 receiving yards · 2025
- #9Joakim Dodson38 receiving yards · 2025
- #36Nathan Roberts1 game · 2026
12 more on the roster · Tennessee team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology