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Nate Adkins
Broncos logoDenver Broncos

Nate Adkins

TEposition#45jersey27age6' 3"height252lbs4 yrsexperienceSouth Carolinacollege
At a glance

Nate Adkins is a tight end for the Denver Broncos (No. 45). In 5 games of the 2026 season: 1 carry for 6 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns; 6 catches on 7 targets for 44 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns; 3 tackles, 0 sacks. Snap share in Week 9: 24% of offensive snaps.

Is Nate Adkins playing this week?

Nate Adkins is not on the current injury report. The Denver Broncos play next at home against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sun, Nov 22, 4:25 PM ET (Week 11), on CBS.

What are Nate Adkins's stats this season?

In 5 games of the 2026 season, Nate Adkins has 1 carry for 6 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns; 6 catches on 7 targets for 44 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns; 3 tackles, 0 sacks.

What team does Nate Adkins play for?

Nate Adkins plays tight end for the Denver Broncos, wearing No. 45. Nate Adkins is 27 years old, 6' 3", 252 lbs. College: South Carolina. League experience: 4 seasons.

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Pigskin Nightly, “Nate Adkins 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/nate-adkins (updated 2026-11-10).

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Nate AdkinsDenver Broncos · #45
Not enough snaps yet2026 season
2026 percentile card · tight ends

Not enough snaps yet

The card grades tight ends with at least 18 targets this season. Adkins has 7, 11 short. Until then, the raw numbers:

Tgt/gYds/gYds/tgtCatch %EPA/tgtTD
  • Tgt/g1.4 tgt/g
  • Yds/g8.8 yds/g
  • Yds/tgt6.3
  • Catch %86%
  • EPA/tgt+1.23
  • TD3 TD
Small sample · 7 of 18 targetsMethod5 games7 targetsweeks 1–9peer group 42 qualified · min. 18 targetsnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 8 min agoGlossary →

Adkins is under the 18-targets minimum, which grows with every week of the season, so his numbers are shown but not ranked against the 42 qualified tight ends.

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2026 season · nflverse play-by-play model

The season in EPA

Targets: 7+1.234EPA / target · total +8.671%success4.9air yds/tgt2.3YAC51st downs0explosive

Total EPA by week

+4.0Wk 2
+1.6Wk 3
+3.4Wk 8

Snap share

Offense and special teams, by week
25%13 snapsWk 1 · KC
37%23 snapsWk 2 · JAX
34%23 snapsWk 3 · LA
21%14 snapsWk 4 · SF
31%19 snapsWk 5 · LAC
37%22 snapsWk 6 · SEA
39%24 snapsWk 7 · ARI
31%19 snapsWk 8 · KC
24%18 snapsWk 9 · CAR

The contract

OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap
Broncos · signed 2026 · 1 years, through 2026$1.6M a year
Total
$1.6M
Guaranteed
$300K
Share of cap at signing
0.5%
18% of the value guaranteed
53rd paid86th in EPApercentiles among 154 TEs under contract, 2026
  1. 2026Broncos · UFA1 yrs · $1.6M · $1.6M/yrActive
  2. 2023Broncos · UDFA3 yrs · $2.7M · $902K/yrExpired

Game log

Receiving
WeekOpponentResultRecTgtRec ydsTDLong
1 Sep 14@ Chiefs logoKCL 10-31–––––
2 Sep 20vs Jaguars logoJAXW 20-133332118
3 Sep 27vs Rams logoLARW 30-2612818
8 Nov 1vs Chiefs logoKCW 28-2422412
9 Nov 8@ Panthers logoCARW 26-21–––––
Season6744318

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Tight ends in his range

Same position · nearest by grade · AFC West first
AFC WestIan ThomasRaiders logoLV · TE60rec yds5rec—No gradeAFC WestJake BriningstoolChiefs logoKC · TE18rec yds3rec—No gradeAFC WestHayden RucciChargers logoLAC · TE7rec yds1rec—No gradeAFCBlake WhiteheartBrowns logoCLE · TE48rec yds4rec—No gradeAFCMo Alie-CoxColts logoIND · TE31rec yds4rec—No gradeLeagueBrock WrightLions logoDET · TE31rec yds5rec—No grade

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Evan EngramTE · 169 rec yds · grade 15Adam TrautmanTE · 55 rec ydsCaleb LohnerTE · 0 rec ydsDallen BentleyTE · 0 rec ydsLucas KrullTE · 0 rec yds
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