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Nate Boerkircher

Tight End, Jacksonville Jaguars · #87.

Player facts

Team: Jacksonville Jaguars
Position: Tight End
Number: 87
Born: Sep 4, 2001 (age 25)
Birthplace: Aurora, NE, USA
Height: 6' 5"
Weight: 245 lbs
College: Texas A&M
Experience: Rookie
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	LNG	FD
Regular Season	4	6	44	11.0	15	2
Last 5 Games	4	6	44	8.5	15	2
Career	4	6	44	11.0	15	2

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Receiving	8 targets	+0.40	62%		fewer than 24 plays

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	vs PHI	W 19-17	2	2	20	10.0	0	12	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ CIN	W 22-17	1	2	15	15.0	0	15	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs NE	W 35-6	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ DEN	L 20-13	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs CLE	W 34-10	1	1	9	9.0	0	9	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Nate Boerkircher (born September 4, 2001) is an American professional football tight end for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Texas A&M Aggies and was selected by the Jaguars in the second round of the 2026 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Nate Boerkircher, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Boerkircher is from Aurora, Nebraska. He has a brother, Ian, who also played college football as a walk-on for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He attended Aurora High School where he played football as a tight end, defensive end and linebacker, although he was limited by a knee issue which he did not fully recover from until his junior year. As a sophomore and junior, he had a total of eight receptions for 101 yards and two touchdowns.

Boerkircher helped Aurora to the NSAA Class C1 championship as a junior and scored two touchdowns in the game. He posted 22 receptions for 269 yards and three touchdowns as a senior, being named all-state by the Omaha World-Herald. He received little attention as a recruit, only having one scholarship offer from an NCAA Division II school, and committed to play for the Nebraska Cornhuskers as a walk-on.

College career

As a true freshman in 2020, Boerkircher saw no playing time, and in 2021, he redshirted, appearing in three games. He caught six passes for 52 yards and a touchdown while starting four games in 2022. In 2023, he was placed on scholarship. That year, he appeared in all 12 games and caught five passes for 51 yards. Boerkircher was a starter for the Cornhuskers during the 2024 season. He finished the season with six receptions for 102 yards.

Boerkircher transferred to the Texas A&M Aggies for his final season in 2025. He caught a touchdown pass which helped the Aggies defeat eighth-ranked Notre Dame and was a nominee for the Burlsworth Trophy, given to the best player who started as a walk-on.

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