| Nate Potter Scouting Report |
| Nate Potter - Boise State (HT: 6-5⅞ - WT: 303) |
Positives -- Pretty quick feet out of his stance, has good initial quickness... Shows decent speed getting out onto defenders to open up holes... Does a good job of getting in position to make a block, uses good positioning to shield defenders from the ball carrier... Does a good job controlling defenders
once he gets his hands on them... Uses his long arms to ride defenders past the pocket... Helps with the guard when his side is clean... Big enough to cover up linebackers at the second level... Will fit very well in zone blocking scheme because of his ability to transition to the second level... Cognitive player who keeps his head up and shows good awareness to pick up blitzes... Tough player who won't back down from bigger defenders, he will continue to fight... Pretty durable player throughout his career at Boise State.
Negatives -- He has very average athletic ability... Not a natural knee bender, plays too high... Plays with narrow base, doesn't always sustain blocks... Isn't very strong in his base to anchor... Doesn't keep feet moving after initial contact... Gives up ground to bull rushers but usually can recover... Lunges and leaves feet too much... Doesn't move very well in space, misses at second level... Plays with too much finesse... Still pretty raw technically with movements and angles, he should be further along at this point of his career... He didn't face a lot of talented speed edge rushers in college... Played in system that got the ball out very quickly... His NFL position is a bit of a question mark.
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| Combine Results |
| Height |
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6057 |
| Weight |
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303 |
| Arm |
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34⅝ |
| Hand |
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9⅝ |
| 40-Time |
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5.36 |
| Vertical |
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28.5 |
| Broad |
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8'4" |
| Bench Press |
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22 |
| Shuttle |
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4.67 |
| Cone |
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7.49 |
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At Boise State -- (Official School Bio) 2010: Started all 13 games for the Broncos at left tackle... named first-team All-Western Athletic Conference for the second-straight year... one of the leaders of an offensive line that paved the way for the Broncos to finish 2010 ranked second-nationally in total offense (521.31)... the Broncos also ranked sixth in passing offense (321.08), 21st in rushing offense (200.23) and second in scoring offense (45.08)... the Bronco offensive line gave up just 0.62 sacks per game, a mark that ranked third in the country... received the team's Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award at the season-ending banquet... named to the WAC All-Academic Team. 2009: Named first-team All-WAC after a strong sophomore campaign at left tackle in which he started the final eight games of the season... after missing the season-opener against Oregon due to injury, played in four games before earning a starting job on the offensive line... helped lead a Boise State offense that averaged 186.1 rushing yards and 450.2 yards of total offense per game... part of an offensive line that allowed the fewest quarterback sacks in the nation (five)... key blocker on a Boise State line that saw four different players record 100-yard rushing games... named to the WAC All-Academic Team. 2008: Established himself as a key player on the offensive line, starting part-time at tackle during most of his freshman season... played in every game except the season-opener against Idaho State because of injury... blocked a field goal attempt against Southern Mississippi.
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