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Nate Adkins Denver Broncos · #45

Tight End · 6' 3", 252 lbs · Knoxville, TN · Age 27

Nate Adkins is a Tight End for the Denver Broncos, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he caught 4 passes for 40 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Tight EndUndrafted4-yr veteran
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Season avg4 rec · 40 yds · 2 td
Career avg28 rec · 225 yds · 6 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
4rec
40yds
2td
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Scouting report

Nate Adkins — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Nate Adkins is a Tight End for the Denver Broncos, an undrafted signing. In 2026 he caught 4 passes for 40 yards and 2 touchdowns.
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Receiving
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Big-play
A
Scoring
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Receiving yards
Strong · offense
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Volume
Strong · offense
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Scoring
Elite · offense
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Big-play
Strong · offense
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Target share
Strong · offense
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Act II

Where Nate Adkins stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #286 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
47Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Nate Adkins — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
40 YDS
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Volume
4 REC
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Big-play
10.0 Y/R
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A+
Scoring
2 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Nate Adkins

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
6
rec
2–10
55
rec yds
25–85
2
td
1–3
9
targets
5–13
7
games
2–13
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 4-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 4 → projected 6 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+2.3 rec
Everything it reads
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4 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 27 — applied to the projection
curve
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 9 / 3
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Nate Adkins career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
202310422055.5
202417141153158.2
202596481118.0
2026 in progress · 3 games34402510.0
Career3928225636
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Denver Broncos built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

11–6proj record
68off index
99def index
+33net
81%playoff odds
62roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades C+ (68), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 47, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 11–6 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Nate Adkins

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1999-07-09

The beginning

Nate Adkins is a Tight End for the Denver Broncos, in his 4th NFL season.

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Nate Adkins is a Denver Broncos tight end, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 4 seasons (2023–2026) he has caught 28 passes for 225 yards and 6 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 4 passes for 40 yards and 2 touchdowns in 2026.

Where things stand

Where Adkins goes from here.

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Adkins's story
The documentary, narrated
Highlights
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Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 3"
Weight
252 lbs
Born
Knoxville, TN
Age
27
Jersey
#45
Background

Nate Adkins is from Knoxville, TN and is 27 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays tight end at 6' 3", 252 lbs.

Over 4 seasons (2023–2026) he has caught 28 passes for 225 yards and 6 touchdowns. Adkins is currently on the Denver Broncos roster.

The person

Nate Adkins is a blocking and depth tight end who has caught 28 passes for 225 yards and 6 touchdowns across 4 seasons (2023–2026).

Receiving28 career receptions for 225 yards and 6 touchdowns.
Best season14 catches for 115 yards in 2024.
UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.
Verified profiles & sources
FAQ

Nate Adkins — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Nate Adkins, answered.

What position does Nate Adkins play?
Nate Adkins is a Tight End for the Denver Broncos.
When was Nate Adkins drafted?
Nate Adkins entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
How many seasons has Nate Adkins played?
4 (2023–2026).
What are Nate Adkins's career stats?
He has caught 28 passes for 225 yards and 6 touchdowns.
Nate Adkins career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
TE3
behind the starter
Snap share
29%
of offensive snaps
Target share
4%
WOPR 0.09

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ KC
Week 1 · Smash
Season outlook
49
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
4 / 8
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
41
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ KCW2 vs JAXW3 vs LAW4 @ SFW5 @ LACW6 vs SEAW7 @ ARIW8 vs KCW9 @ CARW10 · BYEW11 vs LVW12 @ PITW13 vs MIAW14 @ NYJW15 @ LVW16 vs BUFW17 @ NEW18 vs LAC

Each week grades Nate Adkins's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
6
since 2024
Games missed
8
listed Out
Lower-body
3
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
1
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk18 · Knee2025 Wk17 · Knee (Out)2025 Wk15 · Knee2025 Wk14 · Knee (Out)2025 Wk13 · Knee (Out)2025 Wk11 · Knee (Out)

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 2 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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