AT SAN JOSÉ STATE: In his fifth season with the Spartans... Played in 22 games with 10 starting calls ... Signed a National Letter-of-Intent in February 2011... A 2013 Academic All-Mountain West Award winner.
2014: Played in 10 games and was a starter in the first two contests... Had his season total of three assisted tackles in the season-opening win against North Dakota (8/28).
2013: Had a breakthrough season... Played in all 12 games and started eight of the final nine contests... Credited with 10 tackles for the season... Had a season-high five assisted tackles against Utah State (9/27)... One of six Spartans to block an opponent kick-scoring try with his PAT block in the San Diego State game (11/9).
2012: No game action during the season.
2011: Completed a redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-way lineman for Inderkum High in Sacramento, Calif., (Coach Terry Stark)... Helped his team post a 34-5 win-loss record in his three seasons... A three-time Sacramento Bee All-Metro selection as an offensive lineman, a 2009 CalHiSports second-team all-state offensive lineman and the 2010 Tri-County League Most Valuable Defensive Lineman... Played in the 2010 East Bay vs. Sacramento and the 2011 Optimist All-Star Football Games in Sacramento.
MORE ON NATE: An art major... Had water color exhibitions on display in the University's art building during the 2013 fall semester... Enjoys designing tattoos and would like to become a tattoo artist... He is a native of Honolulu, Hawaii.
CAREER STATISTICS
SEASON | G | UT | AT | TOTAL | TFL/YDS. | SK | INT | DEF |
2011...Redshirt | ||||||||
2012...FR | 0 | |||||||
2013...SO | 12 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0.0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014...JR | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CAREER | 22 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 0.0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |