2025
2025 season · TE · #45 · 3rd season
Nate Adkins
Age 27 · 6'3" · 252 lb · South Carolina · Undrafted (2023). Snap share 33% across 9 games.
- How goodAdkins has -0.6 EPA on 11 targets; percentiles arrive once he reaches 15 targets.
- Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+5.2).
- Fantasy1.2 standard points a game, TE62 of 108.1.5 half-PPR points a game, TE66 of 108.1.9 PPR points a game, TE68 of 108.
- How he's usedNate gets a fingerprint once he reaches 15 targets; the bars show his shares so far without a league percentile.
- LatelyTargets are steady: 0.3 a game over his last three against 1.2 for the season.
How good is hehis line against the league at his position
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target shareof team targets | 5% | |||
| Depth of targetair yards per target | 3.2 | |||
| After the catchyards per reception | 4.3 | |||
| Catch ratereceptions per target | 55% | |||
| EPA per target | -0.06 |
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First downsper target | 27% | |||
| Drop ratedrops per target, lower is better | 27% | |||
| Yards per game | 5.3 | |||
| Success rate | 36% | |||
| Total EPA | -0.6 |
Graded once he reaches 15 targets. 72 tight ends qualify so far.
Adkins scores 1.2 standard points a game, TE62 of 108 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 1.1; 0 boom weeks (9+) and 8 busts (under 3).
Adkins scores 1.5 half-PPR points a game, TE66 of 108 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 2.1; 0 boom weeks (12+) and 8 busts (under 4).
Adkins scores 1.9 PPR points a game, TE68 of 108 TEs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 3.1; 0 boom weeks (15+) and 8 busts (under 5).
How this is measured
Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the TE12 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.
How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when
Nate gets a fingerprint once he reaches 15 targets; the bars show his shares so far without a league percentile.
How this is measured
Every trait is a share of his own targets, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying tight ends; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.
Adkins has -0.6 EPA on 11 targets; percentiles arrive once he reaches 15 targets. The biggest share comes after the catch (+5.2).
career +0.61 over 2024 · the lowest of his 2 seasons
How this is measured
Every target this season, split by what happened. Catches divide at the catch: the yards in the air and what came after. The percentile is him among the qualifying tight ends, higher is better, so a cost smaller than most ranks high. The parts add up to the totals above; the career strip counts seasons with at least 15 targets.
He is targeted short right 2.3× as often as the league (45% of his targets against 19%) but averages -0.65 EPA a target there.
How this is measured
Every target with a charted depth and direction this season; sacks and throws with no charted direction are left out. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. Cells with fewer than three targets show no EPA.
On the field
By depth of target
Who he works withthe connection, and the rest of the huddle
By depth
Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Snap | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs TEN W 20-12Did not play · Out (ankle) | |||||||
| 2 | at IND L 28-29Did not play · Out (ankle) | |||||||
| 3 | at LAC L 20-2327th D | 27th vs TE | 35% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 4 | vs CIN W 28-329th D | 29th vs TE | 42% | 3 | 2 | 5 | -0.5 | |
| 5 | at PHI W 21-171st D | 1st vs TE | 36% | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.9 | |
| 6 | at NYJ W 13-1128th D | 28th vs TE | 38% | 2 | 2 | 23 | 1 | +2.7 |
| 7 | vs NYG W 33-3214th D | 14th vs TE | 32% | 3 | 2 | 20 | -0.5 | |
| 8 | vs DAL W 44-2426th D | 26th vs TE | 25% | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.9 | |
| 9 | at HOU W 18-15Did not play · Out (knee) | |||||||
| 10 | vs LV W 10-7Did not play · Out (knee) | |||||||
| 11 | vs KC W 22-19Did not play · Out (knee) | |||||||
| 12 | Bye week | |||||||
| 13 | at WAS W 27-26Did not play · Out (knee) | |||||||
| 14 | at LV W 24-17Did not play · Out (knee) | |||||||
| 15 | vs GB W 34-2613th D | 13th vs TE | 37% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 16 | vs JAX L 20-349th D | 9th vs TE | 11% | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 | |
| 17 | at KC W 20-13Did not play · Out (knee) | |||||||
| 18 | vs LAC W 19-327th D | 27th vs TE | 39% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 19 | Bye week | |||||||
| 20 | vs BUF W 33-30Stats not posted yet | |||||||
| 21 | vs NE L 7-10Stats not posted yet | |||||||
| 22 | Bye week | |||||||
| 9 games | 33% | 11 | 6 | 48 | 1 | -0.6 |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Tgt share | Air share | aDOT | YAC | EPA/tgt | 1D | Drops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs TEN W 20-12Did not play · Out (ankle) | ||||||||
| 2 | at IND L 28-29Did not play · Out (ankle) | ||||||||
| 3 | at LAC L 20-2327th D | 27th vs TE | 0% | 0% | - | 0 | - | 0 | |
| 4 | vs CIN W 28-329th D | 29th vs TE | 7% | -1% | -1.0 | 7 | -0.15 | 1 | |
| 5 | at PHI W 21-171st D | 1st vs TE | 3% | 0% | 1.0 | 0 | -0.91 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | at NYJ W 13-1128th D | 28th vs TE | 8% | 11% | 8.5 | 6 | +1.33 | 1 | |
| 7 | vs NYG W 33-3214th D | 14th vs TE | 6% | 2% | 2.3 | 13 | -0.17 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | vs DAL W 44-2426th D | 26th vs TE | 4% | 2% | 7.0 | 0 | -0.87 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | at HOU W 18-15Did not play · Out (knee) | ||||||||
| 10 | vs LV W 10-7Did not play · Out (knee) | ||||||||
| 11 | vs KC W 22-19Did not play · Out (knee) | ||||||||
| 12 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 13 | at WAS W 27-26Did not play · Out (knee) | ||||||||
| 14 | at LV W 24-17Did not play · Out (knee) | ||||||||
| 15 | vs GB W 34-2613th D | 13th vs TE | 0% | 0% | - | 0 | - | 0 | |
| 16 | vs JAX L 20-349th D | 9th vs TE | 2% | 1% | 6.0 | 0 | -0.53 | 0 | |
| 17 | at KC W 20-13Did not play · Out (knee) | ||||||||
| 18 | vs LAC W 19-327th D | 27th vs TE | 0% | 0% | - | 0 | - | 0 | |
| 19 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 20 | vs BUF W 33-30Stats not posted yet | ||||||||
| 21 | vs NE L 7-10Stats not posted yet | ||||||||
| 22 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 9 games | 3% | 2% | 3.2 | 26 | -0.06 | 3 | 3 |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs TEN W 20-12Did not play · Out (ankle) | ||||||
| 2 | at IND L 28-29Did not play · Out (ankle) | ||||||
| 3 | at LAC L 20-2327th D | 27th vs TE | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| 4 | vs CIN W 28-329th D | 29th vs TE | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | ||
| 5 | at PHI W 21-171st D | 1st vs TE | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| 6 | at NYJ W 13-1128th D | 28th vs TE | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 1 | |
| 7 | vs NYG W 33-3214th D | 14th vs TE | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | ||
| 8 | vs DAL W 44-2426th D | 26th vs TE | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| 9 | at HOU W 18-15Did not play · Out (knee) | ||||||
| 10 | vs LV W 10-7Did not play · Out (knee) | ||||||
| 11 | vs KC W 22-19Did not play · Out (knee) | ||||||
| 12 | Bye week | ||||||
| 13 | at WAS W 27-26Did not play · Out (knee) | ||||||
| 14 | at LV W 24-17Did not play · Out (knee) | ||||||
| 15 | vs GB W 34-2613th D | 13th vs TE | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| 16 | vs JAX L 20-349th D | 9th vs TE | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| 17 | at KC W 20-13Did not play · Out (knee) | ||||||
| 18 | vs LAC W 19-327th D | 27th vs TE | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| 19 | Bye week | ||||||
| 20 | vs BUF W 33-30Stats not posted yet | ||||||
| 21 | vs NE L 7-10Stats not posted yet | ||||||
| 22 | Bye week | ||||||
| 9 games | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 |
Targets are steady: 0.3 a game over his last three against 1.2 for the season. 4 straight games below a starter's median in targets. Week 18 was his season low in yards.
How this is measured
Bars are his week. The shaded band is the league's middle half at his position, every qualifying player-game this season, and the dashed line is its median. The solid line is his trailing three games. An × on the baseline is a game his team played without him; a dotted tick is the bye.
He has faced the 33rd-toughest slate vs TE: his opponents rank 19.3 of 32 on average (league middle 16.3).
The slate · played solid, ahead dashed
His line by defense faced
| Defenses | G | Tgt/g | Yds/g | EPA/tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ranked 1 to 10Top-10 defenses | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.72 |
| 11 to 22Middle | 2 | 1.5 | 10 | -0.17 |
| 23 to 32Bottom-10 | 5 | 1.2 | 6 | +0.22 |
| All games | 9 | 1.2 | 5 | -0.06 |
Yards against the rank of the defense
His production barely moves with the opponent (r = 0.18); it has traveled.
Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year
His best year was 2024, 115 receiving yards in 15 games. This season's 8.0 a game puts him on pace for 136 over 17, a career high.
| Season | Team | G | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Y/R | Yds/g | EPA/tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | DEN | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 5.5 | 4.4 | +0.31 |
| 2024 | DEN | 15 | 15 | 14 | 115 | 3 | 8.2 | 7.7 | +0.61 |
| 2025 | DEN | 6 | 11 | 6 | 48 | 1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | -0.06 |
| Career | 1 tm | 26 | 31 | 24 | 185 | 4 | 7.7 | 7.1 | +0.32 |
How this is measured
Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.
Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates
- Depth chart
- not listed
- Injury report
- clean
- Red zone touches
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- Third down
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- Explosive plays
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- Drops
- 3 on 11 targets
- Broken tackles
- 0
- Passer rating when targeted
- 72.5
- Play action
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- Contested
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| Player | Touches | Yds | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|
 RJ HarveyRB | 204 | 896 · 12 TD | -3.8 |
 J.K. DobbinsRB | 167 | 809 · 4 TD | -0.8 |
 Courtland SuttonWR | 124 | 1017 · 7 TD | +45.6 |
 Troy FranklinWR | 109 | 721 · 6 TD | +8.1 |
 Bo NixQB | 84 | 356 · 5 TD | +8.0 |
 Evan EngramTE | 77 | 468 · 1 TD | +3.7 |
 Marvin Mims Jr.WR | 63 | 400 · 2 TD | +8.6 |
 Pat BryantWR | 49 | 378 · 1 TD | +14.2 |