Joker H-Back

Projected
Round 5-6

Drafted · Round 2 · Pick 56 · 2nd round · 56th overall
Boerkircher suits up at /p/nate-boerkircher
Scouting report · The One Analytics
Day 3Projected · Round 5-6Nate Boerkircher projects as a joker h-back. A TE out of Texas A&M who tested with a fringe athletic profile (45th composite). Limited combine sample. Works off 6'4 4/8" · 245 lb and the position film. Career college production: 38 receptions for 417 yards and 4 TDs across 5 seasons. Dominance score 8 (lagged the cohort when adjusted for age of production).
Dominance score · college production
Limited college production
Blends 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout, and 10% position-specific efficiency.
Bottom
Career volume
35% wtage-weighted
Bottom
Peak season
40% wt2025
Bottom
Breakout
15% wtearly-career + jump year
Below avg
Efficiency
10% wtY/R · 10.97
Scouting Combine · 2026
Y · PERCENTILE vs TE CLASS · 2000–2026 baseline
Athletic composite
3 of 3 metrics graded
Shuttle
4.40s·45th of 331
Arm
32.6″·46th of 205
Hand
10.5″·91st of 205
Shuttle
vs. 331
Arm
vs. 205
Hand
vs. 205
Trait grades
Speed
No combine number on file — —s 40-yard
Burst
No combine number on file — no vert · no broad
Vertical Pop
No combine number on file — no vertical jump on file
Frame
22th percentile · 6'4 4/8" · 245 lb
Strength
No combine number on file — no bench on file
Athleticism
No combine number on file — Composite of speed + explosion + agility percentiles
NFL comparisons
Dalton Kincaid
Starter2023 R1 · #25 · Utah · 6-4/246lb
91
sim
Ja'Tavion Sanders
Rotational2024 R4 · #101 · Texas · 6-4/245lb · 4.69s 40
83
sim
David Paulson
2012 R7 · #240 · Oregon · 6-3/246lb · 4.79s 40
76
sim
X-Factor
Frame grades in the 22th percentile. 6'4 4/8".
Primary risk
Frame sits in the 22th percentile (6'4 4/8"). That's the headline weakness scouts will key on.
Scheme fit
Shanahan-style offense. H-back who serves as fullback, blocker, and seam threat.
College career · ESPN
| Season | Team | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | NEB | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022 | NEB | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 1 | 19 |
| 2023 | NEB | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 0 | 17 |
| 2024 | NEB | 6 | 102 | 17.0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2025 | TA&M | 19 | 198 | 10.4 | 3 | 28 |
| Career | 38 | 417 | 11.0 | 4 | 28 | |
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