Nate Tilmon holds the SS · Backup spot in Utah Utes’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Nate Tilmon is a safety from Arlington, Texas who attended Mansfield Timberview HS as a four-star recruit. In his 2025 freshman season, he appeared in 11 games on defense and special teams, recording 17 tackles, one sack, one quarterback hurry, and one tackle for loss. Tilmon posted seven stops during the victory at West Virginia, where he also earned a QB hurry. His first collegiate sack came for six yards against Arizona State in a three-tackle performance. He closed the campaign with five tackles in the Las Vegas Bowl against Nebraska. Tilmon returns for his sophomore year with Utah.

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