Denver Broncos

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Nate Adkins is a 27-year-old tight end standing 6'3" and weighing 252 pounds who joined Denver as a college free agent on May 12, 2023. He played college football at East Tennessee State (2018-21) and South Carolina (2022), appearing in 56 games with 86 career catches for 917 yards and four touchdowns. In his first two NFL seasons with the Broncos, Adkins appeared in 27 regular-season games (11 starts), recording 18 receptions for 137 yards with three touchdowns and four special-teams tackles. During the 2024 season, he started 10 of 17 games and totaled 14 receptions for 115 yards with three touchdowns, then appeared in one postseason contest.

Nate Adkins played 11 games in 2025 with a 19% share of offensive snaps.

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T-74 of 171 · TE market by AAV

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