Nate Boerkircher holds the TE · Backup spot in Jacksonville Jaguars’s tight end room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Nate Boerkircher is a tight end for the Jacksonville Jaguars who was drafted 56th overall in the second round of the 2026 draft. The 6'5", 245-pound Boerkircher spent four seasons at Nebraska before transferring to Texas A&M. At Nebraska, he appeared in 39 games with 17 starts, recording 19 catches for 219 yards and one touchdown. In his final three seasons, he appeared in all 12 games each year. During 2024, he posted career highs of six catches for 102 yards with a 17.0-yard average per reception. He earned academic All-Big Ten honors all four college seasons and graduated with a finance degree in May 2024.

CollegeTexas A&M; NebraskaDraftRound 2 · No. 56 overall · JAXHometownAurora, NE