Nate Garner

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Nate Garner
Nate Garner.jpg
Garner with the Dolphins in 2009
North Greenville Trailblazers
Position: Head coach
Personal information
Born: (1985-01-18) January 18, 1985 (age 39)
El Sobrante, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight:320 lb (145 kg)
Career information
High school: Little Rock (AR) Robinson
College: Arkansas
NFL draft: 2008  / round: 7 / pick: 211
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:74
Games started:19
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Nathaniel W. Garner (born January 18, 1985) is an American college football coach and former professional football offensive lineman who mostly played tackle. [1] He is the head football coach for North Greenville University, a position he has held since 2025. [2] He began his career with the University of Arkansas before being selected by the New York Jets as the seventh round pick of the 2008 NFL draft. [3] Nate was eventually traded to the Miami Dolphins, where he spent the remainder of his professional playing career. [1]

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Early life and college

Nate attended Pulaski Robinson High School (later renamed Joe T. Robinson High School) [4] just outside the city limits of Little Rock, Arkansas. Throughout his early high school career, Nate got selected for the PrepStar All-Region IV Team. [5] He was ranked as the Number 138 offensive lineman prospect in the nation by Insiders.com. [5] Following graduation from high school, Nate enrolled into the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, and later got accepted into the University of Arkansas where he played offensive line for the Razorbacks football team. Nate's most common position throughout the entirety of his high school, college, and professional playing career was offensive tackle. [1]

In 2007 Nate had graduated from both the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences majoring in Sociology, and the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor's degree also in Sociology. [1]

Professional career

Soon following graduation, Nate was selected by the New York Jets as the seventh round pick in the 2008 NFL draft. [1]

Toward the middle of his professional career, Nate was traded to the Miami Dolphins and played for them until 2018.

Soon after leaving the Dolphins, he became an NFL volunteer assistant coach and scout for the New Orleans Saints later that year. [1]

Coaching career

Following his seventh and final year of playing in the NFL, in 2018 Nate later became an NFL volunteer assistant coach and scout for the New Orleans Saints. Afterwards, Nate became an offensive line assistant at his alma mater. He later returned to Florida as an offensive line consultant with Royal Palm Beach High School. Nate is now an offensive line coach for both the St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, and ASA College's Miami campus where he also ended up working as a run game coordinator during the remainder of the 2019–2020 season. Nate also helped lead the St. Thomas Aquinas High School football program to a state championship near the same time. [1]

Personal life

Nate has become a licensed amateur radio operator with the callsign NG2A. Nate obtained his first license in 2021. [6] Nate is married to his wife, Tiffany.

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
North Greenville Trailblazers (Gulf South Conference)(2025–present)
2025 North Greenville0–00–0
North Greenville:0–00–0
Total:0–0

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