No. 53 – Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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Born: | Harare, Zimbabwe | 19 November 1998||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Monte Vista (CA) | ||||||||
College: | Colorado (2017–2021) | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2022 | ||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Nathan Landman (born 19 November 1998) is an American football linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Colorado. [1] [2]
Landman was born on 19 November 1998, in Harare, Zimbabwe, where his father, Shaun, was playing international rugby. When his family moved to the United States they settled in Danville, California.
He attended Monte Vista High School and played baseball, rugby and football. [3] Landman played wide receiver as well as linebacker earning accolades in both positions. Over his four varsity years Landman amassed over 1,000 yards receiving and made over 160 tackles, 15 sacks and 4 interceptions. In his senior year Landman led Monte Vista in a state playoff run. In his final season Landman was the East Bay Athletic League MVP. He was awarded All-NorCal High School Football Team by MaxPreps and East Bay Defensive Player of the Year by the San Jose Times. He was named to all district and state teams for his final two seasons.
Landman was ranked as the 5th best linebacker and 57th best player in California by ESPN. Scout.com had Landman as high as 2nd and 33rd. [4] [5] [6]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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Nate Landman LB | Danville, CA | Monte Vista | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 4.88 | Jul 20, 2016 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 73 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 77 Rivals: 79 247Sports: 85 ESPN: 73 | ||||||
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Landman had offers from multiple major Division I programs, including Arizona, Boise State, Colorado State, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon State, Washington State and Wyoming. [7] Landman committed to Colorado on 20 July 2016. [8]
Landman was given significant playing time as a true freshman, playing mostly special-teams but also on defense. In his college debut vs Texas State Landman recorded one tackle for a loss. Later that year against the Utah Utes Landman had six tackles as well as a forced fumble in a starting role. [9] Landman came into the 2018 Colorado football season as a starter and in the first game of 2018 he made a career high 16 tackles, [10] and had an interception against him by the rival Colorado State Rams. [11] Landman continued with a 13 tackle game along with another interception vs the Nebraska Cornhuskers on national television. In his first two games Landman amassed 29 tackles and two interceptions. [12]
Landman finished the season with 104 total tackles, 64 of which were solo, 4 sacks and two interceptions. In early 2019 Landman received an All-Pac-12 Conference from the coaches and media. [13] [14] [15] [16]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1.89 m) | 238 lb (108 kg) | 30+1⁄2 in (0.77 m) | 9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.86 s | 1.58 s | 2.80 s | 4.43 s | 7.05 s | 36.5 in (0.93 m) | 9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) | 20 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [17] [18] |
Landman signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent on 2 May 2022. [19] He made the Falcons' initial 53-man roster out of training camp. He was released on 10 December 2022, and re-signed to the practice squad. [20] He signed a reserve/future contract on 9 January 2023. [21]
Landman has two siblings: a brother, Brenden, who plays college football; and a sister, Ocean Trail, who swims collegiately. [22]
He is often referred to as the "Nateland Man" on the "Nateland" podcast, a podcast hosted by comedians Nate Bargatze, Dusty Slay, Aaron Weber and Brian Bates.
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