Nate Potter
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Career Summary
Nate Potter is a former offensive tackle who became one of Boise State's most decorated linemen before playing two NFL seasons with the Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals selected him in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL Draft, and he later returned to college football as a coach.
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Early Life
Potter was born May 16, 1988, in Phoenix, Arizona. He attended Timberline High School in Idaho before continuing his football career at Boise State.
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High School
Potter attended Timberline High School in Idaho. Available sources establish the school but do not provide a detailed account of his high-school career.
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College Career
At Boise State from 2008 through 2011, Potter developed into the Broncos' left tackle and started the final 34 games of his college career. His teams won the 2009 Fiesta Bowl, and he earned three first-team all-conference selections before a standout senior season in 2011.
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Path to the NFL
Arizona selected Potter with the 221st overall pick in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL Draft after his consensus All-America senior season at Boise State.
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NFL Career
Potter played for the Arizona Cardinals in 2012 and 2013. He appeared in 21 NFL games and made six starts, including eight appearances with six starts as a rookie and 13 appearances in 2013.
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Career Accomplishments
Potter was a consensus All-American in 2011 and earned first-team recognition from The Sporting News and the Football Writers Association of America, plus second-team honors from the Associated Press and Walter Camp. Boise State also credits him as the school's only football player to earn both consensus All-America and first-team Academic All-America recognition; he was inducted into the Boise State Hall of Fame in 2018.
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Playing Style
Potter was a left tackle at Boise State and an offensive tackle in the NFL. NFL.com listed him at 6-foot-5 and 295 pounds during his playing career.
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Legacy
Potter's Boise State legacy rests on elite on-field and academic recognition: three first-team all-league selections, a unanimous first-team All-Mountain West honor in 2011, consensus All-America status, and first-team Academic All-America recognition. His 2018 induction into the Boise State Hall of Fame reflected that record.
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Post-Career
After his NFL career, Potter began coaching at Boise State as a quality-control assistant in 2014 and then worked there as a graduate assistant from 2015 through 2017. He coached at the College of Idaho in 2018 and Montana State from 2019 through 2021 before returning to Boise State in 2022; Boise State lists him as offensive coordinator and tight ends coach.
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