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DEN · TE · #45

Nate Adkins

No. 3 on the depth chart

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Is Nate Adkins starting?

Nate Adkins is listed No. 3 at TE on the Denver Broncos depth chart. Evan Engram is listed ahead of him at No. 1.

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Nate Adkins this week

The Denver Broncos play next in Week 6, at home against the Seattle Seahawks on Thu, Oct 15 (Prime Video). Nate Adkins is listed No. 3 at TE going into that game.

At TE for the Denver Broncos, Evan Engram and Adam Trautman sit ahead of him, and Dallen Bentley and Caleb Lohner are next in line behind him.

Nate Adkins's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 30-26 vs LAR (Sep 27); W 20-13 vs JAX (Sep 20); L 10-31 at KC (Sep 14).

Nate Adkins wears No. 45, is 27 years old, is listed at 6' 3", 252 lbs, has 4 years of NFL experience, came out of South Carolina.

Is Nate Adkins playing this week?

Nate Adkins is listed No. 3 at TE for Denver Broncos, not the projected starter. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

DEN TE Depth

1Evan EngramStarter
2Adam Trautman
3Nate Adkins
4Dallen Bentley
5Caleb Lohner

Denver Broncos Starting Lineup

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Age
27
Height
6' 3"
Weight
252
Experience
4 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGRecTgtRec YdsRec TDCarRush YdsRush TD
    2026DEN345402160
    2025DEN6611481000
    2024DEN1514151153000
    2023DEN545220000
    Career4 yrs2928362256160

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Rush Yds
    6
    +2/gm vs 2025
    Rush TD
    0
    even with 2025 per game
    Rec Yds
    40
    +5.3/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    4
    Games
    29
    Rush Yds
    6

    #55 of 113 at TE in Receiving Yards (2026)

    Advanced

    SeasonReceiving Air YardsReceiving YACReceiving First DownsReceiving EPARACRTarget ShareAir Yards ShareWOPRRushing First DownsRushing EPA
    2026301245.281.333.4%3.5%0.0800.32
    202535263-0.631.371.9%0.8%0.030—
    2024627669.081.852.7%1.5%0.050—
    2023-52411.550.001.0%-0.1%0.010—
    Career12213814—————0—

    Rate/share stats (target share, air yards share, WOPR, RACR/PACR, CPOE, EPA) are per-season only — never summed into a career total.

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    Home / Road Split

    Home · 2 games

    Rec
    4-5
    Rec Yds
    40
    TD
    2
    Yds/Rec
    10.0

    Road · 1 game

    Rec
    0-0
    Rec Yds
    0
    TD
    0
    Yds/Rec
    —

    2026 Game Log

    Sep 27Wvs LARYDS 8
    REC
    1
    TGT
    2
    YDS
    8
    TD
    1
    CAR
    0
    YDS
    0
    TD
    0

    Final W 30-26

    Sep 20Wvs JAXYDS 32
    REC
    3
    TGT
    3
    YDS
    32
    TD
    1
    CAR
    1
    YDS
    6
    TD
    0

    Final W 20-13

    Sep 14L@ KCYDS 0
    REC
    0
    TGT
    0
    YDS
    0
    TD
    0
    CAR
    0
    YDS
    0
    TD
    0

    Final L 10-31

    Nate Adkins's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Rotation
    Nate Adkins plays 30% of his team's offensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share30%

    College

    South Carolina

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