Brian Natkin

Brian Natkin (born January 3, 1978) is an American football coach and former tight end who is the assistant offensive line coach for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach at Hutchinson Community College, University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), Midwestern State University and University of Northern Colorado.

Brian Natkin
Sam Houston State University
Position:Offensive line coach
Personal information
Born: (1978-01-03) January 3, 1978
San Antonio, Texas
Career information
High school:Winston Churchill
(San Antonio, Texas)
College:UTEP
Undrafted:2001
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:

Natkin played college football at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), where he was a unanimous selection to the 2000 College Football All-America Team. He played in the NFL for the Tennessee Titans and St. Louis Rams.

Playing career

College

During the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season, Natkin lead tight ends nationally with 64 catches for 787 yards.[1] Natkin was a unanimous selection to the 2000 College Football All-America Team, the only ever UTEP player to earn unanimous All-American honors in football.[2] For his college career Natkin had 172 receptions for 1,934 yards and was a three-time first-team All-WAC selection (1998-2000).[3]

NFL

Natkin played three games for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL) in 2001, starting one game.[4] Natkin spent the 2003 pre-season with the St. Louis Rams.[5]

Coaching career

College

From 2004 to 2005, Natkin was a graduate assistant at UTEP after graduating in 2003. In 2006, Natkin was an assistant coach at the University of Northern Colorado. From 2007 to 2011, Natkin was an assistant coach at Midwestern State University. From 2012 to 2017, Natkin was the tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator at UTEP.[6]

Arizona Cardinals

On January 13, 2019, Natkin was hired by the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL to be their assistant offensive line coach.

References
  1. "Brian Natkin". CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  2. Bloomquist, Bret. "Ex-Miner football star Brian Natkin happy to be at UTEP". Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  3. "Brian Natkin". Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  4. "NFL Players | Past & Current NFL Players".
  5. "Natkin, Brian". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  6. "Brian Natkin Profile - University of Texas at El Paso Official Athletic Site". www.utepathletics.com. Archived from the original on August 20, 2012.
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