Nate Wozniak
Nate Wozniak (born August 30, 1994) is a former American football offensive tackle. He played college football at Minnesota.
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Position: | Offensive tackle |
Personal information | |
Born: | Greenwood, Indiana | August 30, 1994
Height: | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Weight: | 280 lb (127 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Center Grove (Greenwood, Indiana) |
College: | Minnesota |
Undrafted: | 2018 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com |
College career
At Minnesota, he primarily played tight end and caught 28 passes for 314 yards over the final three seasons of college.
Professional career
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 9+5⁄8 in (2.07 m) |
268 lb (122 kg) |
34+1⁄8 in (0.87 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) | 5.10 s | 1.88 s | 2.96 s | 4.80 s | 7.53 s | 32.0 in (0.81 m) | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) | 16 reps | |
All values from Pro Day[1][2] |
At Minnesota's Pro Day, Wozniak ran the 40-yard dash in 5.1 seconds, bench pressed 225 pounds 16 times and posted a 32-inch vertical leap.[3]
New Orleans Saints
After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL Draft, Wozniak was signed by the New Orleans Saints on May 3, 2018,[4] where he was eventually moved to offensive tackle.[5] He was waived by the Saints on September 1, 2018, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[6][7] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Saints on January 21, 2019.[8] He was waived on August 7, 2019.[9]
Minnesota Vikings
On August 11, 2019, Wozniak was signed by the Minnesota Vikings.[10] He was waived on August 31, 2019.[11]
Atlanta Falcons
On September 17, 2019, Wozniak was signed to the Atlanta Falcons practice squad.[12] He was released on September 26.
New Orleans Saints (second stint)
On December 4, 2019, Wozniak was signed to the New Orleans Saints practice squad.[13] He was released on December 12.[14]
New York Giants
On December 17, 2019, Wozniak was signed to the New York Giants practice squad.[15] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Giants on December 30, 2019.[16] He was placed on the reserve/retired list by the team on July 30, 2020.[17]
References
- "2018 Draft Scout Nate Wozniak, Minnesota NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- "Nate Wozniak 2018 NFL Draft Profile". insider.espn.com. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- Wilson, Aaron (April 18, 2018). "Texans inquire about 6-10, 270-pound Minnesota TE". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
- "Saints add 4 undrafted rookies". USAToday.com. May 3, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
- Katzenstein, Josh (May 15, 2018). "Saints hoping 6-foot-10 Nate Wozniak can make smooth transition to offensive tackle". New Orleans Times-Picayune. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
- "New Orleans Saints make roster reductions to 53". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 1, 2018.
- "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. September 2, 2018.
- Katzenstein (January 21, 2019). "Saints sign 6 practice squad players to reserve/future contracts". NOLA.com.
- Teope, Herbie (August 7, 2019). "SOURCE: Saints waive OL Nate Wozniak, sign TE AJ Derby". NOLA.com.
- "Vikings Sign Nate Wozniak, Waive Tyler Catalina". Vikings.com. August 11, 2019.
- "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Initial 53-Man Roster". Vikings.com. August 31, 2019.
- "Falcons make moves, sign two players to practice squad". AtlantaFalcons.com. September 17, 2019.
- "Saints wave TE Dan Arnold among several roster moves". Saints Wire. USA Today. December 4, 2019.
- "Saints sign TE Jerell Adams to practice squad, release OL Nate Wozniak". NOLA.com. December 12, 2019.
- Eisen, Michael. "Giants place TE Evan Engram on injured reserve". Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- "Giants announce reserve/future signings for 10 players". Giants.com. December 30, 2019.
- @NYPost_Schwartz (July 30, 2020). "OT Nate Wozniak was put on the reserve list by the Giants, listed as retired. The 6-foot-10 Wozniak was signed to the practice squad last December" (Tweet). Retrieved July 30, 2020 – via Twitter.