Nate Irving

Nate Irving
Nate Irving

At a scrimmage in Denver in August, 2011.
No. 56     Denver Broncos
Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: July 12, 1988 (1988-07-12) (age 23)
Place of birth: Wallace, North Carolina
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight: 240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
College: North Carolina State
NFL Draft: 2010 / Round: 3 / Pick: 67
Debuted in 2011 for the Denver Broncos
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • 2010 All-American (Scout.com, SI)
Career NFL statistics as of 2011
Tackles     1
Sacks     0.0
INTs     0
Stats at NFL.com

Nathaniel Irving (born July 12, 1988) is an American football linebacker for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. He played collegiate football at North Carolina State University. Irving was a 2010 All-American selection by Sports Illustrated and Scout.com.[1][2] Nate Irving holds the NCAA FBS record for tackles for loss in a single game (Tackles for Loss, Game - 8 - Nate Irving, North Carolina State, 2010).

Irving attended Wallace-Rose Hill High School in Teachey, North Carolina, where he tallied 110 tackles, six forced fumbles, three sacks and one interception in his senior year. Regarded as only a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was not listed among the top prospects of the class of 2006.[3]

Professional career

Irving was selected 3rd in the 3rd round, 67th overall, by the Denver Broncos in the 2011 NFL Draft. Irving officially signed with the Broncos on Friday, July 29, 2011

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