At a scrimmage in Denver in August, 2011. |
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No. 56 Denver Broncos | |
Linebacker | |
Personal information | |
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Date of birth: July 12, 1988 | |
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 | |
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Roster status: Active | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2011 | |
Tackles | 4 |
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]
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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