Nate Boerkircher

TE2
College
Nebraska
Height
6'5"
Weight
250 lb
Experience
1st season
EPA / target
+0.40
6th of 22 TEs
Catch rate
75.0%
9th of 22 TEs
Yards / target
6.5
15th of 22 TEs
Target share
5.5%
22nd of 22 TEs
Receiving
52 yds+0.40 EPA/TGT
6 rec · 8 tgt · 1 td

Ranks compare against the 21 qualifying tight ends on the 2026 leaderboard plus Boerkircher.

Week-by-week

EPA per target by game

+0.93Week 1Week 2−0.44Week 3+0.20Week 4+0.64Week 5+0.52Week 6

Where the value came from

Total EPA, 2026

Receiving+3.2
Rushing0.0
Net+3.2
Best game · Wk 5 vs PHI
2/2
Rec/Tgt
20
Rec yds
0
TD
+1.3
Rec EPA
+0.64
EPA/target
10.0
Yds/rec

2026 game log

ReceivingRushing
Game
Wk 1 vs CLEW1199.00100.02.0+0.9+0.93000
Wk 2 @ DENL––––––––––––
Wk 3 vs NEW100–00.04.0−0.4−0.44000
Wk 4 @ CINW211515.0050.04.5+0.4+0.20000
Wk 5 vs PHIW222010.00100.07.0+1.3+0.64000
Wk 6 vs HOUL2284.01100.02.5+1.0+0.52000
Season86528.7175.04.3+3.2+0.40000

How he compares

2026 tight ends who qualify · dashed lines mark the group average

3.55.37.18.910.7−0.15+0.12+0.39+0.65+0.92KelceHenryHigbeeKittleGoedertSchultzAndrewsHockensonJohnsonFreiermuthMcBrideLikelyOttonStrangeKraftLaPortaMayerBowersLovelandWarrenFannin Jr.Nate Boerkircher↑ EPA per targetaDOT →

Contract

Rookie deal · signed 2026 with Jaguars

$8.5Mover 4 years
Avg. per year
$2.1M
Guaranteed
$6.7M 79%
Signed
2026
Runs through
2029
2026 · now
2027
2028
2029
Year 1 of 4

Career by season

Career rates are weighted by volume, not averaged across seasons
OverallReceivingRushing
Season
20266+3.28652175.08.76.55.5+0.40000