Nate Landman
No. 53 – Atlanta Falcons
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1998-11-19) November 19, 1998
Harare, Zimbabwe
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:Monte Vista (CA)
College:Colorado (2017–2021)
Undrafted:2022
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 14, 2023
Total tackles:79
Interceptions:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Nathan Landman (born November 19, 1998) is an American football linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Colorado.[1][2]

Early years

Landman was born on November 19, 1998, in Harare, Zimbabwe, where his father, Shaun, was playing international rugby. When his family moved to the United States they settled in Danville, California.

He attended Monte Vista High School and played baseball, rugby and football.[3] Landman played wide receiver as well as linebacker earning accolades in both positions. Over his four varsity years Landman amassed over 1,000 yards receiving and made over 160 tackles, 15 sacks and 4 interceptions. In his senior year Landman led Monte Vista in a state playoff run. In his final season Landman was the East Bay Athletic League MVP. He was awarded All-NorCal High School Football Team by MaxPreps and East Bay Defensive Player of the Year by the San Jose Times. He was named to all district and state teams for his final two seasons.

Landman was ranked as the 5th best linebacker and 57th best player in California by ESPN. Scout.com had Landman as high as 2nd and 33rd.[4][5][6]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Nate Landman
LB		 Danville, CA Monte Vista 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 4.88 Jul 20, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 73
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 77   Rivals: 79  247Sports: 85  ESPN: 73
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Landman had offers from multiple major Division I programs, including Arizona, Boise State, Colorado State, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon State, Washington State and Wyoming.[7] Landman committed to Colorado on July 20, 2016.[8]

College career

Landman was given significant playing time as a true freshman, playing mostly special-teams but also on defense. In his college debut vs Texas State Landman recorded one tackle for a loss. Later that year against the Utah Utes Landman had six tackles as well as a forced fumble in a starting role.[9] Landman came into the 2018 Colorado football season as a starter and in the first game of 2018 he made a career high 16 tackles,[10] and had an interception against him by the rival Colorado State Rams.[11] Landman continued with a 13 tackle game along with another interception vs the Nebraska Cornhuskers on national television. In his first two games Landman amassed 29 tackles and two interceptions.[12]

Landman finished the season with 104 total tackles, 64 of which were solo, 4 sacks and two interceptions. In early 2019 Landman received an All-Pac-12 Conference from the coaches and media.[13][14][15][16]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 2+1⁄2 in
(1.89 m)		 238 lb
(108 kg)		 30+1⁄2 in
(0.77 m)		 9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		4.86 s1.58 s2.80 s4.43 s7.05 s36.5 in
(0.93 m)		9 ft 11 in
(3.02 m)		20 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[17][18]

Landman signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2022.[19] He made the Falcons' initial 53-man roster out of training camp. He was released on December 10, 2022, and re-signed to the practice squad.[20] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 9, 2023.[21]

Personal life

Landman has two siblings: a brother, Brenden, who plays college football; and a sister, Ocean Trail, who swims collegiately.[22]

He is often referred to as the "Nateland Man" on the "Nateland" podcast, a podcast hosted by comedians Nate Bargatze, Dusty Slay, Aaron Weber and Brian Bates.

References

  1. ↑ "Pac-12 Football All-Conference honors announced". Pac-12. 2018-12-04. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  2. ↑ "CU Buffaloes Linebacker Nate Landman Named Pac-12 Defensive Player Of Week". 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  3. ↑ Metivier, Sam (2018-10-15). "Buffaloes Shenault, Landman on Pro Football Focus mid-season All-America". The Ralphie Report. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  4. ↑ "Nate Landman, Colorado Buffaloes, Inside Linebacker". 247Sports. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  5. ↑ "Nate Landman, 2017 Outside linebacker - Rivals". n.rivals.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  6. ↑ "Nate Landman - Football Recruiting - Player Profiles - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  7. ↑ "Football Recruiting - Nate Landman - Player Profiles - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  8. ↑ Barsch, Jack (2017-02-01). "Nate Landman signs with the Buffs!". The Ralphie Report. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  9. ↑ Kazmierczak, Anthony (2019-01-22). "Buffaloes LB Drew Lewis rising draft boards after East-West Shrine Game". The Ralphie Report. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  10. ↑ "Colorado's Nate Landman was ejected for targeting after a hit against Washington State QB Gardner Minshew | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  11. ↑ "Colorado vs. Colorado State - Game Summary - August 31, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  12. ↑ "Nate Landman Dominating, While Carrying Heavy Load". BuffStampede.com. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  13. ↑ "Nate Landman's breakout performance for Colorado Buffaloes a product of strength, competitive family". The Denver Post. 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  14. ↑ Barsch, Jack (2018-08-03). "Colorado Buffaloes Most Important Players: #22 Nate Landman". The Ralphie Report. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  15. ↑ "Colorado Sophomore Linebacker Nate Landman A Rising Star". 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  16. ↑ Hotline, Jon Wilner Pac-12 (2019-01-23). "Way-too-early Pac-12 football predictions: Can Washington rule the North once again?". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2019-02-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ↑ "Nate Landman Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  18. ↑ "2022 Draft Scout Nate Landman, Colorado NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  19. ↑ Bair, Scott (May 2, 2022). "Falcons announce 13 undrafted free agent signings". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  20. ↑ Flick, Daniel (December 10, 2022). "Falcons Sign Titans Ex QB Logan Woodside to Active Roster; What's Next?". SI.com.
  21. ↑ Deighton, John (January 9, 2023). "Falcons sign 18 players to Reserve/Future contracts". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  22. ↑ "Nate Landman - Football". University of Colorado Athletics. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
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