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Press Pass | Nate Boerkircher Media Zoom Call | 2026 NFL Draft · Press Pass

• 0:01
  Speaker 1: What's going on? Nate? Congratulations?
• 0:03
  Speaker 2: Uh, did you have any idea the Jaguars were interested
• 0:05
  Speaker 2: in you?
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  Speaker 1: Man?
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  Speaker 2: I talked to the Titans coach a little bit, but yeah,
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  Speaker 2: I didn't go on any visits or didn't have a
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  Speaker 2: formal with them, so I guess I didn't know.
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  Speaker 1: But I couldn't be happier. What was your reaction when
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  Speaker 1: you saw the number pop up on your phone? You
• 0:24
  Speaker 1: know how it is.
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  Speaker 2: It's with the with the spam stuff coming up. I
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  Speaker 2: saw a random number it said spam on there, and
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  Speaker 2: and uh, I didn't know.
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  Speaker 1: What to do. I showed my agent. He said, better.
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  Speaker 2: Answer it, so so I answered that in my heart sunk.
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  Speaker 1: That's crazy. Well, I'm sure you're glad you answered it.
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  Speaker 2: Congratulations man, Welcome to Jacksonville.
• 0:44
  Speaker 1: Appreciate it. We'll go to Demetrius, followed by Ryan and Nick.
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  Speaker 3: Congratulations. Just in terms of how you might fit with
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  Speaker 3: the Jaguars, how do you feel about the fit and
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  Speaker 3: have they talked to you at all about what they
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  Speaker 3: planned for you?
• 1:02
  Speaker 1: Yeah?
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  Speaker 2: I was just talking to coach and he said he's
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  Speaker 2: really excited to get me in there in twelve personnel
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  Speaker 2: for sure, you know, Yeah, I'm just excited to get
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  Speaker 2: in there and learning and prove myself.
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  Speaker 1: And I think I got a long way to go.
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  Speaker 2: I got a I got a high ceiling, and I'm
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  Speaker 2: ready to go prove it.
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  Speaker 3: Or maybe Jaguar fans who do don't really know much
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  Speaker 3: about your game, how would you sell yourself to them?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I think I'm a physical, physical blocker. I like
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  Speaker 2: to put my face in the fan, get in there
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  Speaker 2: and get physical and and and play through the whistle.
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  Speaker 2: And I think I have a lot of potential in
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  Speaker 2: the passing game. I've I've made big plays in my career.
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  Speaker 2: I haven't always had the most production, but you know,
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  Speaker 2: when the ball comes our way, usually usually been.
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  Speaker 1: Able to capitalize. Awesome. Congrats again, appreciate it.
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  Speaker 4: Hey Nay Ryan from the Times Union here in town
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  Speaker 4: that one year at Texas A and M.
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  Speaker 2: Would you like about the offense and the way you
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  Speaker 2: used even how that may prepare you for the NFL?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah?
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  Speaker 2: I love that offense. That was a big reason why
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  Speaker 2: I went there. Very versatile offense, kind of pro style.
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  Speaker 2: We did, did a lot of things. We moved the
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  Speaker 2: tight ends around, we had a lot of weapons. Uh casey,
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  Speaker 2: you know Mario all those guys, and so yeah, I
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  Speaker 2: wasn't you know, a main you know, threat in the
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  Speaker 2: passing game. But like I said, we had a very
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  Speaker 2: versatile offense. I had a massive route tree for the
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  Speaker 2: tight ends. So I absolutely loved it. I think it
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  Speaker 2: was a great offense and I think I thrived in it. Yeah,
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  Speaker 2: last thing for me starting off as a walk on
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  Speaker 2: to now be in the second round pick.
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  Speaker 1: What kind of pride do you take in this journey?
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  Speaker 2: That's absolute dream come true. It's the best day of
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  Speaker 2: my life. It's just, uh brings me back to all
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  Speaker 2: the all the the six years of college football and
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  Speaker 2: you know, in high school football and just working towards
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  Speaker 2: the stream and it was.
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  Speaker 1: Cool and it's and it's finally come Thanks buddy, thank you.
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  Speaker 1: Uh d rack followed by Mark Long and Nate.
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  Speaker 4: Did you think you'd be taking this early in the
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  Speaker 4: draft or what were your expectations maybe going into the draft?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, honestly, I had no idea and I didn't really
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  Speaker 2: want to know. My agent's kind of kind of kept
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  Speaker 2: out of that because they know it's a slippery slope
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  Speaker 2: with that draft is kind of an animal house. It's
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  Speaker 2: a lot of a lot of stuff you know, unexpected happen,
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  Speaker 2: So honestly, the way I saw it, I just wanted
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  Speaker 2: to sit back and enjoy the ride and and uh
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  Speaker 2: and I'm having a great time now.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you.
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  Speaker 4: And congrats. Uh. First off, are you where are you
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  Speaker 4: watching it? Where'd you watch the draft from? And how
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  Speaker 4: many people? And kind of what was the reaction like initially.
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  Speaker 2: When you heard your name Swiss with my with my family,
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  Speaker 2: my fiance, my fiance families, and my agents. We kept
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  Speaker 2: it pretty low key, very special moment.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, it's insane.
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  Speaker 4: Are you in Nebraska where yet?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah?
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  Speaker 2: We're in a in Granton and Nebraska where my parents live.
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  Speaker 1: Yes, sir, okay.
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  Speaker 4: And then secondly, you said you got in a lot
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  Speaker 4: of upside. What do you what do you think that
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  Speaker 4: is in terms of past catching ability? Do you feel
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  Speaker 4: like you were underutilized in that in that role?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely so I got a lot better, especially my
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  Speaker 2: last year A and M at winning in Man. I
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  Speaker 2: think that's something that I, you know, improved that a lot,
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  Speaker 2: and I.
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  Speaker 1: Have a long way to go.
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  Speaker 2: I think I can obviously keep improving in that area.
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  Speaker 2: And I have good hands in a big catch radius,
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  Speaker 2: just a big body, biggot.
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  Speaker 1: M all right.
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  Speaker 4: We'll end with Mia.
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  Speaker 5: And a congrats. Not only were you a walk on
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  Speaker 5: in at Nebraska, but obviously the walk on program at
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  Speaker 5: Nebraska huge tradition. Just describe for you your football journey from
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  Speaker 5: when you were a young kid playing at Nebraska, probably
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  Speaker 5: achieving a lifelong dream and now obviously getting drafted into
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  Speaker 5: the league.
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  Speaker 2: I'm sorry, I couldn't hear you for the first like
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  Speaker 2: three quarters of that, can you?
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  Speaker 4: Sorry?
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  Speaker 5: Yeah, let's try that again. Walk on Nebraska? What does
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  Speaker 5: it mean to be a walk on at Nebraska? Assuming
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  Speaker 5: for you as a kid growing up there that meant
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  Speaker 5: a lot, and now to be here on the precipice
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  Speaker 5: of your NFL dreams.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean I grew up in a small town
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  Speaker 2: in Nebraska, always was a Cornhusker fan. Man, that was
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  Speaker 2: a dream come true going to Nebraska as a walk on.
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  Speaker 2: My brother was there as a walk on. Like I said,
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  Speaker 2: we grew up a Nebraska fans. So it's cool going
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  Speaker 2: there and they have such a rich walk on program.
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  Speaker 2: And I got there with my Titiants coach, coach Sean Beckton,
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  Speaker 2: and he just helped me improve so much.
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  Speaker 1: He built a foundation for me, and it really took
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  Speaker 1: me a long way.
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  Speaker 5: Last question for me, a clip was just sent to me.
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  Speaker 5: You did go against Travis Hunter when he was at Colorado.
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  Speaker 5: Do you remember anything from that game?
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  Speaker 1: Absolutely? Yeah I did. Yeah that's awesome.
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  Speaker 5: Do you remember anything from the from that game in particular?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, I do.
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  Speaker 2: He ended up ripping my helmet off. I'm excited to, uh,
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  Speaker 2: you know, talk to him about that. I just remember
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  Speaker 2: him being super cool about it, though I remember blocking
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  Speaker 2: him a few plays later, and we were we were
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  Speaker 2: bros again. So I'm excited to be him and and uh,
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  Speaker 2: you know, figure all that out.
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  Speaker 5: Congrats, Thanks Nate, too soon, Thank
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  Speaker 1: You appreciate it.