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

0:00What's going on Nate? Congratulations. Did you have any idea the Jaguars were interested in you? Man, I talked to the Titans coach a little bit, but yeah, I didn't go on any visits or any progress. Recording and progress. Didn't have a formal with them, so I guess I didn't know, but I couldn't be happier. What was your reaction when you saw the number pop up on your phone? You know how it is. It's with the spam stuff coming up. I saw a random number. It said spam on there and I didn't know what to do. I showed my agent who said better answer it, and so I answered it in my heart song. Man, it's crazy. Well, I'm sure you're glad you answered it. Congratulations, man. Welcome to Jaguarsville. Appreciate it. We'll go to Demetrius, followed by Ryan. And congratulations just in terms of how you might fit with the Jaguars. How do you feel about the fit and have they talked to you at all about what they plan for you?

1:02Yeah, I was just talking to coach and he said he's really excited to get me in there in 12 personnel, for sure. Yeah, I'm just excited to get in there and learning and prove myself. And I think I got a long way to go. I got a high ceiling and I'm ready to go prove it. Or maybe Jaguar fans who don't really know much about your game. How would you sell yourself to them? Yeah, I think I'm a physical physical blocker. I like to put my face in the fan, get in there and get physical and play to the whistle. And I think I have a lot of potential in the passing game. I've made big plays in my career. I've always had the most production, but you know, when the ball comes my way, usually, usually been able to capitalize. Awesome. Congrats again. Appreciate it. Hey, Dave Ryan from the Times Union here in town, that one year at Texas A&M, would you like about the offense and the way you used you and how that may prepare you for the NFL?

2:02Yeah, I love that offense. That was a big reason why I went there. Very versatile offense, kind of pro style. We did a lot of things. We move the tight ends around. We had a lot of weapons, KC, you know, Mario, all those guys. And so yeah, I wasn't, you know, a main, you know, threat in the passing game, but like I said, we had a very versatile offense. I had a massive route for you for the tight ends. So absolutely loved it. I think it was a great offense and I think I thrived in it. Yeah, last thing for me, starting off as a walk on to not being a second round pick. What kind of pride you taking this journey? It's absolute dream come true. It's the best day of my life. It's just brings me back to all the, all the, the six years of college football and, you know, in high school football and just working towards this dream. And let's go on. It's, and it's finally come. Thanks buddy. Thank you. And did you think you'd be taking this early in the draft or what were your expectations?

3:04Maybe going into the draft? Yeah, honestly, I had no idea. I didn't really want to know. My agents kind of kind of kept out of that because I know it's a slippery slope with that. draft is kind of an animal house, a lot of stuff, you know, unexpected happens. So honestly, the way I saw it, I just wanted to sit back and enjoy the ride and, and, uh, and I'm having a great time now. Thank you. Hey, congrats. Uh, first off, are you, where are you watching it? Where'd you watch the draft from and how many people and kind of what was the reaction like initially? When you heard your name, Swiss, with my, uh, with my family, um, my fiance, my fiancee families and my agents, uh, we kept it pretty low key, um, very special moment. Um, yeah, it's insane. Are you in Nebraska? Where are you at? Yeah, we're in, uh, in Greta, Nebraska, where my parents live yesterday.

4:04Okay. And then secondly, you said you got a lot of upside. What do you, what do you think that is in terms of past catching ability? I feel like you were underutilized in that, in that role. Uh, yeah, absolutely. Um, so I, I got a lot better, especially my last year A&M at, uh, winning in man. I think that's something that I, um, you know, I've proved that a lot. And I have a long way to go. I think I can obviously, uh, keep improving in that area. And I got good hands in it in a, in a big catch radius. Um, just a big body, big, big. All right. We'll end with Mia. I made congrats. Um, not only were you a walk on in at Nebraska, but obviously the walk on program at Nebraska, a huge tradition. Just described for you your football journey from when you were a young kid, playing at Nebraska, probably achieving a lifelong dream. And now obviously getting drafted into the league. Um, I'm sorry, I couldn't hear you for the first like three quarters of that. Can you feed that? Sorry. Yeah, let's try that again. Um, walk on, walk on Nebraska.

5:05What does it mean to be a walk on at Nebraska, assuming for you as a kid growing up there. That meant a lot. And now to be here on the precipice of your NFL dreams. Yeah, I mean, I grew up in a small town in Nebraska. Um, always was a Cornell skier fan. Um, man, I was a dream come true. Going to Nebraska as a walk on my brother was there as a walk on. Um, like I said, we grew up in Nebraska fans. So it's cool going there and they have such a rich walk on program. And I got there with my Titans coach coach Sean Backton. And he just helped me improve so much. He built a foundation for me and it really took me a long way. Last question from me. A clip was just sent to me. You did go against Travis Hunter when he was at Colorado. Do you remember anything from that game? Absolutely. Yeah, I did. Yeah, that's awesome. Do you remember anything from the from that game in particular? Yeah, I do. Um, he ended up ripping my helmet off.

6:07I'm excited to talk to him about that. I just remember him being super cool about it. Um, I remember blocking him a few plays later and we were we were bros again. So I'm excited to meet him and, and you know, see all that out. Congrats. Thanks Nate. See you soon. Thank you. Appreciate it.