Nate Valcarcel
| No. 43 – Los Angeles Rams | |
|---|---|
| Position | Safety |
| Roster status | Practice squad |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 23, 2002 Greenfield, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Whitnall (Greenfield, Wisconsin) |
| College | South Dakota (2020) Northern Illinois (2021–2024) |
| NFL draft | 2025: undrafted |
| Career history | |
| |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Nate Valcarcel (born May 23, 2002) is an American professional football safety for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Dakota Coyotes and the Northern Illinois Huskies.
College career
[edit]Valcarcel played college football for the South Dakota Coyotes in 2020 and the Northern Illinois Huskies from 2021 to 2024.[1][2] At South Dakota, he played in all four games of the shortened season on special teams.[1] Valcarcel then transferred to Northern Illinois, where he played in 52 games, recording 113 tackles, including four tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, six interceptions, nine pass deflections and two fumble recoveries.[3][4] In 2024, he started every game at free safety, leading the team in interceptions, earning first-team all-MAC honors.[5][6]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 11+3⁄4 in (1.82 m) |
194 lb (88 kg) |
30+5⁄8 in (0.78 m) |
9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) |
4.53 s | 1.55 s | 2.63 s | 4.13 s | 6.90 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) |
9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) |
12 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[7][8] | ||||||||||||
After not being selected in the 2025 NFL draft, Valcarcel signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent.[9] He was waived on August 26, before he was signed to the practice squad the following day.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Nate Valcarcel - Football". University of South Dakota Athletics. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
- ^ "Nate Valcarcel - Football". NIU Athletics. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
- ^ "Nate Valcarcel College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
- ^ "Nate Valcarcel Football Statistics". FootballDB.com. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
- ^ "MAC Announces 2024 Postseason Football Awards & All-Conference Teams". getsomemaction.com. December 5, 2024. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
- ^ "Nate Valcarcel (SAF): Bio, News, Stats & more". Los Angeles Rams. Archived from the original on November 29, 2025. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
- ^ "Nate Valcarcel College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
- ^ "Nate Valcarcel RAS". RAS.Football. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
- ^ Vierra, Brock (April 29, 2025). "17 Undrafted Free Agents Join Rams". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on November 29, 2025. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
- ^ Miller, Wyatt (August 26, 2025). "Rams waive 22 players, release one, waive/injured two in final group of cuts ahead of 2025 53-man roster deadline". Los Angeles Rams. Archived from the original on August 30, 2025. Retrieved November 29, 2025.
- ^ DaSilva, Cameron (August 27, 2025). "Rams practice squad: Every player Los Angeles added". Rams Wire. Archived from the original on August 29, 2025. Retrieved November 29, 2025.