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Nathan Sudfeld (born October 7, 1993) is an American football quarterback for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Indiana, and was drafted by the Redskins in the sixth round in the 2016 NFL Draft.
High school
Nate Sudfeld took over as the starting QB at Modesto Christian School in Modesto, California as a junior in 2010, replacing the Fresno State bound Isaiah Burse. During his time there, he threw for 3300 yards, 33 touchdowns and 16 interceptions, earning the Trans Valley League Outstanding Offensive Player award, second team all-state and first team all-district honours as a senior.
- Recruiting
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Sudfeld QB | Modesto, California | Modesto Christian School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Jan 26, 2012 | |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 | ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 63 (QB), 9 (CA QB) Rivals: 86 (CA) ESPN: 14 (QB), 23 (CA) | ||||||
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Sudfeld received offers from UCLA, Indiana, New Mexico and Arizona. He initially committed to Arizona, but after a coaching and system change, Sudfeld signed with Indiana.
College career
Sudfeld got experience with the Hoosiers as a true freshman, in relief duty of Cameron Coffman, after starter Tre Roberson suffered a broken leg. He earned Big Ten co-Freshman of the Week honours after leading a fourth-quarter comeback Saturday night against Ball State. In his sophomore year, he split time with Tre Roberson, earning his first start against Bowling Green. He finished the season with 2,523 yards, 21 touchdowns, 9 interceptions and a 142.0 pass efficiency rating.
In his junior year, after both Cameron Coffman and Tre Roberson transferred to Wyoming and Illinois State respectively, he completed 60.5 percent of his passes for 1,151 yards with 6 touchdowns and 3 interceptions as the undisputed starter, before injuring his left shoulder against Iowa, which required surgery, forcing him to miss the rest of the 2014 season. Despite this, he was an Academic All-Big Ten selection and was named to the Manning Award watchlist.
Ahead of the 2015 season, his senior year, he attended the Manning Passing Academy at Nicholls State University. He passed for 3,573 yards with 27 touchdowns during his senior season.
Statistics
| Season | GP | GS | W-L | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmp | Att | Yds | Pct | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||||
| 2012 | 7 | 0 | 0–0 | 51 | 82 | 632 | 62.2 | 7 | 1 | 152.7 | 15 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2013 | 12 | 8 | 3–5 | 194 | 322 | 2,523 | 60.2 | 21 | 9 | 142.0 | 38 | −34 | −0.9 | 1 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | 3–3 | 101 | 167 | 1,151 | 60.5 | 6 | 3 | 126.6 | 36 | 98 | 2.7 | 2 |
| 2015 | 12 | 12 | 6–6 | 247 | 412 | 3,573 | 60.0 | 27 | 7 | 151.0 | 46 | 61 | 1.3 | 5 |
| NCAA career totals | 37 | 26 | 12–14 | 593 | 983 | 7,879 | 60.3 | 61 | 20 | 144.1 | 135 | 132 | 1.0 | 8 |
Professional career
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 6 in | 234 lb | 34 1/4 in | 9 7/8 in | 4.93 s | 4.48 s | 7.42 s | 29.5 in | 9 ft 3 in | 28 | ||||||||||
| All values from the NFL Combine | |||||||||||||||||||
In the 2016 NFL Draft, Sudfeld was selected in the 6th round as the 12th pick (187th overall) by the Washington Redskins.
On May 9, 2016, Sudfeld signed a 4-year, $2.5 million contract.
Personal life
Nate is the son of Ralph and Michelle Sudfeld, and has two brothers, twins Matthew and Zach Sudfeld, and two sisters, Juliana and Sarah. Matthew was a wide receiver at Brown, while Zach played at Nevada and played tight end for the New York Jets. Juliana plays volleyball for Wheaton College in Illinois.
Sudfeld spent a week during the 2015 offseason performing humanitarian work in Uganda.