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Nate Landman NFL Draft Profile
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Nate Landman Scouting ReportNate is a bit stiff but makes the clean open-field tackle. Good effort in pursuit. Has a filled-out frame with good thickness. Plays at full speed at all times with an active motor and determined quickness in pursuit. He has good key and diagnosis skills. Quickly locates the ball and shows no wasted motion in getting there. Nate has at least adequate lateral agility to avoid blockers and shows good vision and anticipation. He flashes strength to punch or stiff-arm to get off blocks. Stays with plays downfield, often making tackles even after being hit by multiple linemen. He plays fast, flows with the action, showing smooth lateral agility and short-area burst. Has good instincts and awareness to quickly find the ball.
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Areas for ImprovementLandman will add quality depth but must earn more than a backup/special teams role. He can be too hesitant when he doesn't find the ball immediately. Has inconsistent read/react skills with streaky awareness when asked to drop in coverage. He lacks elite quickness and change-of-direction ability to handle NFL slot receivers after initial contact. Hits up high and misses more tackles than he should.
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Nate Landman Career at SchoolHe became the 12th player in CU history to earn at least five letters (11 with five, one with six). The first player to earn some kind of all-conference honors four times (two first-team, two second-team). He appeared in 48 career games, 43 on defense (the other five solely on special teams his freshman year), with starts in 36 of those. He finished his career with 409 tackles, tying for fifth all-time at Colorado (the sixth to record 400); his 285 solo were the second most, just eight behind the top spot. He also exited as CU’s all-time leader in third down stops (53, which included a record nine on fourth downs). His 41 tackles for loss (totaling 119 yards) were the sixth-most in school annals, with 11 of those being quarterback sacks (32nd on the list, the fifth-most by an inside linebacker). Had 17 career passes broken up, 35th-most but the sixth most by a linebacker. His 22 double-figure tackles games were the fifth-most by a Buff (record is 26). He was just the sixth player to record 250-plus tackles over two seasons in (260: 123 in 2018, 137 in 2019), and he became just the third player in CU history to average 10-plus tackles per game for three straight seasons, joining Barry Remington (1984-86) and Greg Biekert (1990-92); he averaged 10.1 the second-time around as a senior to become the first to do so. Due to the season-ending injury seven games into his senior season, he just missed on becoming the first player in school history to lead the team in tackles for four seasons. He was the recipient of CU’s Zack Jordan Award (MVP) or the Dave Jones Award (outstanding defensive player) his sophomore through his first senior season. He earned the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week Award three times, matching the most in CU history alongside Steve Rosga and Biekert.
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Nate Landman NFL Draft Player ProfileFrom a mental standpoint, Landman's experience shines bright. He tracks the ball out of the backfield well and possesses good eyes. He diagnoses quickly and reacts in a timely manner. Can get out to a screen and play containment. Plays downhill and aggressively with his angles which is both a blessing and a curse. Even when he is engaged with blockers, Landman is capable of playing off the block and getting through the contact to make tackles. He is a technical tackler while wrapping up with a good tackle radius and some thump to his pads. Just finds a way to be around the ball.
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