Isaac Nauta
{{Short description|American football player (born 1997)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Isaac Nauta
| image = GA VS LSU E101318 113.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Nauta with the Georgia Bulldogs in 2018
| current_team =
| number =
| position = Tight end
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|5|21}}
| birth_place = Buford, Georgia, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 246
| high_school = IMG Academy
(Bradenton, Florida)
| college = Georgia (2016–2018)
| draftyear = 2019
| draftround = 7
| draftpick = 224
| pastteams =
- Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|2019}}–{{NFL Year|2020}})
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|2020}}–{{NFL Year|2021}})*
- Arlington Renegades ({{XFL Year|2023}})
| highlights =
- Freshman All-American (2016)
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 3
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 16
| pfr = N/NautIs00
}}
Isaac Jay Nauta (born May 21, 1997) is an American former professional football tight end. He played college football at Georgia.
Early life
Nauta attended IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida for his senior season. During his senior season Nauta played in eight games, catching 13 passes for 230 yards and two touchdowns.{{Cite web |title=Isaac Nauta's High School Football Stats |url=http://www.maxpreps.com/athlete/isaac-nauta/ARWEjg9tEeOZ5AAmVebBJg/gendersport/football-stats.htm |website=MaxPreps.com |access-date=February 5, 2017 |archive-date=October 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028220232/http://www.maxpreps.com/athlete/isaac-nauta/ARWEjg9tEeOZ5AAmVebBJg/gendersport/football-stats.htm |url-status=dead }} Nauta played football and basketball while at IMG Academy. In his senior year he was named to the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and USA Today All-USA First-team.
Considered a five-star recruit by all major recruiting services, he was rated as the best tight end prospect of his class. He committed to Georgia on January 9, 2016.{{Cite magazine |last=Johnson |first=Chris |date=January 9, 2016 |title=Five-star TE Isaac Nauta commits to Georgia |url=https://www.si.com/college/2016/01/09/isaac-nauta-commits-georgia-bulldogs-kirby-smart |access-date=July 4, 2020 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |language=en-us}}
{{College athlete recruit start|40=no|collapse=no|year=2016}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Isaac Nauta
| position = #1 TE
| hometown = Bradenton, FL
| highschool = IMG Academy
| feet = 6
| inches = 4
| weight = 240
| commitdate = 1/9/16
| scout stars = 5
| rivals stars = 5
| 247 stars = 5
| espn stars = 5
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit End
| 40 =
| year = 2016
| rivals ref title = 2016 Georgia Football Commitment List
| scout ref title = 2016 Georgia Commits
| espn ref title = 2016 Players Commitments – Georgia
| rivals school =
| scouts =
| scout overall = 10
| rivals overall = 9
| 247 overall = 7
| espn overall = 7
| accessdate = January 31, 2016
| collapse = collapsible
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College career
Considered by far the best true freshman tight end in the country, Nauta finished the season with 353 yards on 27 catches as he developed early chemistry with fellow true freshman quarterback Jacob Eason. Nauta was a key weapon for the Georgia passing game, lining up on the outside and in the slot quite a bit as he dwarfed the rest of the nation's true freshman tight ends statistically. He was selected to the freshman All-America team by ESPN, USA Today, Athlon Sports, Football Writers Association of America, and Campus Insiders.{{Cite web |title=Isaac Nauta – 2016 Football Roster – University of Georgia Official Athletic Site |url=http://www.georgiadogs.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/isaac_nauta_1010834.html |website=georgiadogs.com}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 3 1/4
| weight = 244
| dash = 4.91
| ten split = 1.75
| twenty split = 2.86
| shuttle = 4.43
| cone drill = 7.45
| vertical = 28.0
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 6
| bench = 19
| arm span = 31 7/8
| hand span = 9 3/8
| wonderlic =
| note = All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/isaac-nauta/32004e41-5534-7951-4697-102c243eb698 |title=Isaac Nauta Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=January 22, 2022}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1018290&DraftYear=2019 |title=Isaac Nauta, Georgia, TE, 2019 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football |website=draftscout.com |access-date=January 22, 2022}}
}}
=Detroit Lions=
Nauta was selected by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round with the 224th overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft.{{Cite web |last=Birkett |first=Dave |date=April 27, 2019 |title=Detroit Lions pick Georgia TE Isaac Nauta in 7th round of NFL draft |url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2019/04/27/detroit-lions-georgia-te-isaac-nauta-nfl-draft/3599068002/ |access-date=April 27, 2019 |newspaper=Detroit Free Press}} He was waived on August 31, 2019,{{Cite web |date=August 31, 2019 |title=Detroit Lions establish 53-man roster |url=https://www.detroitlions.com/news/detroit-lions-establish-53-man-roster |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=DetroitLions.com}} but was signed to the practice squad the following day.{{cite web | last=Meinke | first=Kyle | title=Detroit Lions sign 10 players to practice squad | website=mlive | date=2019-09-01 | url=https://www.mlive.com/lions/2019/09/practice-squad-detroit-lions-reportedly-sign-lb-jason-cabinda.html | access-date=2024-11-04}} He was promoted to the active roster on November 23, 2019.{{Cite web |date=November 23, 2019 |title=Lions sign TE Isaac Nauta to active roster |url=https://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-sign-te-isaac-nauta-to-active-roster |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=DetroitLions.com}}
Nauta was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Lions on July 30, 2020,{{cite news |author=Birkett, Dave |title=Detroit Lions' Justin Coleman, Isaac Nauta added to team's COVID-19 list |url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2020/07/30/detroit-lions-justin-coleman-tests-positive-covid-19/5549548002/ |website=Detroit Free Press |date=July 30, 2020 |access-date=July 31, 2020}} and he was activated from the list four days later.{{cite news |author=Birkett, Dave |title=Detroit Lions activate TE Isaac Nauta from reserve/COVID-19 list |url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2020/08/03/detroit-lions-isaac-nauta-covid-19-coronavirus/5576327002/ |website=Detroit Free Press |date=August 3, 2020 |access-date=August 3, 2020}} He was waived on September 5, 2020, and signed to the practice squad the next day.{{Cite web |date=September 5, 2020 |title=Lions announce roster moves |url=https://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-announce-roster-moves-x4330 |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=DetroitLions.com}}{{Cite web |date=September 6, 2020 |title=Lions establish practice squad |url=https://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-establish-practice-squad |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=DetroitLions.com}} He was elevated to the active roster on October 17 and 24 for the team's weeks 6 and 7 games against the Jacksonville Jaguars and Atlanta Falcons, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.{{cite news |author=Schlitt, Erik |title=Lions make series of roster moves ahead of Week 6 matchup |url=https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2020/10/17/lions-make-series-of-roster-moves-ahead-of-week-6-matchup/ |website=USA Today |date=October 17, 2020 |access-date=October 31, 2020}}{{cite news |author=Schlitt, Erik |title=Detroit Lions elevate TE Isaac Nauta to the active roster for Week 7 |url=https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2020/10/24/detroit-lions-elevate-te-isaac-nauta-to-the-active-roster-for-week-7/ |website=USA Today |date=October 24, 2020 |access-date=November 8, 2020}} He was promoted to the active roster on October 31.{{cite news |author=Rothstein, Michael |title=Detroit Lions activate Justin Coleman, release Bo Scarbrough |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30230690/detroit-lions-activate-justin-coleman-release-bo-scarbrough |publisher=ESPN |date=October 31, 2020 |access-date=November 14, 2020}} He was waived on December 5, 2020.{{cite news |title=Lions announce roster moves |url=https://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-announce-roster-moves-herron-roberts-price |website=DetroitLions.com |date=December 5, 2020 |access-date=January 13, 2021 |archive-date=January 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121200114/https://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-announce-roster-moves-herron-roberts-price |url-status=dead }}
=Green Bay Packers=
On December 12, 2020, Nauta signed with the practice squad of the Green Bay Packers.{{cite web | title=Packers activate RB AJ Dillon from the exempt/COVID-19 list | website=Packers.com| date=2020-12-12 | url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-activate-rb-aj-dillon-from-the-exempt-covid-19-list | access-date=2025-01-25}} On January 25, 2021, Nauta signed a reserve/futures contract with the Packers.{{cite web|title=Packers sign 10 free agents|url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-10-free-agents-x1386|website=Green Bay Packers|access-date=January 25, 2021|date=January 25, 2021|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126034530/https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-10-free-agents-x1386|url-status=dead}} He was placed on injured reserve on August 16, 2021.{{cite web|title=Packers place TE Isaac Nauta and WR DeAndre Thompkins on injured reserve|url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-place-te-isaac-nauta-and-wr-deandre-thompkins-on-injured-reserve|website=Green Bay Packers|access-date=August 16, 2021|date=August 16, 2021|archive-date=August 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819150749/https://www.packers.com/news/packers-place-te-isaac-nauta-and-wr-deandre-thompkins-on-injured-reserve|url-status=dead}} He was released on August 25.
= Arlington Renegades =
On November 17, 2022, Nauta was drafted by the Arlington Renegades of the XFL.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-18 |title=Rosters for all eight XFL teams: Full draft results and where Vic Beasley, Martavis Bryant landed |url=https://www.espn.com/xfl/story/_/id/35053464/xfl-draft-results-2023-full-rosters-eight-teams-vic-beasley-martavis-bryant-picks |access-date=2022-12-30 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}} He was released on March 8, 2023.{{cite web |title=XFL Transactions |url=https://www.xfl.com/xfl-transactions |website=XFL.com |access-date=March 14, 2023}}
NFL career statistics
=Regular season=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2"|Year !! rowspan="2"|Team !! colspan="2"|Games !! colspan="5"|Receiving !! colspan="2"|Fumbles | ||||||||
| G | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | DET
| 6 || 0 || 2 || 13 || 6.5 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||
| 2020 | GB
| 7 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 3.0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||
| colspan="2"|Total || 13 || 0 || 3 || 16 || 5.3 || 13 || 0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||
| colspan="11"|Source: [https://www.nfl.com/players/isaac-nauta/stats/career NFL.com] |
References
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External links
- [https://georgiadogs.com/sports/football/roster/isaac-nauta/3118 Georgia Bulldogs bio]
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Category:American football tight ends
Category:Sportspeople from Buford, Georgia
Category:Players of American football from Gwinnett County, Georgia
Category:Georgia Bulldogs football players
Category:Detroit Lions players
Category:Green Bay Packers players