Nate Salley

{{Short description|American football player (born 1984)}}

{{about|the American football player|the Contemporary Christian Musician|Nate Sallie}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| image = Nate Salley in 2006.jpg

| name = Nate Salley

| number = 33, 25, 22

| position = Safety

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1984|02|05}}

| birth_place = Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lbs = 216

| high_school = St. Thomas Aquinas
(Fort Lauderdale, Florida)

| college = Ohio State

| draftyear = 2006

| draftround = 4

| draftpick = 121

| pastteams =

• Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|2006}}–{{NFL Year|2009}})
• Florida Tuskers ({{UFL Year|2010}})
• Virginia Destroyers ({{UFL Year|2011}})*

| highlights =

• BCS national champion (2002)
• First-team All-Big Ten (2005)
• Second-team All-Big Ten (2004)

| statlabel1 = Total tackles

| statvalue1 = 11

| pfr = SallNa20

}}

Nate Salley Jr. (born February 5, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2006 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2006/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played college football and college basketball for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

{{NFL predraft

| height ft = 6

| height in = 1 3/4

| weight = 216

| dash = 4.53

| ten split = 1.60

| twenty split = 2.71

| shuttle = 4.15

| cone drill = 6.79

| vertical = 40.0

| broad ft = 10

| broad in = 3

| bench = 14

| arm span = 32

| hand span = 8 3/4

| note = All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/nate-salley/32005341-4c54-8320-2eb7-2105d2476718 |title=Nate Salley Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=December 26, 2024}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=12413&DraftYear=2006 |title=Nate Salley College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=December 26, 2024}}

}}