Nathan Peterman

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Nathan Peterman
No. 2 – Buffalo Bills
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1994-05-04) May 4, 1994 (age 30)
Jacksonville, Florida
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:St. Johns (FL) Bartram Trail
College:Pittsburgh
NFL draft:2017 / Round: 5 / Pick: 171
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 14, 2017
Pass completions:24
Pass attempts:49
TD–INT:2–5
Passing yards:252
Percentage:49.0
Passer rating:38.4
Player stats at NFL.com

Nathan Michael Peterman (born May 4, 1994) is an American football quarterback for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tennessee before transferring to Pittsburgh. He was drafted by the Bills in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL Draft.

Early years

Peterman attended Bartram Trail High School in St. Johns, Florida.[1] While at Bartram Trail, he played for the Bears football team. As a senior, he passed for 2,392 yards and 36 touchdowns. Peterman was rated as a four-star recruit and committed to the University of Tennessee to play college football under head coach Derek Dooley.[2][3]

College career

University of Tennessee

In 2012, Peterman redshirted his first year at Tennessee. After the Vanderbilt game, Dooley was fired as head coach.

After his redshirt freshman year, Peterman's head coach was Butch Jones. Peterman was one of the three backup quarterbacks as Justin Worley won the starting job in the offseason. Peterman made his collegiate debut in a home game at Neyland Stadium against Austin Peay in relief of Worley in a 45–0 victory. He was 4-of-8 passing for 28 yards against the Governors.[4] After the Oregon game, where Tennessee was defeated by a score of 59–14,[5] Worley was benched in favor of Peterman. Peterman made his first career start against Florida at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida.[6] He was injured in the game and was eventually benched for Worley during the game after completing 4-of-11 passes for only five yards and two interceptions.[7] The injury ended up being a broken hand.[8] Overall, Peterman appeared in four games that season, completing 10 of 23 passes for 45 yards and the two interceptions.

As a sophomore in 2014, he remained behind Worley on the depth chart. He played in seven games and made one start, which came against Alabama at Neyland Stadium, after Worley was injured against Ole Miss. Despite getting the start, Joshua Dobbs relieved Peterman in the game.[9] Dobbs would start the next game against South Carolina[10] and would keep the job for the rest of the season. Peterman made one last appearance as a member of the Volunteers against Kentucky. In relief of Dobbs in the 50-16 victory, Peterman finished the game.[11] He completed 10-of-20 passes for 49 yards on the 2014 season.

University of Pittsburgh

Peterman transferred to the University of Pittsburgh in 2015.[12][13] Under new head coach Pat Narduzzi, Peterman entered the season as the backup to Chad Voytik, but replaced him as the starter after two games.[14] In his first start, he completed 20-of-29 passes for 219 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions against Iowa.[15] He kept the starting job for the rest of the year, completing 193-of-314 passes for 2,287 yards, 20 touchdowns, and eight interceptions.

Peterman returned as a starter his senior year in Pittsburgh.[16] Peterman had a career day against eventual National Champions Clemson on November 12. He threw for 308 yards and five touchdowns in the 43-42 victory. Pittsburgh's victory would be Clemson's only loss of the season.[17] He threw for 2,855 yards with 27 touchdowns, and seven interceptions.[18]

Year School Games Comp Att Pct Yards TD Int
2013 Tennessee 3 10 23 43.5 45 0 2
2014 Tennessee 6 10 20 50 49 0 0
2015 Pittsburgh 13 193 313 61.7 2,287 20 8
2016 Pittsburgh 13 185 306 60.5 2,855 27 7
Career 39 398 662 60.1 5,236 47 17

Professional career

On November 16, 2016, it was announced that Peterman accepted an invitation to play in the 2017 Senior Bowl.[19] During Senior Bowl practices, Peterman impressed scouts and media in attendance after he displayed his decent size, accuracy, mobility, and his powerful arm. He met with representatives from the New Orleans Saints during the week and was praised by NFL analysts Daniel Jeremiah and Charles Davis.[20] On January 28, 2017, Peterman played in the Senior Bowl and completed 16 of 23 pass attempt for 153-yards and a touchdown during the North 16-15 loss to the South. Peterman played for Chicago Bears' head coach John Fox's North team during the game.[21] Peterman was one of 15 collegiate quarterbacks who received an invitation to participate at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana. He completed the majority of combine drills, but opted to skip the bench press. Peterman's performance was mediocre, as he finished fifth among quarterbacks in the three-cone drill, seventh in the 40-yard dash and tied for sixth in the vertical jump and short shuttle.[22]

Pre-draft measurables
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
6 ft 2 in
(1.88 m) 		226 lb
(103 kg) 		32 in
(0.81 m) 		9+7⁄8 in
(0.25 m)		 4.82 s 1.67 s 2.80 s 4.31 s 7.14 s 31 in
(0.79 m)		 9 ft 2 in
(2.79 m)
All values from NFL Combine[23]

The Buffalo Bills selected Peterman in fifth round (171st) of the 2017 NFL Draft, being the eighth quarterback selected.[24]

He was brought in to compete for the Bills' backup quarterback position along with T. J. Yates and Cardale Jones. Peterman performed well enough to win the backup quarterback job after Jones was traded to the Los Angeles Chargers.[25] Following the third preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens, Peterman became the only healthy quarterback for the Bills as starter Tyrod Taylor and Yates both sustained concussions in the game. This left open the possibility of Peterman starting for the team in Week 1,[26] but Taylor recovered in time to start the season opener against the New York Jets.[27] Had Peterman started the game, he would have been the second-lowest-drafted rookie quarterback to start a season opener since the NFL-AFL merger.[28] During Week 10 against the New Orleans Saints, he made his NFL debut with less than five minutes left in the game. In the garbage time performance, with the Bills trailing 47–3, Peterman led a scoring drive completing 7 of 10 passes for 79 yards and one touchdown as the Bills lost by a score of 47–10. His first career touchdown pass was a 7-yard pass to tight end Nick O'Leary.[29][30][31]

On November 15, 2017, Peterman was named the Bills' starting quarterback for the team's Week 11 game against the Los Angeles Chargers after struggles from Taylor.[32] During the game, Peterman threw five interceptions in the first half and was relieved by Taylor.[33] Peterman's five interceptions tied an NFL record for the most thrown in a player's first career start.[34] Due to Taylor having suffered a knee injury in Week 13, Peterman started the Week 14 game against the Indianapolis Colts. During the game, which was played in a snowstorm, he completed 5 of 10 passes for 57 yards and a touchdown before leaving the game in the third quarter with a concussion.[35][36] The Bills won in overtime by a score of 13–7.[36]

References

  1. ^ "State's top quarterback prospect had inspiration from Tim Tebow".
  2. ^ "Bartram Trail QB Nathan Peterman commits to Tennessee".
  3. ^ "Bartram's Nathan Peterman is bound for Tennessee". July 21, 2011.
  4. ^ "Austin Peay at Tennessee Box Score, August 31, 2013". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  5. ^ "Tennessee at Oregon Box Score, September 14, 2013". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  6. ^ "Tennessee changes starting QB to Peterman".
  7. ^ News-Sentinel, By Evan Woodbery – Knoxville (Tenn.). "Vols' QB experiment tanks against Gators".
  8. ^ Lewis, Daniel (September 23, 2013). "UT quarterback Nathan Peterman out at least 4 weeks with broken hand". Nooga.com. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  9. ^ "Alabama at Tennessee Box Score, October 25, 2014". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  10. ^ "Tennessee (4-5, 1-4 SEC) at South Carolina (4-5, 2-5 SEC)" (PDF). CBS Sports Network. Tennessee Football. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  11. ^ "Kentucky at Tennessee Box Score, November 15, 2014". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  12. ^ "Pittsburgh says Nathan Peterman is transferring to Panthers".
  13. ^ "Nathan Peterman settles in quickly after transferring <sic> to Pitt".
  14. ^ "Nathan Peterman is now Pitt's starting quarterback".
  15. ^ DiPaola, Jerry. "Peterman named starting QB for Pitt against Virginia Tech".
  16. ^ "Journey for Pitt's Nathan Peterman makes success even sweeter".
  17. ^ "Pitt at Clemson Box Score, November 12, 2016". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  18. ^ "Nathan Peterman College Stats - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  19. ^ "Prospects who have accepted invites to 2017 Senior Bowl". NFL.com. November 16, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  20. ^ Sean Gentille (January 26, 2017). "Everyone at the Senior Bowl loves Nate Peterman". post-gazette.com. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  21. ^ Emily Kaplan (January 27, 2017). "The Big Arms and the Biggest Risers at the Senior Bowl". si.com. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  22. ^ Kaleel Weatherly (March 6, 2017). "NFL Combine 2017 results: Full quarterback numbers". SBNation.com. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  23. ^ "NFL Draft Profile: Nathan Peterman". NFL.com. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  24. ^ Sessler, Marc. "Bills draft Pitt QB Nathan Peterman in fifth round". NFL.com. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  25. ^ Cooper, Ben (August 16, 2017). "Nathan Peterman to work with the second-string offense". Pro Football Focus. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  26. ^ Prusak, Heather (August 27, 2017). "Bills down to one healthy QB with Taylor, Yates in concussion protocol". WGRZ-TV.
  27. ^ Smith, Michael David (September 5, 2017). "Tyrod Taylor clears concussion protocol, good to go for Sunday". NBC Sports. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  28. ^ Hunter, Jeff (September 5, 2017). "Buffalo Bills' Nathan Peterman could approach an NFL record by starting - Buffalo Rumblings". SB Nation. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  29. ^ Carucci, Vic (November 12, 2017). "Vic Carucci's Points After: Saints 47, Bills 10". buffalonews.com. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  30. ^ "Nathan Peterman". nfl.com. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  31. ^ "New Orleans Saints at Buffalo Bills - November 12th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  32. ^ Bergman, Jeremy (November 15, 2017). "Bills bench QB Tyrod Taylor; Nathan Peterman to start". NFL.com.
  33. ^ Rollins, Khadrice (November 19, 2017). "Bills' Nathan Peterman Benched For Tyrod Taylor After Five First-Half Interceptions". si.com. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  34. ^ Miller, Ryan C. (November 19, 2017). "Nathan Peterman threw 5 INTs in his first half as the Buffalo Bills' starting QB". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  35. ^ Skurski , Jay (December 10, 2017). "Bills QB Nathan Peterman in concussion protocol after hit". buffalonews.com. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  36. ^ a b Brown, Chris (December 10, 2017). "Bills slip past Colts in overtime". buffalobills.com. Retrieved December 10, 2017.

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