2023 Football Roster
Nate Temple
- Position:
- DL
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 250
- Hometown:
- Abbeville, SC
- High School:
- Abbeville
2024: Limited to the final three games of the year due to a preseason injury…made his season debut in the Nov. 23 Louisville game…also played at Boston College and the GameAbove Sports Bowl against Toledo…totaled two tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss.
2023: Made the biggest contributions of his career, playing in 11 games and starting nine at defensive end...missed one contest (Boston College) due to injury...collected 26 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks on the year...posted a career-high seven stops against Cincinnati...had three tackles, 1.5 TFL and a 17-yard sack against Florida State...named to the All-ACC Academic Football Team.
2022: Contributions as a reserve defensive end were limited to the season’s initial three contests due to injury…recorded one solo tackle against Tennessee.
2021: Played in seven games, appearing on special teams and as a reserve defensive end…totaled two tackles…logged stops against Massachusetts and Duke.
2020: Played in the initial five games on special teams and as a reserve defensive end before sustaining a season-ending injury…had two tackles and a pass breakup in the opener against Austin Peay.
2019: Redshirted as a true freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year starter at defensive end for South Carolina power Abbeville…during his varsity career, the Panthers went a combined 42-1-1 (.966) and won three South Carolina High School League (SCHSL) Class 2A championships…collected 12.5 sacks with an additional 11 tackles for loss as a senior…American Family Insurance ALL-USA South Carolina Football Team...All-Lakelands…selected to play in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas all-star game…rated the No. 15 overall prospect in South Carolina by ESPN and No. 28 by 247Sports…played under Coach Jamie Nickles.
PERSONAL: Son of Tony and Shannon Temple…has one brother and one sister…earned his bachelor’s degree in communication and is now pursuing graduate studies in Pitt’s School of Education.
