Nate Craft

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Nate Craft
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    220
  • Hometown:
    Salem, Va.
  • Position:
    K
  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • High School:
    Salem
  • fg
    5-12
  • pat
    11-13
  • pts
    26
Bio

2019: Craft was Carson-Newman's leading scorer for 2019.  The freshman kicker hit 10-of-16 field goals and all 56 of his extra points.  A two-time SAC Special Teams Player of the Week, Craft becomes the first special teamer to be honored twice in one season with player of the week honors since kicker Carson Wise was lauded three times during the 2015. Against Mars Hill, Craft started the scoring by launching a 50-yard field goal through the uprights into a breeze on the Eagles' opening possession.  The 50-yard field goal was the first by a Carson-Newman kicker since Curt Duncan's school-record 54-yarder against Tusculum in 2012.  It registers as the ninth 50-yard field goal in Carson-Newman football history.  Craft also became the first Carson-Newman kicker to knock through a pair of 40-yard kicks in one game (Craft's second field goal was true from 42) since Duncan as well.  Duncan hit from 43 and 50 en route to scoring a school-record 17 points as a kicker in a win over Lenoir-Rhyne in week three of 2012.

HONORS

  • All-SAC Second Team
  • SAC Special Teams Player of the Week

HIGH SCHOOL: Craft twice earned first team all-state honors for Stephen Magenbauer at Salem High School.  He set the Spartans career record for points with 272.  Craft hit 205-of-211 point-after attempts in his high school career, and knocked in 20-of-26 field goals.  Craft helped Salem to a state title his final three years with the program.  He hit a game-winning field goal to win a state title his sophomore year. 

PERSONAL: Craft chose Carson-Newman over Louisiana-Monroe, Marshall, Arizona and New Mexico State. He is the son of Michelle and Jimmy Craft.  He plans to study psychology at Carson-Newman.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Field goals made 5 3
Field goal attempts 12 9
Field goal % 42% 33%
Field goal long 51 46
P-A-T made 11 8
P-A-T attempts 13 10
P-A-T % 85% 80%
Points 26 17
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 2 3 51 3 3 9
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 0 3 0 3 4 3
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 2 2 46 1 1 7
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 1 2 27 3 3 6
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 0 1 0 0 1 0
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 0 1 0 1 1 1
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 2 82 41.0 43 2 0 0 0
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 5 216 43.2 53 2 1 0 0
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 5 202 40.4 51 0 2 0 0
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 6 225 37.5 42 2 2 0 0
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 6 256 42.7 51 1 1 1 0
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 4 168 42.0 63 2 2 0 0
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 1 - - - - 0
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 1 - - - - 0
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 1 - - - - 0
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 1 - - - - 0
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 1 - - - - 0
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 9 - - - - - - 3 2 - 0 0
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 3 - - - - - - 3 0 - 0 -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 7 - - - - - - 1 2 - 0 0
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 6 - - - - - - 3 1 - 0 0
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 0 - - - - - - 0 0 - 0 0
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 1 - - - - - - 1 0 - 0 0
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2019-20 12 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 18 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2019-20 12 2 -29 -2.4 -14.5 0 0 3 2
2022-23 6 - - - - - - - -
Total 18 2 -29 -1.6 -14.5 0 0 3 2
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2019-20 12 - - - - - - -
2022-23 6 - - - - - - -
Total 18 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2019-20 12 10 16 63% 50 56 56 100% 86
2022-23 6 5 12 42% 51 11 13 85% 26
Total 18 15 28 54% 51 67 69 97% 112
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2019-20 12 38 1598 42.1 57 14 10 2 3
2022-23 6 28 1149 41.0 63 9 8 1 0
Total 18 66 2747 41.6 63 23 18 3 3
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2019-20 12 -29 - - - -29 -2.4
2022-23 6 - - - - 0 .0
Total 18 -29 - - - -29 -1.6
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2019-20 86 7.2 0 - - - - - 56 10 0 0
2022-23 26 4.3 - - - - - - 11 5 0 0
Total 112 6.2 0 - - - - - 67 15 0 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2019-20 12 1 1 2.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 18 1 1 2.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 6 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 6 - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 6 5 12 42% 51 11 13 85% 26
Conference 5 3 9 33% 46 8 10 80% 17
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 4 3 9 33% 51 10 11 91% 19
Away 2 2 3 67% 46 1 2 50% 7
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 3 3 6 50% 51 7 7 100% 16
Losses 3 2 6 33% 46 4 6 67% 10
Month
September 3 4 8 50% 51 7 8 88% 19
October 3 1 4 25% 27 4 5 80% 7
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 6 28 1149 41.0 63 9 8 1 0
Conference 5 26 1067 41.0 63 7 8 1 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 17 691 40.6 63 8 5 0 0
Away 2 11 458 41.6 51 1 3 1 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 12 475 39.6 63 6 4 0 0
Losses 3 16 674 42.1 53 3 4 1 0
Month
September 3 12 500 41.7 53 4 3 0 0
October 3 16 649 40.6 63 5 5 1 0
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 6 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 5 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 4 - - - - 0 .0
Away 2 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 3 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 3 - - - - 0 .0
Month
September 3 - - - - 0 .0
October 3 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 26 4.3 - - - - - - 11 5 0 0
Conference 17 3.4 - - - - - - 8 3 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 19 4.8 - - - - - - 10 3 0 0
Away 7 3.5 - - - - - - 1 2 0 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 16 5.3 - - - - - - 7 3 0 0
Losses 10 3.3 - - - - - - 4 2 0 0
Month
September 19 6.3 - - - - - - 7 4 0 0
October 7 2.3 - - - - - - 4 1 0 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 6 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
News mentions
Turnovers, red-zone issues undo Eagles at Tusculum
  • Article
  • October 08, 2022
Turnovers, red-zone issues undo Eagles at Tusculum

GREENEVILLE, Tenn.  – Carson-Newman (2-4, 1-3 South Atlantic Conference) entered Saturday’s contest with Tusculum (5-1, 3-1 SAC) with just five giveaways on the season and the 21st fewest fumbles lost in the country. 

  • October 08, 2022
Defense de-fangs Wolves, C-N rallies past No. 7 Newberry for program win 650
  • Article
  • October 01, 2022
Defense de-fangs Wolves, C-N rallies past No. 7 Newberry for program win 650

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – With a little more than five minutes left in the second quarter, Seventh-ranked Newberry (4-1, 2-1 South Atlantic Conference)  quarterback Pete Elmore scrambled seven yards for a first down.

  • October 01, 2022
Defense shines, but No. 18 Bears best Eagles 34-13
  • Article
  • September 24, 2022
Defense shines, but No. 18 Bears best Eagles 34-13

HICKORY, N.C.  – Carson-Newman (1-3, 0-2 South Atlantic Conference) harassed 18th-ranked Lenoir-Rhyne’s offense into seven tackles for loss and 3.8 yards per rush, but the Bears used a 17-point second quarter to create separation in a 34-13 win over C-N Saturday night at Moretz Stadium. 

  • September 24, 2022
Eagles drop 2OT heartbreaker to Limestone
  • Article
  • September 17, 2022
Eagles drop 2OT heartbreaker to Limestone

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (1-2, 0-1 South Atlantic Conference) outgained Limestone (2-1, 1-0 SAC) 473-424, but the Saints took advantage of miscues in C-N’s kicking game to collect a 40-37, two-overtime win Saturday at Burke-Tarr Stadium.

  • September 17, 2022
C-N grinds down FPU, opens Burke-Tarr with dub
  • Article
  • September 10, 2022
C-N grinds down FPU, opens Burke-Tarr with dub

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (1-1) used a dominant third quarter to build a lead, then played keep away in the fourth to pick up its first win of the season, 27-6, Saturday at Burke-Tarr Stadium against Franklin Pierce (0-2).

  • September 10, 2022
Carson-Newman Football Position Previews: The Special Teams
  • Article
  • August 23, 2022
Carson-Newman Football Position Previews: The Special Teams

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – This is the seventh part in an eight-part series chronicling Carson-Newman football's positions for the 2022 season. This feature breaks down the Eagle returners, kickers, punters and long snappers with the assistance of special teams coordinator Antonio Goss.

  • August 23, 2022