Nate Ritchie

2025: Started at safety in the first five games of the season. Totaled 25 tackles (3.5 TFL) and one pass breakup prior to an injury in the West Virginia game. Turned in career-bests with 13 tackles and 2.5 TFL against Texas Tech. First pass breakup of the season came against Texas Tech. Had a pair of five-tackle outings against UCLA and Wyoming. 2024: Played in 11 games, both on defense and special teams. Academic All-Big 12 Team. Nineteen tackles (2.0 TFL) on the season, with a career-best nine coming in the win vs. Baylor (1.0 TFL). Earned a start for the BYU game. Made 1.5 third-down stops vs. Baylor. Contributed a TFL against TCU. 2023: Saw action in 13 games, making three starts at safety and also playing on special teams. Credited 22 tackles on the season (1.5 TFL, 1.0 sack). Tied a career-high with seven stops (0.5 TFL) vs. Northwestern in the Las Vegas Bowl. Contributed an eight-yard sack among his four tackles vs. Cal. 2020: Started all five games at strong safety. Led the secondary with 28 total tackles (4.0 TFL, 1.0 sack), adding one fumble recovery and a pass breakup. Career-high seven tackles against Washington. Six tackles (1.0 TFL, 1.0 sack) against No. 21 Colorado, also recovering a fumble in the game … five tackles (1.0 TFL against Oregon State and USC. Five tackles (1.0 TFL) and a pass breakup against Washington State. High School: Three-star recruit on 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN, rated the No. 4 recruit out of the state of Utah out of Lone Peak HS. Two-time first-team all-state. Region 4 Defensive MVP as a senior and first-team all-region as a junior. 2018 All-USA Utah football team. Played on offense, defense and special teams. 51 total tackles (5.0 TFL, 1.0 sack) with eight interceptions (151 return yards, three touchdowns) and seven passes defended his senior year, also going 44-of-47 on PATs and 11-of-16 on field goals, including a career-long 51-yarder. Also had 15 carries for 82 yards (5.5 ypc) with four rushing touchdowns along with three catches for 44 yards (1 TD) and 75 kick return yards as a senior. 39 tackles (1.0 TFL), six interceptions (148 return yards, two touchdowns), three passes defended and a forced fumble as a junior, adding four kick returns for 348 yards (87.0 ypr), scoring five return touchdowns (2 PR, 3 KR) and went 38-of-45 PATs, also going a perfect 8-for-8 on field goals. Added four carries for 85 yards and one rushing touchdown as a junior. Lone Peak won the 6A state championship in 2018 … 29 tackles, four interceptions (48 return yards) and five passes defended his sophomore season, going 37-of-42 on PATs and 6-of-9 on field goals. Also played basketball. Personal: Son of Brad and Amy … has four sisters … father played football at BYU.