#8

Nathaniel Peat

RB · Missouri · Sr. · #8

Missouri 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Nathaniel Peat

RB · Missouri · Sr · #8

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
—
No recruit profile
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach
2021
2022
2023

Played his entire career under Eli Drinkwitz.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Stanford3-9HC: David Shaw · Balanced, slow tempo
2022Missouri6-7HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning
2023Missouri11-2HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Missouri763174.23--
2022Missouri1004394.42--
2021Stanford794045.13--
Career2551,1604.58--
SeasonTeam
2023Missouri68113.51--
2022Missouri10666.61--
2021Stanford11635.70--
Career272107.82--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2023

W 38–21

at Vanderbilt

71 rush yds (12 car)

How he plays

Play style

Does a little of everything without one standout trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Back

Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.

RB

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Christian Turner’s 2021 season.

Christian Turner

79%match

Wake Forest · 2021

#2

Marcus Williams Jr.

Louisiana Tech · 2021

79%
#3

Nay'Quan Wright

Florida · 2022

76%
#4

Anthony Grant

Nebraska · 2023

76%
#5

C'Bo Flemister

Pittsburgh · 2023

76%

Matches Christian on

Yards / carry
EPA / carry (adj)
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Based on 8 features · 3 seasons in pool · Opponent-adjusted weighted z-score distance

Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Caleb Huntley’s path through Ball State.

Caleb Huntley

99%match

Ball State · 2020

All-MAC
#2

Peytton Pickett

Jackson State · 2021

97%
#3

Demetric Felton

UCLA · 2020

NFL Rd 6
96%
#4

James Peoples

Ohio State · 2025

95%
#5

Trevion Cooley

Georgia Tech · 2024

95%

Matches Caleb on

Yards per carry
2020202120222023
Career-aggregate opponent-adjusted stats · physical traits

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to C'Bo Flemister's senior season at Pittsburgh (2023).

C'Bo Flemister

80%match

Pittsburgh · 2023

#2

Pat Garwo III

Boston College · 2023

77%
#3

Myles Montgomery

UCF · 2025

76%
#4

Anthony Watkins

Tulsa · 2024

All-AAC
72%
#5

Willie Shaw III

Toledo · 2024

72%

Matches C'Bo on

Yards / carry
EPA / carry (adj)
Height

Differs from C'Bo on

Rush TD rate (higher)
Opponent-adjusted stats · senior cohort across all seasons

Player DNA

Players who play like Nathaniel Peat

#1

James Peoples

Ohio State · 2024

95%
#2

Trevion Cooley

Louisville · 2021

95%
#3

Reese White

Coastal Carolina · 2021

95%
#4

Kentrel Bullock

South Alabama · 2023

94%
#5

Elijah Davis

Old Dominion · 2021

93%

Development

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2021–2023
4042021
4392022
3172023

-22%

Sharp dropoff (-22%) — career inflection point.