Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
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| Wk 4 | W 41-14vs Maine | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Nolan Potter
Last confirmed: Northern Illinois, 2023. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′6″ · 301 lb · Cedar Rapids, IA · George Washington
Nolan Potter: OL · Northern Illinois · #69.
Nolan Potter
Three straight seasons of it now: All-MAC again in 2023.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Northern Illinois in the news
Where to follow him
Game log
Signature game
2021 snapshot
Season context: team record and system
2021Northern Illinois9-5HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Awards
A three-star recruit at offensive line for Northern Illinois -- now an All-Conference mainstay.
Offensive line play doesn't show up in a box score. Here's what actually tells you whether he's good.
DevelopingThree-star HS recruitAll-MAC (2023)All-MAC (2022)All-MAC (2021)
The unit he anchors ranks 45th nationally in line yards this season. See the full unit breakdown →
Northern Illinois has produced 6 All-Conference offensive linemen. 1 has gone on to the NFL Draft since 2019. Max Scharping went on to the NFL out of this room (2019).
Five seasons at Northern Illinois
- 2023 Northern Illinois HammockYear 5 · on the roster, no stat lineAll-conference
- 2022 Northern Illinois HammockYear 4 · on the roster, no stat lineAll-conference
- 2021 Northern Illinois HammockYear 3 · 1 gameAll-conference
- 2020 Northern Illinois HammockYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2019 Northern Illinois HammockYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Northern Illinois in 2018 as a 3-star recruit, No. 2,226 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Northern Illinois in the 2018 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
One season at Northern Illinois, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — his college career is complete.
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
2018
- Signed with Northern Illinois3-star out of George Washington
2021
- All-MACsecond
2022
- All-MACfirst
2023
- All-MACfirst
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM
All-MAC 1st team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
1 coach2019–2023
Northern Illinois
Played his entire career under Thomas Hammock.