Nate Mays

Height:
6-1
Weight:
225
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Calhoun, GA
High School:
Dalton

2017 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Appeared in nine games and made three tackles ... Played a season-high 19 snaps in the season-opener vs. Presbyterian (8/31) ... Suffered an injury on the opening kickoff at Boston College (9/9) ... Returned to action at Clemson (10/7), seeing action on the kickoff cover team .... Played on kickoff return, kickoff coverage punt return and punt coverage teams throughout the season ... Had one tackle in the Belk Bowl vs. Texas A&M ... Earned his second varsity letter.

2016 (Redshirt Freshman)
Saw action primarily on special teams as a redshirt freshman ... Saw action in all 13 games and collected four tackles ... Awarded his first varsity letter.

2015 (True Freshman)
Redshirted ... Scout team special teams player of the week vs. Army.

High School
Rated as a three-star recruit by 247 and ESPN ... Named First Team all-region as both a junior and a senior ... Selected First Team All-Area by the Dalton Citizen ... Voted as Dalton High School’s 2014 defensive player of the year ... As a senior, recorded 148 tackles, five sacks, and two interceptions while helping his team to a 9-3 record ... Advanced into the second round of the Georgia state playoffs and won the sub-region 7A-5A title ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Coached by Matt Land.

Personal
Son of Eric Mays and Candy Smith ... Born Dec. 4, 1996.