Nathan Arthur Byham (born June 27, 1988) is an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wit ...

coach and former

tight end The tight end (TE) is a position in American football, arena football, and Canadian football, on the offense (sports), offense. The tight end is often a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide ...

, who is the current tight ends coach for the

Stanford Cardinal The Stanford Cardinal are the athletic teams that represent Stanford University. As of June, 2022, Stanford's program has won 131 NCAA team championships. Stanford has won at least one NCAA team championship each academic year for 46 consecutive ...

. He played collegiate football at the

University of Pittsburgh The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The university is composed of 17 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges at its urban Pittsburgh campus, home to the univers ...

. Byham was regarded as one of the best blocking

prospects for the

2010 NFL Draft The 2010 NFL Draft was the 75th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players. The 2010 draft took place over three days, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, New York, with the fir ...

. He was drafted by the

San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National ...

in the sixth round.

Professional career

2010 NFL Draft

Byham was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round of the

with the 182nd overall pick.

References

External links

San Francisco 49ers bio

Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio
1988 births Living people American football tight ends Players of American football from Pennsylvania Albany Great Danes football coaches Pittsburgh Panthers football players San Francisco 49ers players Tampa Bay Buccaneers players New England Patriots players People from Franklin, Pennsylvania Stanford Cardinal football coaches {{Tightend-1980s-stub