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Nate Salley

Ohio State · Safety · 2002-05

COV
79
TAK
73
RNG
79

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Salley was a first-team all-conference pick in 2005.

Salley was the No. 121 overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 74 overall, the 9th-highest safety rating at Ohio State since 1990 and No. 31 among all safeties of the 2005-2009 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2004
    • Second-team all-conference
  2. 2005
    • First-team all-conference
  3. 2006
    • No. 121 overall pick, NFL Draft

Rating by Era

  • 2000-2004 eraS74
  • 2005-2009 eraS74

Ohio State Teammates

  1. 95Troy Smith2002-06QB
  2. 93James Laurinaitis2005-08LB
  3. 93Mike Doss1999-2002S
  4. 91A.J. Hawk2002-05LB
  5. 88Malcolm Jenkins2006-08CB
  6. 86Matt Wilhelm2000-02LB
  7. 86Quinn Pitcock2002-06EDGE
  8. 86Will Allen2002-03S
  9. 83Will Smith2001-03EDGE
  10. 80Donte Whitner2003-05S

Full Ohio State all-time roster

Top Safeties of the 2005-2009 Era

  1. 91Eric BerryTennessee · 2007-09S
  2. 91Mark BarronAlabama · 2009-11S
  3. 90Michael HuffTexas · 2004-05S
  4. 90Taylor MaysUSC · 2006-09S
  5. 86Craig SteltzLSU · 2007S
  6. 86Earl ThomasTexas · 2008-09S
  7. 86Eric WeddleUtah · 2003-06S
  8. 86Greg BlueGeorgia · 2004-05S

Best college safeties since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Nate Salley) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.