Jesse Nading
St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | |||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
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| Weight: | 257 lb (117 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | ThunderRidge (Highlands Ranch, Colorado) | ||||||
| College: | Colorado State | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2008 | ||||||
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Jesse Lawrence Nading (born July 3, 1985) is a former
Early years
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College career
In 2007, he started all 12 games at defensive end, collecting 56 tackles (19 solo), 6½ tackles for loss, 3½ sacks, one INT, one pass breakup and three fumble recoveries and was Second-team All-Conference honors. In 2006 as a junior he started at defensive end in 11 of the team's 12 games and made 33 tackles (2 for a loss) ½ a sack and 2 passes broken up. In 2005, he was named honorable mention All-conference and finished season with 56 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and four sacks and one intercepted pass and a forced fumble. In 2004, he started at defensive end in the first three games. In 2003, he redshirted.
Professional career
Pre-draft
Nading measured 6-4½, 254 pounds at his CSU Pro Day. He had a 4.75 40-yard dash and a vertical leap of 36".
Houston Texans
Nading was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 8, 2008. He was signed to the Texans' practice squad on September 3, 2008 and signed to the Texans' active roster on November 19, 2008. He made his NFL debut at Cleveland November 23, 2008. He played on special teams and defensive end, recording 5 tackles.
Nading spent the entire 2009 season on the Texans' practice squad and was re-signed to a future contract on January 5, 2010.