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The Falcons also waived TE Joshua Simon, OL Joshua Gray, WR Dylan Drummond, CB Dontae Manning, DL Simeon Barrow Jr., RB Carlos Washington Jr., CB Cobee Bryant, K Lenny Krieg, RB Elijah Dotson, TE Nikola Kalinic, WR Quincy Skinner Jr. and S Josh Thompson. The Falcons released OL Jordan Williams, S Henry Black, S Jordan Fuller, EDGE Khalid Kareem, OL Brandon Parker, QB Easton Stick, DL Kentavius Street, CB Keith Taylor, OL Jake Hanson, CB CJ Henderson, LB/S Ronnie Harrison, WR Chris Blair, OL Matthew Cindric, QB Ben DiNucci, DL Morgan Fox, LB Caleb Johnson, CB Lamar Jackson, LB Nick Kubitz, WR Jesse Matthews and EDGE Ronnie Perkins.

Undrafted free agents always have an uphill climb toward a spot on the 53-player roster. Nash intrigued the dynasty community by leading 2024 FBS wide receivers in targets (171), receptions (104), yards (1,382) and receiving touchdowns (16). McElhaney projects Drake London, Darnell Mooney, Ray-Ray McCloud and KhaDarel Hodge are locked in as the Falcons’ top four wide receivers. WR/KR Jamal Agnew “could be the Falcons’ return man.” WRs Chris Blair and Casey Washington could also be ahead of Nash. He is not relevant in re-draft formats at this time.

Biggs said the 25-year-old undrafted free agent out of San Jose State, who led all college receivers in catches, yards, and touchdowns in 2024, could make an impact in offseason workouts and training camp and find his way into a role in the Atlanta offense. “With time,” Biggs said, “you can see Nash work his way into the rotation, earning his keep on special teams and four/five receiver sets.” Nash’s lack of explosiveness and long speed will be tough to overcome, but precise route running and sure hands for the QB-turned-wideout could earn Nash a roster spot this summer. For now, Drake London, Ray-Ray McCloud, and Darnell Mooney sit atop the Atlanta receiver depth chart.

The Spartans recruited Nash (6’3/203) as a quarterback and gave him three years at the position before moving him to wide receiver. He spent his fourth year learning the ropes of receiver and broke out in year five with 728 yards and eight scores. Nash upped the ante in his final season with 104 receptions, 1,382 yards, and 16 scores, becoming the fourth receiver in college football history to win the receiving triple crown. All three marks led all FBS wide receivers. Nash operated as a deep slot receiver, running 94 percent of his routes from the slot with a 13.3 aDOT. He was blowing by Mountain West corners for 40 yards on deep receptions alone every week. Nash’s field-stretcher bona fides were called into question at the NFL Combine when he ran a 4.57 Forty. Having spent six years at San Jose State, Nash will turn 25 before the start of his rookie season. Between his age and low-end athleticism, Nash’s ceiling at the next level may be limited, but he should have the floor of a rotational slot receiver.

He continues to look electric with his running ability. He had a 48-yard run as he weaved in and out, it looked like no one could bring him down, he even hopped over a Wyoming defender before being brought down inside the 10. He finished that drive off himself with a one-yard run up the middle for a 7-0 lead. Nash wasn’t very accurate in the passing game, he did miss a couple of easy throws, but still made some good plays when he could roll out of the pocket, including the 44-yard touchdown to Charles Ross. Nash has looked good in the last two weeks, but it’s against UNLV and Wyoming who are a combined 0-8 in the Moutain West. The true test will be next week against a much better Nevada.

Starkel (6'3/214) was injured during the Spartans’ Week 4 loss to Western Michigan, and he has not played since. No official announcement has been made regarding the senior’s availability, but the fact that he’s going through warmups is a positive sign. If Starkel cannot start, Nick Nash would remain QB1 for San Jose State.

Nash (6'1/184) has shown improvement throughout his four starts since Nick Starkel injured his arm against Western Michigan. He was in control of the offense throughout, using his legs to create plays in both the running and passing game. His 100-yard rushing performance was the first that San Jose State had seen since Kenny Potter in 2015. Boasting a 4-4 record, the Spartans take on Wyoming next Saturday.

Nash (6'1"/184) and the Spartans got off to a slow start in this one, as Nash completed just 6-of-14 passes for 104 yards and no touchdowns at the half. The Spartans trailed 6-3 at halftime. Things only got worse for Nash and the Spartans from there, as this game ended up going to overtime deadlocked at 6-6. Nash and the Spartans drove down the short OT field in the first overtime on a one-yard touchdown run by running back Tyler Nevens, but Nash cost his team the game in the second overtime when he threw an interception in the end zone to give the ball over to San Diego State and ultimately setup the game winning touchdown. Nash has been rather pedestrian this season, completing only 55.3% of his passes for 575 yards and just five touchdowns in four games. Nash and the Spartans will look to rebound in Week 8 when they travel to UNLV for a date with the Rebels.

Nash’s (6'1/184) first touchdown on the day came on an 18-yard pass to tight end Derrick Deese late in the second quarter for San Jose State’s first points of the day. He later found wide receiver Isaiah Hamilton on a 34-yard touchdown with two minutes to go in the game, which proved to be an otherwise meaningless score, as Colorado State already had the game well within reach. Now at 3-3, San Jose State will look to right it’s ship next week at UNLV.

Nash won his first start of the season last week against New Mexico State. With Starkel hurting, the assignment for Nash gets a little tougher this week playing in altitude at Colorado State. Prior to Starkel’s injury, SJSU had actually been using Nash as a wide receiver. That experiment is on pause for now.