•   Enters the season with 20 consecutive starts at right tackle for the Huskies.

2021
•   A 14-game starter at right tackle and NIU’s top-rated lineman in 2021 according to Huskie coaches.
•   First team All-MAC selection by Pro Football Network which named NIU as the league’s top offensive line.
•   Earned second team All-MAC honors from league coaches and Pro Football Focus (PFF).
•   Named to Phil Steele’s all-conference third team.
•   Led the way as four different Huskie backs surpassed 100 rushing yards a total of 13 times on the year.
•   Offensive line powered NIU to a No. 4 FBS ranking in rushing offense as the Huskies averaged 241.4 yard/game.
•   NIU gave up just 10 sacks in 14 games to rank second in the country.
•   The Huskies gained a season-high 335 rushing yards on 55 carries in the Cure Bowl game versus Coastal Carolina (12-17).
•   Top offensive performance came at Kent State (11-3) when the Huskies gained a season-high 663 yards of total offense, including 532 yards passing by quarterback Rocky Lombardi.
•   The Huskies gained 500 or more yards of total offense five times on the year.
•   Member of the 2021 Academic All-MAC team.

2020
• Started all six games.
• Provided protection on Ross Bowers’ 300-yard passing game at Ball State (11-18), a season-best passing for NIU.
• Assisted the Huskie offense to average 365.7 yards of total offense per game.

2019
• Participated in all 12 games, playing primarily on special teams.
• Made his Huskie debut in the season opener versus Illinois State (8-31).

2018
• Redshirted and did not see any action.

High School
• First team all-conference selection as a senior and second team as a junior.
• Two-time second team All-Metro in 2016 and 2017.
• Named Offensive MVP as a senior by his team.
• Served as team captain.
• Washington won three consecutive conference titles his freshman, sophomore, and junior seasons.
• Invited by Football University to the 2017 All-American Scouting Combine in San Antonio, Texas.
• As a junior, earned the team MVP award on the Warriors’ Basketball Team.

Personal
• Born August 29 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
• Son of Julie and Mark Potter
• His father was a wrestler at Central College in Pella, Iowa
• Majoring in sport management.

Nolan Potter