Idaho’s captain-level tackle: Nate Azzopardi brings reliability, polish, and trench toughness
In the 2025 season, Nate Azzopardi was a First Team All-Big Sky offensive lineman and one of Idaho’s most trusted veterans, starting every game and drawing praise for elite pass protection, including five games with a Pro Football Focus pass-block grade of 80 or higher. He’s a 6-foot-3, 296-pound redshirt senior, a three-time team captain, and a Shrine Bowl watchlist player whose value goes beyond raw stats: steady leadership, staying power through multiple coaching changes, and the kind of nasty, assignment-sound presence that makes an offensive line feel grown-up fast.
