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DRAFTED BY WASHINGTON REDSKINS (4-12)
AT TECH: Versatile defensive lineman who has played every positon on the front line and started at defensive end as a senior . . . Somewhat undersized but has good quickness and strength.
1998: Enjoyed an outstanding season at defensive end . . . Collected 6.5 quarterbacks sacks, helping Tech rank second in the ACC . . . Also had five tackles for loss . . . Made 53 tackles on the season . . . Caused four fumbles and recovered one . . . Turned in two crucial defensive plays in Tech’s win over sixth-ranked Virginia and was named ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week . . . With Tech trailing 38-17 late in the third quarter and Virignia at the Tech 42-yard line, Stimson sacked quarterback Aaron Brooks and forced a fumble at the Virginia 34-yard line, which Tech’s Delaunta Cameron returned for a touchdown to begin the Jackets’ comeback . . . After Tech took a 41-38 lead, he helped prevent a score on Virginia’s final drive . . . On third-and-11 at the Tech 25-yard line, he wrapped up Brooks with what would have been a sack, but Brooks drew an intentional grounding penalty that moved the Cavs back to the 37-yard line . . . Finished with eight tackles, two sacks for 30 yards and one tackle for loss in the game . . . Added two sacks the following week against Florida State . . . Had a career-high nine tackles against Georgia . . . Made a critical play in Tech’s Gator Bowl win over Notre Dame by sacking Irish quarterback Jarious Jackson and causing him to fumble on Notre Dame’s last possession.
Reserve in 1997 . . . Played in nine games in 1996 as a reserve defensive tackle and totalled 13 tackles with two tackles for loss and one sack . . . Made two tackles, including one for a one-yard loss, against North Carolina . . . Had three tackles against Duke . . . Sacked Florida State quarterback Dan Kendra for a 12-yard loss . . . Moved to the defensive front from inside linebacker in the spring of 1996 . . . Enrolled at Tech in the fall of 1995 after transferring from Miami (Fla.) . . . Practiced with the scout team in 1995 while sitting out in accordance with NCAA rules . . . Played one year (1994) at Miami as a linebacker but did not letter.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prep all-America by SuperPrep, which rated him the 12th-best player in Florida . . . First-team 5A all-state selection and District MVP . . . Defensive Player of the Year by the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel and a member of the Palm Beach Post Super 11 . . . Made 119 tackles (81 solo), eight sacks, two interceptions and four fumble recoveries as a senior . . . Set school records for career tackles (328) and single-season tackles (138 as a junior, including 87 solo) . . . Returned three interceptions for touchdowns, travelling 89, 76 and 60 yards . . . Second-team all-area and first-team all-conference by the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel and the Palm Beach Post as a junior . . . Three-year letterwinner for coach Matt Dillon at Wellington High . . . Also lettered once in weightlifting . . . High school teammate of Conrad Andrzejewski.
PERSONAL: Full name is Nathan Karl Stimson . . . Parents are Denise and Carl Stimson and Peter Orwig . . . Born March 4, 1976 . . . Majoring in Management.
game-by-game statistics 1998 Ply P-A-T TFL Sck FC FR Int PB PR Boston Col.‡ 51 1-2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NMSU‡ 51 2-1-3 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 N. Carolina‡ 38 2-1-3 0 1.5-14 1 0 0 0 0 Duke‡ 47 1-2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC State‡ 64 4-1-5 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Virginia‡ 79 7-1-8 1-1 2-30 1 0 0 0 1 Florida State‡ 58 5-3-8 0 2-20 1 0 0 0 1 Maryland‡ 57 1-1-2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 Clemson‡ 71 2-2-4 1-1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Wake Forest‡ 52 3-2-5 1-2 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 Georgia‡ 59 4-5-9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Notre Dame‡# 2-54-6 1-1 2.5-12 1 0 0 0 0‡ Game Started # Bowl game stats are not included in season or career totals
CAREER STATISTICS Year G-GS P-A Tkl TFL Sck FC FR Int PB PR 1996 9-0 10-3 13 2-2 1-12 0 0 0 0 0 1997 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1998 11-11 32-21 53 5-7 6.5-69 4 1 0 2 6 Totals 20-11 10-3 13 7-9 7.5-81 0 0 0 0 0
CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 9 vs. Georgia, 1998 TFL: 1 vs. seven teams Sck: 2 vs. Virginia, 1998; vs. Florida State, 1998 FC: 1 vs. four teams, 1998 FR: 1 vs. NC State, 1998 PB: 1 vs. New Mexico State, 1998; vs. Clemson, 1998 PR: 2 vs. NC State, 1998
