Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Nate Hairston was born June 30, 2994, in Washington D.C. He is a cornerback in the National Football League.

On December 21, 2016, it was announced that Hairston had accepted his invitation to play in the 2017 East-West Shrine Game. He impressed draft scouts and analysts during Shrine Game practices. On January 21, 2017, Hairston recorded three combined tackles as part of the East team that lost 10–3 to the West in the 2017 East-West Shrine Game. Hairston attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and completed the majority of the combine and positional drills. On March 8, 2017, Hairston participated at Temple's pro day, but stood on the majority of his combine numbers and only performed the three-cone drill, short shuttle, and positional drills. At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Hairston was projected to be drafted anywhere from the fifth to seventh rounds by NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked as the 30th best cornerback prospect in the draft by DraftScout.com.

The Indianapolis Colts selected Hairston in the fifth round (158th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft. Hairston was the 23rd cornerback drafted in 2017. On August 28, 2019, Hairston was traded to the New York Jets for a conditional 2020 sixth-round pick. On October 12, 2020, Hairston was signed to the Baltimore Ravens practice squad. On December 12, 2020, Hairston was signed by the Denver Broncos off the Ravens practice squad.

Hairston joined the Arizona Cardinals in 2023.