| New York Jets | |
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| Title | Assistant offensive line coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1978-01-03)January 3, 1978 (age 47) San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school | Winston Churchill (San Antonio, Texas) |
| College | UTEP |
| NFL draft | 2001: undrafted |
| Position | Tight end, No. 48 |
| Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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| Awards and highlights | |
Stats atPro Football Reference  | |
Brian Natkin (born January 3, 1978) is a coach and anAmerican football formertight end. He is the assistant offensive line coach for theNew York Jets, a position he has held since 2025. He also coached for theArizona Cardinals,Hutchinson Community College,University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP),Midwestern State University,University of Northern Colorado, among others.
Natkin playedcollege football for theUTEP Miners, earning unanimous selection to the2000 College Football All-America Team. He played in the NFL for theTennessee Titans andSt. Louis Rams.
During the2000 NCAA Division I-A football season, Natkin leadtight ends nationally with 64 catches for 787 yards.[2] Natkin was a unanimous selection to the2000 College Football All-America Team, the only ever UTEP player to earn unanimous All-American honors in football.[3] For his college career Natkin had 172 receptions for 1,934 yards and was a three-time first-teamAll-WAC selection (1998–2000).[4]
Natkin played three games for theTennessee Titans of theNational Football League (NFL) in 2001, starting one game.[5] Natkin spent the 2003 pre-season with theSt. Louis Rams.[6]
From 2004 to 2005, Natkin was agraduate assistant at UTEP after graduating in 2003. In 2006, Natkin was an assistant coach at theUniversity of Northern Colorado. From 2007 to 2011, Natkin was an assistant coach atMidwestern State University. From 2012 to 2017, Natkin was the tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator at UTEP.[7]
On January 13, 2019, Natkin was hired by theArizona Cardinals of the NFL to be their assistant offensive line coach.
On February 11, 2025, theNew York Jets announced that Natkin was hired of the NFL to be their assistant offensive line coach.