Adam Prentice
Adam M. Prentice (born January 16, 1997) is an American professional football fullback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Colorado State Rams and South Carolina Gamecocks and was signed by the Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2021. He has also played for the New Orleans Saints. In addition to his usage as a fullback, Prentice has also occasionally played running back (halfback/tailback), often playing running back either as a situational ballcarrier or a pass blocker/pass protector.
 Prentice with the South Carolina Gamecocks in 2020 | |||||||||||||
| No. 46 – Denver Broncos | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | ||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Born | January 16, 1997 Fresno, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school | Clovis (CA) | ||||||||||||
| College |
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| NFL draft | 2021: undrafted | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||||||||
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Adam M. Prentice (born January 16, 1997) is an American professional football fullback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Colorado State Rams and South Carolina Gamecocks and was signed by the Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2021. He has also played for the New Orleans Saints.
In addition to his usage as a fullback, Prentice has also occasionally played running back (halfback/tailback), often playing running back either as a situational ballcarrier or a pass blocker/pass protector.
Early life
[edit]Prentice was born in Fresno on January 16, 1997, to Renae and Gary Prentice. He graduated from Clovis High in 2015, receiving the Bnai Brith award from Fresno County for his outstanding community service, excelling academically, in track, wrestling, and football. Prentice would place 5th in the Valley in the shot put, 2nd in the state in wrestling, and was the Fresno Bee defensive player of the year.[1] Prentice would lose his father Gary suddenly to cancer his senior year at Clovis High. The memory of his father would inspire Prentice throughout college.[2]
College career
[edit]Prentice began his collegiate career at Colorado State. He join the team as a walk-on and redshirted his true freshman season. Prentice was named the Rams' starting fullback and awarded a scholarship before suffering a season-ending injury shortly before the start of his redshirt freshman season.[3] Prentice served as Colorado State's primary fullback for the next three seasons before transferring to South Carolina as a graduate transfer.[4] At South Carolina Prentice was named Offensive Player of the game in their historic victory vs Auburn. Prentice finished his masters in structural engineering at South Carolina.[5]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m) |
251 lb (114 kg) |
32 in (0.81 m) |
9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
4.83 s | 1.68 s | 2.75 s | 4.58 s | 7.22 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) |
9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) |
21 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[6] | ||||||||||||
Denver Broncos (first stint)
[edit]Prentice was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent on May 3, 2021.[7] He was waived by the Broncos on August 31.[8]
New Orleans Saints
[edit]Prentice was claimed off of waivers by the New Orleans Saints on September 1, 2021.[9] He was waived on September 14, and re-signed to the practice squad. Prentice was elevated to the active roster on November 25, for the team's Week 12 game against the Buffalo Bills and made his NFL debut in the game, starting at fullback and catching a pass from Trevor Siemian for ten yards for his first career reception.[10][11] He was signed to the active roster on December 2.[12] As a rookie, Prentice recorded 3 rushing attempts for 5 yards, 3 receptions on 3 targets for 16 yards, and 1 tackle. He appeared in 7 games and started 3.
Prentice made the Saints final roster in 2022, but was waived on October 1, 2022, and re-signed to the practice squad.[13] He was promoted to the active roster on November 10.[14] In 2022, Prentice recorded 4 rushing attempts for 9 yards, 3 receptions on 3 targets for 9 yards, 3 tackles, with 1 fumble.
On October 14, 2023, Prentice was placed on injured reserve.[15] He was reactivated on November 11, waived three days later, and re-signed to the practice squad on November 16.[16][17][18] He was promoted to the active roster on December 9.[19] In 2023, Prentice recorded 2 rushing attempts for 12 yards, caught 2 of 3 targets for 12 receiving yards, 5 tackles, and 1 fumble. Prentice played in 13 games with 1 start in the 2023 season.
In the 2024 season Prentice recorded 0 receptions on 4 targets and recorded a career-high 7 tackles. He appeared in 17 games with 7 starts.
Denver Broncos (second stint)
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On August 17, 2025, Prentice was signed by the Denver Broncos once again following injuries to fullbacks Michael Burton and Nate Adkins.[20] On August 26, he was released.[21] The next day, he was re-signed to the practice squad.[22] With both Burton and Adkins out with injury, Prentice was elevated from the practice squad for the team's first three games of the season.[23] On September 24, he was promoted to the active roster.[24]
On March 12, 2026, Prentice re-signed with the Broncos on a one-year contract.[25]
NFL career statistics
[edit]| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Tackles | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2021 | NO | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | NO | 11 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | NO | 13 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | NO | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | DEN | 17 | 3 | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 65 | 16 | 19 | 70 | 3.7 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 90 | 6.4 | 14 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 1 | |
Postseason
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Tackles | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2025 | DEN | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ Boogaard, Andy (May 19, 2015). "Clovis' Adam Prentice named B'nai B'rith winner in emotional night". Fresno Bee. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ Mellon, Brianna (November 28, 2020). "Good Sports: Former Clovis Cougar Adam Prentice playing his 6th year of college football at South Carolina". ABC30 Fresno. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ Lyell, Kelly (August 26, 2016). "CSU loses starting fullback to season-ending injury". The Coloradoan. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ Bezjak, Lou (December 30, 2019). "South Carolina adds another grad transfer from Colorado State, this time a fullback". TheState.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ Kendall, Josh (October 21, 2020). "South Carolina's unlikely offensive star: Adam Prentice excels in the dirty work". The Athletic. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ "2021 NFL Draft Scout Adam Prentice College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
- ^ Trickel, Erick (May 3, 2021). "Broncos' 11 Undrafted Free Agents: What Fans Need to Know". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (August 31, 2021). "Broncos make series of roster transactions to reach 53-man limit". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ Johnson, Luke (September 1, 2021). "Saints claim fullback Adam Prentice off waivers from Denver". NOLA.com. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ Just, Amie (November 25, 2021). "Saints re-sign Will Clapp, elevate 2 players from practice squad". NOLA.com. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ "Buffalo Bills at New Orleans Saints - November 25th, 2021". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves ahead of Dallas Cowboys game | NFL Week 13". NewOrleansSaints.com. December 2, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. October 1, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. November 10, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. October 14, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. November 11, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. November 14, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints sign fullback Adam Prentice to practice squad". NewOrleansSaints.com. November 16, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
- ^ Heath, Jon. "Broncos bring back familiar face after 2 injuries at fullback". Broncos Wire. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (August 26, 2025). "Broncos make series of transactions to reach 53-player roster limit". Denver Broncos. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (August 27, 2025). "Broncos sign 16 players to practice squad". Denver Broncos. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
- ^ Klis, Mike (September 6, 2024). "Broncos place Malcolm Roach on short-term IR, promote Sam Ehlinger". 9news.com. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (September 24, 2025). "Broncos promote FB Adam Prentice to active roster". Denver Broncos. Retrieved September 24, 2025.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric. "Broncos re-sign FB Adam Prentice to 1-year contract". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
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