The senior rushed for 1,602 yards in 2005 on 207 carries, an average of 7.7 yards per carry. He also caught 11 passes for 141 yards. He scored 22 touchdowns running and had one score receiving.

“I think I had a pretty good season,” Inman said. “I am just glad my best year came my senior year.”

Fitzgerald head coach Robby Pruitt feels like 2005 was a result of a lot of work by Inman.

“He improved every year and he turned into a real good football player for us,” Pruitt said.

“This season he became our go-to guy on offense. Our opponents had to really honor him up the middle and he didn’t get run down when he went to the outside. He was a lot faster than I think some people realized.”

Helping him go into the line was his strength, Pruitt pointed out.

“He was second in his class at the state weight-lifting competition last year. He has a 390-pound bench (press),” Pruitt stated.

Inman said his season’s big moment came when the Hurricanes secured their second straight Region 2-AA title with a win over the Charlton County Indians. Fitzgerald is the only team that has defeated Charlton the past two seasons as the Indians went on to win the state title in 2004 and 2005.

“That was my highlight, beating Charlton again and rushing for 200 yards (on 25 carries) against them,” Inman said.

Later in the year, the Hurricanes had to undergo a six-hour bus ride for a playoff game at Calhoun High. Calhoun won that game and advanced to the state title game against Charlton.

“That was the lowest part of the year for me, losing to Calhoun,” Inman said. “We then had that long bus ride back home to think about it.”

Inman, who said he is talking to Ohio State, Georgia Southern, West Georgia and Appalachian State, among other schools.

“Not only has Nate turned into a real good football player for us, he has also become a real good person. He has a good opportunity to go off to a college and do something special,” Pruitt said.

While he thinks about his future, Inman hopes he left behind strong values to his younger teammates.

“I hope I was a leader that inspired the younger kids to be leaders,” Inman said.