Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2006-2009Florida
David Nelson
WR • 6'5" • Wichita Falls, TX, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
David Nelson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
30
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · Florida
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Florida
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: The Citadel
Player Story
David Nelson built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a wide receiver from Wichita Falls, TX wearing No. 83, spending time with Florida. The clearest part of David Nelson's career was his receiving role: 46...
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
David Nelson, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · Florida. David Nelson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 630
- Receptions
- 46
- Touchdowns
- 7
Quick Answers
David Nelson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 630
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2008 Postseason · Florida
- Top game
- The Citadel
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Waggener Traditional
- High school pipeline
- Waggener Traditional · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 83 · Class 2009
- 2009 Receiving yards rank
- 291 receiving yards · WR 310th (top 39%) · SEC 39th (top 21%) · National 386th (top 23%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Regular Season | Florida | 2 | 5 | 76 | 0 | 59.9 |
| 2007 Regular Season | Florida | 3 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 43.6 |
| 2008 Postseason | Florida | 6 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 75.8 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Florida | 6 | 10 | 195 | 4 | 75.8 |
| 2009 Postseason | Florida | 11 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 72.2 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Florida | 11 | 23 | 254 | 2 | 72.2 |
Related Context
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David Nelson played WR for Florida. Across 4 tracked seasons, David Nelson recorded 630 receiving yards and 7 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Florida.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2008 Postseason
Florida paired 228 primary output with 93.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 73.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2009 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Alabama
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2009 Postseason · Florida
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
26.5
Efficiency
73.2
Usage
12.8
Consistency
72.7
Best Game by takeover score
Alabama
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Cincinnati: 37. Charleston Southern: 4. Troy: 9. Tennessee: 26. Kentucky: 27. Arkansas: 13. Georgia: 26. Vanderbilt: 28. Florida International: 45. Florida State: 23. Alabama: 53
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Cincinnati: 2 by 100. Charleston Southern: 1 by 26.7. Troy: 2 by 30. Tennessee: 2 by 86.7. Kentucky: 2 by 90. Arkansas: 1 by 86.7. Georgia: 3 by 57.8. Vanderbilt: 3 by 62.2. Florida International: 3 by 100. Florida State: 2 by 76.7. Alabama: 4 by 88.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins23.8 · Games = 10 · -29.2 vs Losses
Losses53 · Games = 1 · +29.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Alabama
Best efficiency game
100 vs Cincinnati
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/2 | vs Cincinnati | W 51-24 | — | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 18.50 | 0 | 30 |
| Sat 12/5 | @ Alabama | L 13-32 | — | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 13.30 | 1 | 23 |
| Sat 11/28 | vs Florida State | W 37-10 | — | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 11/21 | vs Florida International | W 62-3 | — | 3 | 45 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 26 |
| Sun 11/8 | vs Vanderbilt | W 27-3 | — | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 9.30 | 1 | 14 |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Georgia | W 41-17 | — | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 8.70 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 10/17 | vs Arkansas | W 23-20 | — | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 9/26 | @ Kentucky | W 41-7 | — | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 13.50 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 9/19 | vs Tennessee | W 23-13 | — | 2 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Troy | W 56-6 | — | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 9/5 | vs Charleston Southern | W 62-3 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Player Story
David Nelson story
David Nelson built his college career from 2006 through 2009 as a wide receiver from Wichita Falls, TX wearing No. 83, spending time with Florida. The clearest part of David Nelson's career was his receiving role: 46 catches, 630 receiving yards, and 7 touchdowns across 22 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2009 with Florida. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 5 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 22 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Florida.
The arc is straightforward: David Nelson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Florida
2006-2009
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200620072008200820092009
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Regular Season | Florida | 76 | 98.4 | 11.9 | — |
| 2007 Regular Season | Florida | 35 | 60 | 8.2 | -41 |
| 2008 Postseason | Florida | 228 | 93.3 | 13.5 | 193 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Florida | 228 | 93.3 | 13.5 | 0 |
| 2009 Postseason | Florida | 291 | 73.2 | 12.8 | 63 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Florida | 291 | 73.2 | 12.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs The Citadel
Week 13 · W 70-19
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
53
Receiving Yards
86.2 takeover
53 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Alabama
Week 14 · L 13-32 · Conference game
53
Receiving Yards
85 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
53 receiving yards with a 88.3 efficiency score.
#3
vs Western Carolina
Week 12 · W 62-0
47
Receiving Yards
84.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
47 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Florida State
Week 14 · W 45-15
36
Receiving Yards
74.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
36 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Florida International
Week 12 · W 62-3
45
Receiving Yards
74.4 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
45 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2008 Postseason · Florida
228 primary output · 93.3 efficiency · 13.5 usage
75.8
#2
2008 Regular Season · Florida
75.8
228 primary · 93.3 efficiency · 13.5 usage
#3
2009 Postseason · Florida
72.2
291 primary · 73.2 efficiency · 12.8 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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