Player Dossier

2014-2017

Oregon

Charles Nelson

WR • 5'8" • 177 lbs • Daytona Beach, FL, USA

Alpha targetPossession profile

Charles Nelson reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

10%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

18

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

26

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Oregon

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Oregon
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska

Player Story

Charles Nelson built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a wide receiver from Daytona Beach, FL wearing No. 18, spending time with Oregon. The clearest part of Charles Nelson's career was his receiving role:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8904

Caledonia · Caledonia, MN

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Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Charles Nelson, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Oregon. Charles Nelson reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,555
Receptions
124
Touchdowns
23

Quick Answers

Charles Nelson quick answers

Latest team and position
Oregon · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,555
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 48 games
Best season
2016 Regular Season · Oregon
Top game
Nebraska
Recruit profile
4-star · Caledonia
High school pipeline
Caledonia · 2 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 18 · Class 2017
2017 Receiving yards rank
404 receiving yards · WR 272nd (top 28%) · Pac-12 33rd (top 18%) · National 308th (top 16%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2014 PostseasonOregon14661049
2014 Regular SeasonOregon1417266749
2015 PostseasonOregon12212054.3
2015 Regular SeasonOregon1215258554.3
2016 Regular SeasonOregon1252554876.6
2017 PostseasonOregon10212065
2017 Regular SeasonOregon1030392365

Related Context

Charles Nelson played WR for Oregon. Across 4 tracked seasons, Charles Nelson recorded 22 passing yards, 278 rushing yards, and 1,555 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Oregon.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season

Oregon paired 554 primary output with 65.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2015 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 89.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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Season Explorer

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2015 Postseason · Oregon

Games

12

Receiving Yards / G

22.5

Efficiency

89.4

Usage

10.9

Consistency

42.6

Best Game by takeover score

Michigan State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. TCU: 12. Michigan State: 79. Georgia State: 48. Utah: 26. Colorado: 44. Washington State: 0. Washington: 0. Arizona State: 0. California: 20. Stanford: 0. USC: 26. Oregon State: 15

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 on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. TCU: 2 by 40. Michigan State: 7 by 75.2. Georgia State: 2 by 100. Utah: 1 by 100. Colorado: 2 by 100. California: 1 by 100. USC: 1 by 100. Oregon State: 1 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins19.1 · Games = 8 · -10.1 vs Losses
Losses29.3 · Games = 4 · +10.1 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Michigan State

Best efficiency game

100 vs Oregon State

Result
Sat 1/2@ TCUL 41-472124.56012
Fri 11/27vs Oregon StateW 52-421151615015
Sat 11/21vs USCW 48-281262626126
Sun 11/15@ StanfordW 38-3644
Sun 11/8vs CaliforniaW 44-281202020120
Fri 10/30@ Arizona StateW 61-55
Sun 10/18@ WashingtonW 26-20
Sat 10/10vs Washington StateL 38-45
Sun 10/4@ ColoradoW 41-242442222139
Sun 9/27vs UtahL 20-621262626026
Sat 9/19vs Georgia StateW 61-282482424044
Sun 9/13@ Michigan StateL 28-3177910.411.30019

Player Story

Charles Nelson story

Charles Nelson built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a wide receiver from Daytona Beach, FL wearing No. 18, spending time with Oregon. The clearest part of Charles Nelson's career was his receiving role: 124 catches, 1,555 receiving yards, 14 touchdowns, and 278 rushing yards across 48 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Oregon. 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 22 passing yards, 278 rushing yards, and 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 48 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Oregon.

The arc is straightforward: Charles 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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    Oregon

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2014201420152015201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 PostseasonOregon3277410.5
2014 Regular SeasonOregon3277410.50
2015 PostseasonOregon27089.410.9-57
2015 Regular SeasonOregon27089.410.90
2016 Regular SeasonOregon55465.622.1284
2017 PostseasonOregon40467.526.1-150
2017 Regular SeasonOregon40467.526.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Nebraska

Week 2 · W 42-35

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

117

Receiving Yards

99.2 takeover

117 receiving yards with a 97.5 efficiency score.

#2

vs Arizona

Week 15 · W 51-13 · Conference game

104

Receiving Yards

95.1 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

104 receiving yards with a 99 efficiency score.

#3

@ California

Week 8 · L 49-52 · Conference game

84

Receiving Yards

92.9 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

84 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.

#4

vs Colorado

Week 4 · L 38-41 · Conference game

85

Receiving Yards

91.9 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

85 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Michigan State

Week 2 · L 28-31

79

Receiving Yards

91.7 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

79 receiving yards with a 75.2 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Regular Season · Oregon

554 primary output · 65.6 efficiency · 22.1 usage

76.6

#2

2017 Postseason · Oregon

65

404 primary · 67.5 efficiency · 26.1 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Oregon

65

404 primary · 67.5 efficiency · 26.1 usage

Milestones

2

100+ receiving yards

2

8+ catch outings

3

2+ TD games