Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Southern Miss
Picasso Nelson Jr.
DB • 5'10" • 195 lbs • Mendenhall, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Picasso Nelson Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
71
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
56
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
78
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Southern Miss
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Southern Miss
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Player Story
Picasso Nelson Jr. built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive back from Mendenhall, MS wearing No. 13, spending time with Southern Miss. The clearest part of Picasso Nelson Jr.'s career was his...
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- Committed To
- Southern Miss
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Picasso Nelson Jr., DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Southern Miss. Picasso Nelson Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 94
- TFL
- 6
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Picasso Nelson Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Southern Miss · DB
- Career Tackles
- 94
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Southern Miss
- Top game
- Louisiana Tech
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Oak Grove · Southern Miss
- High school pipeline
- Oak Grove · 21 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 46 tackles · DB 162nd (top 19%) · Conference USA 78th (top 13%) · National 757th (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 48.3 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2016 Postseason | Southern Miss | 12 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 12 | 42 | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 39.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 9 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 63.6 |
Related Context
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Picasso Nelson Jr. played DB for Southern Miss. Across 5 tracked seasons, Picasso Nelson Jr. recorded 37 receiving yards and 94 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Southern Miss.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Southern Miss paired 8 primary output with 30.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 30.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UAB
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Southern Miss
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
30.2
Usage
8.7
Consistency
51.9
Best Game by takeover score
UAB
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Jackson State: 0. UL Monroe: 0. Rice: 1. Auburn: 1.5. North Texas: 2. UTSA: 1. Charlotte: 0. Marshall: 0. UAB: 2.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Jackson State: 3 by 12.5. UL Monroe: 7 by 29.2. Rice: 3 by 22.5. Auburn: 8 by 48.3. North Texas: 8 by 53.3. UTSA: 3 by 22.5. Charlotte: 6 by 25. Marshall: 1 by 4.2. UAB: 7 by 54.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 4 · -0.7 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 5 · +0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
UAB
Best efficiency game
54.2 vs UAB
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/11 | @ UABSplash game | L 23-26 | 7 | 5 | — | 1.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Marshall | W 26-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Charlotte | L 17-20 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs UTSA | W 27-17 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | @ North TexasSplash game | L 7-30 | 8 | 6 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Auburn | L 13-24 | 8 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Rice | W 40-22 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs UL Monroe | L 20-21 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Jackson State | W 55-7 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Picasso Nelson Jr. story
Picasso Nelson Jr. built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive back from Mendenhall, MS wearing No. 13, spending time with Southern Miss. The clearest part of Picasso Nelson Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 94 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 5 interceptions, and 3 passes defended across 24 career games in the available record. His career also includes 37 receiving yards and 20 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Picasso Nelson Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Southern Miss
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 2 | 20 | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 0 | 0 | — | -2 |
| 2016 Postseason | Southern Miss | 6 | 21.7 | 5.9 | 6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 6 | 21.7 | 5.9 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 0 | — | — | -6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 8 | 30.2 | 8.7 | 8 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 13 · W 39-24 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#2
@ UAB
Week 11 · L 23-26 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
84.7 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 84.7 takeover score.
#3
@ North Texas
Week 7 · L 7-30 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Rice
Week 5 · L 23-41 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
vs App State
Week 4 · W 21-20
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Southern Miss
8 primary output · 30.2 efficiency · 8.7 usage
63.6
#2
2015 Regular Season · Southern Miss
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Southern Miss
48.3
2 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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