Usage Score
1.9
Player Dossier
2014-2017Wisconsin
Nick Nelson
CB • 5'11" • 208 lbs • Glenarden, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nick Nelson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.1 disruption score.
Efficiency
21.1
Consistency
49.1
Season Value
31.3
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Hawai'i
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Hawai'i • Wisconsin
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Nick Nelson, CB. Best season Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Hawai'i. Nick Nelson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.1 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season
Hawai'i paired 0 primary output with 0 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 21.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Hawai'i, Wisconsin.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2017 Postseason · Wisconsin
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
21.1
Usage
1.9
Consistency
49.1
Best Game by takeover score
Miami
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami: 1. Utah State: 0. Florida Atlantic: 1. BYU: 1. Northwestern: 2. Nebraska: 3. Purdue: 2. Maryland: 1. Illinois: 4. Indiana: 0. Iowa: 0. Michigan: 2. Minnesota: 0. Ohio State: 0
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. Miami: 1 by 14.2. Utah State: 2 by 8.3. Florida Atlantic: 3 by 22.5. BYU: 1 by 14.2. Northwestern: 3 by 32.5. Nebraska: 4 by 46.7. Purdue: 5 by 40.8. Maryland: 0 by 10. Illinois: 1 by 44.2. Iowa: 3 by 12.5. Michigan: 2 by 28.3. Minnesota: 1 by 4.2. Ohio State: 4 by 16.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.3 · Games = 13
First Half1.4 · Games = 7 · +0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · Games = 7 · -0.4 vs First Half
All Games1.2 · Games = 14
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Illinois
Best efficiency game
46.7 vs Nebraska
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/31 | @ Miami | W 34-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 12/3 | vs Ohio State | L 21-27 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Minnesota | W 31-0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Michigan | W 24-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Iowa | W 38-14 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Indiana | W 45-17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Illinois | W 24-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Maryland | W 38-13 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Purdue | W 17-9 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | @ Nebraska | W 38-17 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Northwestern | W 33-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ BYU | W 40-6 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Florida Atlantic | W 31-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Utah State | W 59-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Hawai'i
2014-2015
Opening stop
- 2
Wisconsin
2016-2017
Final stop
Season Progression
20142015201620172017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Wisconsin | 17 | 21.1 | 1.9 | 17 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 17 | 21.1 | 1.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Illinois
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 48.4 takeover score.
#2
Nebraska
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 41.8 takeover score.
#3
Purdue
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 31.9 takeover score.
#4
Northwestern
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 28.2 takeover score.
#5
Michigan
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 26.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2015 Regular Season · Hawai'i
0 primary output · 0 efficiency · — usage
50
#2
2017 Postseason · Wisconsin
31.3
17 primary · 21.1 efficiency · 1.9 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Wisconsin
31.3
17 primary · 21.1 efficiency · 1.9 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2014 · Rating 0.7956
Suitland · District Heights, MD
- Committed To
- Hawai'i
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Career Facts
2
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
30
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 23 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.