Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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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 22.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
37
Developing production for a corner
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
37
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Hawai'i
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Hawai'i • Wisconsin
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Player Story
Nick Nelson built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a cornerback from Glenarden, MD wearing No. 11, spending time with Hawai'i and Wisconsin. The clearest part of Nick Nelson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Hawai'i
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 10
- Overall
- No. 110
- NFL Team
- Las Vegas Raiders
Nick Nelson, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Hawai'i. Nick Nelson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 30
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 17
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Nick Nelson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wisconsin · CB
- Career Tackles
- 30
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2015 Regular Season · Hawai'i
- Top game
- Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Suitland · Hawai'i
- High school pipeline
- Suitland · 9 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 4 · Pick 10 · Las Vegas Raiders
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 30 tackles · CB 124th (top 34%) · Big Ten 151st (top 25%) · National 1,422nd (top 25%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 9 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Postseason | Wisconsin | 14 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 44.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 14 | 29 | - | 0 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 44.5 |
Related Context
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Nick Nelson played CB for Hawai'i and Wisconsin. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nick Nelson recorded 30 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Wisconsin.
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 22.5 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 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Season Explorer
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2017 Postseason · Wisconsin
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
22.5
Usage
2.3
Consistency
36.5
Best Game by takeover score
Illinois
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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: 3. Nebraska: 3. Purdue: 2. Maryland: 1. Illinois: 5. 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 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 42.5. Nebraska: 4 by 46.7. Purdue: 5 by 40.8. Maryland: 0 by 10. Illinois: 1 by 54.2. 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.
Wins1.5 · Games = 13 · +1.5 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · -1.5 vs Wins
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
54.2 vs Illinois
| 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 MichiganSplash game | 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 | @ IllinoisSplash game | 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 PurdueSplash game | W 17-9 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | @ NebraskaSplash game | W 38-17 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs NorthwesternSplash game | 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 | — | — |
Player Story
Nick Nelson story
Nick Nelson built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a cornerback from Glenarden, MD wearing No. 11, spending time with Hawai'i and Wisconsin. The clearest part of Nick Nelson's career was his defensive production: 30 tackles and 17 passes defended across 23 career games in the available record. His career also includes 371 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Nick Nelson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
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 Value 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 | 19 | 22.5 | 2.3 | 19 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wisconsin | 19 | 22.5 | 2.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Illinois
Week 9 · W 24-10 · Conference game
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
62.2 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 62.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Nebraska
Week 6 · W 38-17 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
46.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 46.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Northwestern
Week 5 · W 33-24 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
46.1 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 46.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Purdue
Week 7 · W 17-9 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
40.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 40.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Michigan
Week 12 · W 24-10 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
27.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 27.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Regular Season · Hawai'i
0 primary output · 0 efficiency · — usage
50
#2
2017 Postseason · Wisconsin
44.5
19 primary · 22.5 efficiency · 2.3 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Wisconsin
44.5
19 primary · 22.5 efficiency · 2.3 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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