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
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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.
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%)
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.
Recognition
Honors
- 20172017 All-Big Ten Coaches · conference_coachesfirst
- 20172017 All-Big Ten Media · conference_mediafirst
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