Usage Score
5.8
Player Dossier
2014-2018Texas
Chris Nelson
DL • 6'1" • 315 lbs • Lakeland, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Chris Nelson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19 disruption score.
Efficiency
19
Consistency
32.1
Season Value
17.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason · Texas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Texas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State
Scouting Read
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Chris Nelson, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason · Texas. Chris Nelson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19 disruption score.
Chris Nelson played DL for Texas. Across 5 tracked seasons, Chris Nelson recorded 102 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Texas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Texas paired 6.5 primary output with 19 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 19 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Texas
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
19
Usage
5.8
Consistency
32.1
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia: 0. Maryland: 1.5. Tulsa: 0. USC: 0.5. TCU: 2. Kansas State: 0. Baylor: 1. Oklahoma State: 1. West Virginia: 0. Texas Tech: 0. Iowa State: 0. Oklahoma: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia: 3 by 12.5. Maryland: 5 by 35.8. Tulsa: 1 by 4.2. USC: 2 by 13.3. TCU: 5 by 40.8. Kansas State: 4 by 16.7. Baylor: 3 by 22.5. Oklahoma State: 3 by 22.5. West Virginia: 4 by 16.7. Texas Tech: 1 by 4.2. Iowa State: 3 by 12.5. Oklahoma: 5 by 25.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 8 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 4 · +0.3 vs Wins
First Half0.7 · Games = 6 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · Games = 6 · -0.2 vs First Half
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
TCU
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs TCU
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1/2 | @ Georgia | W 28-21 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/1 | @ Oklahoma | L 27-39 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/18 | vs Iowa State | W 24-10 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/11 | @ Texas Tech | W 41-34 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs West Virginia | L 41-42 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/28 | @ Oklahoma State | L 35-38 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Baylor | W 23-17 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Kansas State | W 19-14 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs TCUSplash game | W 31-16 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/16 | vs USC | W 37-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/9 | vs Tulsa | W 28-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | @ Maryland | L 29-34 | 5 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Texas
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Progression
201420152016201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Texas | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Texas | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Texas | 8 | 24.3 | 5.3 | 8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Texas | 4 | 11.5 | 3.4 | -4 |
| 2018 Postseason | Texas | 6.5 | 19 | 5.8 | 2.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Texas | 6.5 | 19 | 5.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Iowa State
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.
#2
TCU
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.9 takeover score.
#3
Texas Tech
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 52.2 takeover score.
#4
Maryland
1.5
Primary metric
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 40.8 takeover score.
#5
Notre Dame
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 39.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2018 Postseason · Texas
6.5 primary output · 19 efficiency · 5.8 usage
17.7
#2
2018 Regular Season · Texas
17.7
6.5 primary · 19 efficiency · 5.8 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Texas
14.8
8 primary · 24.3 efficiency · 5.3 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
4
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2014 · Rating 0.8517
Victory Christian Academy · Lakeland, FL
- Committed To
- Texas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
102
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 33 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.