Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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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 20.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
25
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Texas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Texas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa State
Player Story
Chris Nelson built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive lineman from Lakeland, FL wearing No. 97, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of Chris Nelson's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Texas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Chris Nelson, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Texas. Chris Nelson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 102
- TFL
- 15
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Chris Nelson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas · DL
- Career Tackles
- 102
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Texas
- Top game
- Iowa State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Victory Christian Academy · Texas
- High school pipeline
- Victory Christian Academy · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 97 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 39 tackles · DL 74th (top 10%) · Big 12 79th (top 19%) · National 982nd (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Texas | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Texas | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Texas | 11 | 45 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 46 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Texas | 10 | 18 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 22 |
| 2018 Postseason | Texas | 12 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 45.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Texas | 12 | 36 | 5.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45.5 |
Related Context
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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: 2016 Regular Season
Texas paired 9 primary output with 25.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 20.6 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
0.7
Efficiency
20.6
Usage
5.3
Consistency
22.9
Best Game by takeover score
TCU
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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: 2. Oklahoma State: 2. 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 32.5. Oklahoma State: 3 by 32.5. 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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Wins0.6 · Games = 8 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 4 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
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 StateSplash game | L 35-38 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs BaylorSplash game | 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 | — | — |
Player Story
Chris Nelson story
Chris Nelson built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a defensive lineman from Lakeland, FL wearing No. 97, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of Chris Nelson's career was his defensive production: 102 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 33 career games in the available record. That gives Chris Nelson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Texas
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201420152016201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Texas | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Texas | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Texas | 9 | 25.2 | 5.2 | 9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Texas | 4 | 11.5 | 3 | -5 |
| 2018 Postseason | Texas | 8.5 | 20.6 | 5.3 | 4.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Texas | 8.5 | 20.6 | 5.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Iowa State
Week 7 · W 27-6 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#2
vs TCU
Week 4 · W 31-16 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Texas Tech
Week 13 · L 23-27 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Maryland
Week 1 · L 29-34
1.5
Havoc Plays
68.9 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Notre Dame
Week 1 · W 50-47
2
Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Texas
9 primary output · 25.2 efficiency · 5.2 usage
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#2
2018 Postseason · Texas
45.5
8.5 primary · 20.6 efficiency · 5.3 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Texas
45.5
8.5 primary · 20.6 efficiency · 5.3 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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