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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2018Utah State
DJ Nelson
WR • 5'9" • 195 lbs • Logan, UT, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
DJ Nelson reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
0
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
10
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Utah State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Utah State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Air Force
Player Story
DJ Nelson built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a wide receiver from Logan, UT wearing No. 12, spending time with Utah State. The clearest part of DJ Nelson's career was his receiving role: 15 catches,...
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- Committed To
- Utah State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
DJ Nelson, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Utah State. DJ Nelson reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 143
- Receptions
- 15
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
DJ Nelson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Utah State · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 143
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Utah State
- Top game
- Air Force
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Logan · Utah State
- High school pipeline
- Logan · 18 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Senior
- 2018 Receiving yards rank
- 114 receiving yards · WR 598th (top 59%) · Mountain West 80th (top 40%) · National 866th (top 41%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Postseason | Utah State | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Utah State | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Utah State | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 2017 Postseason | Utah State | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 32.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Utah State | 8 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 32.6 |
| 2018 Postseason | Utah State | 9 | - | 0 | 0 | 55.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Utah State | 9 | 13 | 114 | 0 | 55.9 |
Related Context
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DJ Nelson played WR for Utah State. Across 5 tracked seasons, DJ Nelson recorded 12 passing yards, 19 rushing yards, and 143 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Utah State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Utah State paired 114 primary output with 52.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 52.2 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: San José State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2018 Postseason · Utah State
Games
9
Receiving Yards / G
12.7
Efficiency
52.2
Usage
6.9
Consistency
48.4
Best Game by takeover score
San José State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Texas: 0. Michigan State: 17. New Mexico State: 2. Tennessee Tech: 23. New Mexico: 15. Hawai'i: 0. San José State: 40. Colorado State: 11. Boise State: 6
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. Michigan State: 3 by 37.8. New Mexico State: 1 by 13.3. Tennessee Tech: 3 by 51.1. New Mexico: 2 by 50. San José State: 2 by 100. Colorado State: 1 by 73.3. Boise State: 1 by 40
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins13 · Games = 7 · +1.5 vs Losses
Losses11.5 · Games = 2 · -1.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
San José State
Best efficiency game
100 vs San José State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/15 | @ North Texas | W 52-13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 11/25 | @ Boise State | L 24-33 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 11/17 | @ Colorado State | W 29-24 | — | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 11/10 | vs San José State | W 62-24 | — | 2 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 42 |
| Sun 11/4 | @ Hawai'i | W 56-17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs New Mexico | W 61-19 | — | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 0 | 8 |
| Fri 9/14 | vs Tennessee Tech | W 73-12 | — | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 7.70 | 0 | 11 |
| Sun 9/9 | vs New Mexico State | W 60-13 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Fri 8/31 | @ Michigan State | L 31-38 | — | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 5.70 | 0 | 11 |
Player Story
DJ Nelson story
DJ Nelson built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a wide receiver from Logan, UT wearing No. 12, spending time with Utah State. The clearest part of DJ Nelson's career was his receiving role: 15 catches, 143 receiving yards, and 19 rushing yards across 20 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Utah State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 12 passing yards, 19 rushing yards, and 10 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 20 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Utah State.
The arc is straightforward: DJ Nelson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Utah State
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201520162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Postseason | Utah State | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Utah State | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Utah State | 29 | 80 | 5 | 29 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Utah State | 29 | 80 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Utah State | 114 | 52.2 | 6.9 | 85 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Utah State | 114 | 52.2 | 6.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Air Force
Week 13 · L 35-38 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
73.2 takeover
20 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs San José State
Week 11 · W 62-24 · Conference game
40
Receiving Yards
73 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
40 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Tennessee Tech
Week 3 · W 73-12
23
Receiving Yards
47.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
23 receiving yards with a 51.1 efficiency score.
#4
@ Colorado State
Week 12 · W 29-24 · Conference game
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Receiving Yards
41 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
11 receiving yards with a 73.3 efficiency score.
#5
vs New Mexico State
Week 1 · L 20-26 · Postseason
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Receiving Yards
39.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
9 receiving yards with a 60 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Utah State
114 primary output · 52.2 efficiency · 6.9 usage
55.9
#2
2018 Regular Season · Utah State
55.9
114 primary · 52.2 efficiency · 6.9 usage
#3
2015 Postseason · Utah State
50
0 primary · — efficiency · 0 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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