Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2011North Carolina
Nelson Hurst
TE • 6'3" • Plainfield, IN, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Nelson Hurst reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
12
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
20
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · North Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Mississippi State • North Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Player Story
Nelson Hurst built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a tight end from Plainfield, IN wearing No. 89, spending time with Mississippi State and North Carolina. The clearest part of Nelson Hurst's career was...
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- Committed To
- Mississippi State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
Nelson Hurst, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · North Carolina. Nelson Hurst reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 173
- Receptions
- 14
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Nelson Hurst quick answers
- Latest team and position
- North Carolina · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 173
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2011 Postseason · North Carolina
- Top game
- Duke
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Plainfield · Mississippi State
- High school pipeline
- Plainfield · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 89 · Class 2011
- 2011 Receiving yards rank
- 160 receiving yards · TE 82nd (top 27%) · ACC 60th (top 37%) · National 645th (top 38%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 35.1 |
| 2009 Regular Season | North Carolina | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2010 Regular Season | North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31.6 |
| 2011 Postseason | North Carolina | 9 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 58 |
| 2011 Regular Season | North Carolina | 9 | 10 | 146 | 1 | 58 |
Related Context
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Nelson Hurst played TE for Mississippi State and North Carolina. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nelson Hurst recorded 173 receiving yards and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with North Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Postseason
North Carolina paired 160 primary output with 72.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 72.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2011 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 Mississippi State, North Carolina.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2011 Postseason · North Carolina
Games
9
Receiving Yards / G
17.8
Efficiency
72.6
Usage
6.4
Consistency
38.1
Best Game by takeover score
Duke
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Missouri: 14. Rutgers: 11. Georgia Tech: 6. East Carolina: 24. Miami: 3. Wake Forest: 33. NC State: 9. Virginia Tech: 10. Duke: 50
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. Missouri: 1 by 93.3. Rutgers: 1 by 73.3. Georgia Tech: 1 by 40. East Carolina: 1 by 100. Miami: 1 by 20. Wake Forest: 2 by 100. NC State: 1 by 60. Virginia Tech: 1 by 66.7. Duke: 2 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins29.5 · Games = 4 · +21.1 vs Losses
Losses8.4 · Games = 5 · -21.1 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
Duke
Best efficiency game
100 vs Duke
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/26 | vs Missouri | L 24-41 | — | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 11/26 | vs Duke | W 37-21 | — | 2 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 42 |
| Fri 11/18 | @ Virginia Tech | L 21-24 | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 11/5 | @ NC State | L 0-13 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Wake Forest | W 49-24 | — | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 16.50 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Miami | L 24-30 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sun 10/2 | @ East Carolina | W 35-20 | — | 1 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Georgia Tech | L 28-35 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Rutgers | W 24-22 | — | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Player Story
Nelson Hurst story
Nelson Hurst built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a tight end from Plainfield, IN wearing No. 89, spending time with Mississippi State and North Carolina. The clearest part of Nelson Hurst's career was his receiving role: 14 catches, 173 receiving yards, and 1 touchdown across 12 career games in the available record. That gives Nelson Hurst'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
Mississippi State
2008
Opening stop
- 2
North Carolina
2009-2011
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20082009201020112011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 11 | 36.7 | 6.8 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | North Carolina | 0 | — | — | -11 |
| 2010 Regular Season | North Carolina | 2 | 13.3 | 3.6 | 2 |
| 2011 Postseason | North Carolina | 160 | 72.6 | 6.4 | 158 |
| 2011 Regular Season | North Carolina | 160 | 72.6 | 6.4 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Duke
Week 13 · W 37-21 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
50
Receiving Yards
76.8 takeover
50 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Wake Forest
Week 9 · W 49-24 · Conference game
33
Receiving Yards
65.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
33 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ East Carolina
Week 5 · W 35-20
24
Receiving Yards
57.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
24 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Tennessee
Week 8 · L 3-34 · Conference game
7
Receiving Yards
57.5 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
7 receiving yards with a 46.7 efficiency score.
#5
vs Missouri
Week 1 · L 24-41 · Postseason
14
Receiving Yards
44.5 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
14 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Postseason · North Carolina
160 primary output · 72.6 efficiency · 6.4 usage
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#2
2011 Regular Season · North Carolina
58
160 primary · 72.6 efficiency · 6.4 usage
#3
2008 Regular Season · Mississippi State
35.1
11 primary · 36.7 efficiency · 6.8 usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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