Usage / Role
80%
Major defensive role
lowfeatured
Player Dossier
2014-2019SMU
Patrick Nelson
DB • 6'0" • 216 lbs • Chicago, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Patrick Nelson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 51.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
84
High-end production for a defensive back
lowelite
Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
lowhigh
Star Power
67
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · SMU
14151617181919
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Illinois • SMU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Texas
Player Story
Patrick Nelson built his college career from 2014 through 2019 as a defensive back from Chicago, IL wearing No. 2, spending time with Illinois and SMU. The clearest part of Patrick Nelson's career was his defensive...
Read the story4★
- Committed To
- Auburn
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Patrick Nelson, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · SMU. Patrick Nelson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 51.4 disruption score.
Quick Answers
Patrick Nelson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- SMU · DB
- Career Tackles
- 280
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · SMU
- Top game
- North Texas
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Cedar Grove · Auburn
- High school pipeline
- Cedar Grove · 40 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 2 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 81 tackles · DB 29th (top 4%) · American Athletic 12th (top 3%) · National 187th (top 4%)
Patrick Nelson played DB for Illinois and SMU. Across 6 tracked seasons, Patrick Nelson recorded 280 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with SMU.
Player Profile
Focused views for Patrick Nelson
Related Context
Keep exploring Patrick Nelson
Next best actions
Keep exploring Patrick Nelson
Move from the player story into the game log, career arc, team context, and video shelf.