Usage / Role
59%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2019-2022Hawai'i
Hugh Nelson II
DB • 6'2" • 205 lbs • Powder Springs, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Hugh Nelson II shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
58
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
65
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
64
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Hawai'i
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Georgia • Hawai'i
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Player Story
Hugh Nelson II built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a defensive back from Powder Springs, GA wearing No. 3, spending time with Georgia and Hawai'i. The clearest part of Hugh Nelson II's career was his...
Read the storyHugh Nelson II, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Hawai'i. Hugh Nelson II shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 26.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 68
- TFL
- 3
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 14
Quick Answers
Hugh Nelson II quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Hawai'i · DB
- Career Tackles
- 68
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Hawai'i
- Top game
- San José State
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 48 tackles · DB 150th (top 17%) · Mountain West 58th (top 11%) · National 613th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Georgia | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Georgia | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 11 | 19 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 36.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 12 | 48 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 59.8 |
Related Context
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Hugh Nelson II played DB for Georgia and Hawai'i. Across 4 tracked seasons, Hugh Nelson II recorded 68 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Hawai'i.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Hawai'i paired 11.5 primary output with 26.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 26.3 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Georgia, Hawai'i.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: San José State
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Hawai'i
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
26.3
Usage
5.3
Consistency
68.7
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. Western Kentucky: 1. Vanderbilt: 1. Michigan: 0. Duquesne: 1. New Mexico State: 0. San Diego State: 1. Nevada: 1. Colorado State: 1.5. Wyoming: 1. Fresno State: 0. UNLV: 2. San José State: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Kentucky: 2 by 18.3. Vanderbilt: 4 by 26.7. Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Duquesne: 6 by 35. New Mexico State: 1 by 4.2. San Diego State: 6 by 35. Nevada: 8 by 43.3. Colorado State: 6 by 40. Wyoming: 1 by 14.2. Fresno State: 5 by 20.8. UNLV: 0 by 20. San José State: 6 by 45
Split Comparison
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Wins1.3 · Games = 3 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 9 · -0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
San José State
Best efficiency game
45 vs San José State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ San José StateSplash game | L 14-27 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | vs UNLVSplash game | W 31-25 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/6 | @ Fresno State | L 13-55 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/30 | vs Wyoming | L 20-27 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Colorado State | L 13-17 | 6 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/16 | vs Nevada | W 31-16 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/9 | @ San Diego State | L 14-16 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/25 | @ New Mexico State | L 26-45 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/18 | vs Duquesne | W 24-14 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/11 | @ Michigan | L 10-56 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/4 | vs Western Kentucky | L 17-49 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 8/28 | vs Vanderbilt | L 10-63 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Hugh Nelson II story
Hugh Nelson II built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a defensive back from Powder Springs, GA wearing No. 3, spending time with Georgia and Hawai'i. The clearest part of Hugh Nelson II's career was his defensive production: 68 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 14 passes defended across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Hawai'i. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Hugh Nelson II's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 11 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Georgia and Hawai'i.
The arc is straightforward: Hugh Nelson II 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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- 1
Georgia
2019-2020
Opening stop
- 2
Hawai'i
2021-2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Georgia | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Georgia | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 8.5 | 14.9 | 2.3 | 8.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Hawai'i | 11.5 | 26.3 | 5.3 | 3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ San José State
Week 13 · L 14-27 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Colorado State
Week 8 · L 13-17 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
71.7 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Fresno State
Week 5 · W 27-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
65.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Portland State
Week 1 · W 49-35
2
Havoc Plays
54.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.7 takeover score.
#5
vs UNLV
Week 12 · W 31-25 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
51.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Hawai'i
11.5 primary output · 26.3 efficiency · 5.3 usage
59.8
#2
2019 Regular Season · Georgia
36.7
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Hawai'i
36.2
8.5 primary · 14.9 efficiency · 2.3 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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