Player Dossier

2019-2022

Hawai'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.

Usage / Role

59%

Regular defensive contributor

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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...

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Hugh 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

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2019 Regular SeasonGeorgia11-0--036.7
2020 Regular SeasonGeorgia00-0--0-
2021 Regular SeasonHawai'i11190.50-6036.2
2022 Regular SeasonHawai'i12482.5018059.8

Related Context

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.

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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 on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

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

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

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 gameL 14-2766101
Sun 11/20vs UNLVSplash gameW 31-2500001
Sun 11/6@ Fresno StateL 13-5551000
Sun 10/30vs WyomingL 20-2710001
Sat 10/22@ Colorado StateL 13-17631.5000
Sun 10/16vs NevadaW 31-1685001
Sun 10/9@ San Diego StateL 14-1665001
Sun 9/25@ New Mexico StateL 26-4511000
Sun 9/18vs DuquesneW 24-1462001
Sun 9/11@ MichiganL 10-5632000
Sun 9/4vs Western KentuckyL 17-4921001
Sun 8/28vs VanderbiltL 10-6344001

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Georgia

    2019-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Hawai'i

    2021-2022

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2019202020212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonGeorgia04.20.7
2020 Regular SeasonGeorgia00
2021 Regular SeasonHawai'i8.514.92.38.5
2022 Regular SeasonHawai'i11.526.35.33

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