Garrett Nelson

DE • 6'4" • 245 lbs • Scottsbluff, NE, USA

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Garrett Nelson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40 disruption score.

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Impact Production

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Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Nebraska

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Career Teams: 1
Unique Seasons: 4
Program Path: Nebraska
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State

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Garrett Nelson built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a defensive end from Scottsbluff, NE wearing No. 44, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Garrett Nelson's career was his defensive...

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Latest team and position: Nebraska · DE
Career Tackles: 168
Tracked sample: 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 38 games
Best season: 2021 Regular Season · Nebraska
Top game: Michigan State
Latest roster: No. 44 · Junior
2022 Tackles rank: 66 tackles · DE 2nd (top 1%) · Big Ten 30th (top 5%) · National 283rd (top 5%)

Garrett Nelson played DE for Nebraska. Across 4 tracked seasons, Garrett Nelson recorded 168 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Nebraska.

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