Usage / Role
81%
Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2022Nebraska
Garrett Nelson
DE • 6'4" • 245 lbs • Scottsbluff, NE, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Garrett Nelson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
80
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Nebraska
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Nebraska
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Player Story
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...
Read the storyGarrett Nelson, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Nebraska. Garrett Nelson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 168
- TFL
- 26
- Sacks
- 12
- QB hurries
- 9
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Garrett Nelson quick answers
- 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%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Nebraska | 6 | 15 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 18.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Nebraska | 8 | 30 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 35.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Nebraska | 12 | 57 | 11.5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 76 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Nebraska | 12 | 66 | 9 | 5.5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 69.4 |
Related Context
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Garrett Nelson played DE for Nebraska. Across 4 tracked seasons, Garrett Nelson recorded 168 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Nebraska.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Nebraska paired 22.5 primary output with 38.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 38.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Nebraska
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.9
Efficiency
38.5
Usage
12.6
Consistency
65.3
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Fordham: 0. Illinois: 3. Buffalo: 3. Oklahoma: 1.5. Michigan State: 4. Northwestern: 2. Michigan: 0. Minnesota: 1. Purdue: 2. Ohio State: 3. Wisconsin: 3. Iowa: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Fordham: 2 by 8.3. Illinois: 6 by 55. Buffalo: 3 by 42.5. Oklahoma: 6 by 40. Michigan State: 6 by 65. Northwestern: 2 by 28.3. Michigan: 6 by 25. Minnesota: 8 by 43.3. Purdue: 5 by 40.8. Ohio State: 1 by 34.2. Wisconsin: 6 by 55. Iowa: 6 by 25
Split Comparison
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Wins1.7 · Games = 3 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.9 · Games = 9 · +0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan State
Best efficiency game
65 vs Michigan State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/26 | vs Iowa | L 21-28 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ WisconsinSplash game | L 28-35 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Ohio StateSplash game | L 17-26 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs PurdueSplash game | L 23-28 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Minnesota | L 23-30 | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Michigan | L 29-32 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs NorthwesternSplash game | W 56-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Michigan StateSplash game | L 20-23 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Oklahoma | L 16-23 | 6 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs BuffaloSplash game | W 28-3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Fordham | W 52-7 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/28 | @ IllinoisSplash game | L 22-30 | 6 | 3 | — | 2.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Garrett Nelson story
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 production: 168 tackles, 26 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 38 career games in the available record. That gives Garrett Nelson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Nebraska
2019-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2019202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Nebraska | 1.5 | 12.9 | 5.8 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Nebraska | 6.5 | 23.8 | 6.2 | 5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Nebraska | 22.5 | 38.5 | 12.6 | 16 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Nebraska | 20.5 | 40 | 12.6 | -2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Michigan State
Week 4 · L 20-23 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Indiana
Week 5 · W 35-21 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#3
@ Rutgers
Week 6 · W 14-13 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Purdue
Week 14 · W 37-27 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#5
@ Wisconsin
Week 12 · L 28-35 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
76.7 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Nebraska
22.5 primary output · 38.5 efficiency · 12.6 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · Nebraska
69.4
20.5 primary · 40 efficiency · 12.6 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Nebraska
35.3
6.5 primary · 23.8 efficiency · 6.2 usage
Milestones
13
Impact games
13
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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