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Devonte Golden-Nelson Career Story

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Player Story

Devonte Golden-Nelson story

Devonte Golden-Nelson built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a cornerback from Memphis, TN wearing No. 2, spending time with Akron, Memphis, and West Virginia. The clearest part of Devonte Golden-Nelson's career was his defensive production: 65 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 8 passes defended across 26 career games in the available record. That gives Devonte Golden-Nelson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Memphis

    2020-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Akron

    2022-2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    West Virginia

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202020212022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonMemphis0———
2021 Regular SeasonMemphis0——0
2022 Regular SeasonAkron015.32.30
2023 Regular SeasonAkron312.323
2024 Regular SeasonAkron7.517.72.44.5
2025 Regular SeasonWest Virginia04.20.8-7.5

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2026West Virginia to UnlistedP4 to Unlisted21.2Oct 24, 2025
2025Akron to West VirginiaG5/FCS to P480.7Jan 12, 2025

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Central Michigan

Week 7 · L 10-17 · Conference game

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

53 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 53 takeover score.

Game stats

#2

@ Rutgers

Week 2 · L 17-49

2

Havoc Plays

49.7 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.7 takeover score.

Game stats

#3

@ Ohio State

Week 1 · L 6-52

1

Havoc Plays

44.5 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.5 takeover score.

Game stats

#4

vs Morgan State

Week 2 · W 24-21

1

Havoc Plays

35 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.

Game stats

#5

vs Eastern Michigan

Week 9 · W 25-21 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

29.7 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 29.7 takeover score.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Regular Season · Akron

7.5 primary output · 17.7 efficiency · 2.4 usage

47.6

#2

2022 Regular Season · Akron

44.8

0 primary · 15.3 efficiency · 2.3 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · West Virginia

37

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

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