Cole Nelson

DL • 6'3" • 251 lbs • Johns Creek, GA, USA

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Cole Nelson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.4 disruption score.

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Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

Solid production for a defensive lineman

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Reliability

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Virginia Tech

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 1
Unique Seasons: 4
Program Path: Virginia Tech
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Virginia

Player Story

Cole Nelson built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Johns Creek, GA wearing No. 17, spending time with Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Cole Nelson's career was his defensive...

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Class 2026 · Rating 0.8533

Oxford · Oxford, AL

Committed To: South Alabama
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2026

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Latest team and position: Virginia Tech · DL
Career Tackles: 91
Tracked sample: 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 38 games
Best season: 2023 Postseason · Virginia Tech
Top game: Virginia
Recruit profile: 3-star · Oxford · South Alabama
High school pipeline: Oxford · 17 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 17 · Senior
2024 Tackles rank: 36 tackles · DL 91st (top 9%) · ACC 139th (top 19%) · National 1,101st (top 19%)

Cole Nelson played DL for Virginia Tech. Across 4 tracked seasons, Cole Nelson recorded 18 rushing yards and 91 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Virginia Tech.

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