Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2023Houston
Nelson Ceaser
DL • 6'3" • 250 lbs • Missouri City, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nelson Ceaser shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
85
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Houston
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Baylor
Player Story
Nelson Ceaser built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Missouri City, TX wearing No. 9, spending time with Houston. The clearest part of Nelson Ceaser's career was his defensive...
Read the storyNelson Ceaser, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Houston. Nelson Ceaser shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 93
- TFL
- 24.5
- Sacks
- 15
- QB hurries
- 9
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Nelson Ceaser quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Houston · DL
- Career Tackles
- 93
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Houston
- Top game
- Baylor
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Junior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 36 tackles · DL 116th (top 12%) · Big 12 105th (top 17%) · National 1,067th (top 18%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | Houston | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 41.9 |
| 2021 Postseason | Houston | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Houston | 10 | 17 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 38.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Houston | 11 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 66.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Houston | 10 | 36 | 10 | 7 | 3 | - | 0 | 75.8 |
Related Context
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Nelson Ceaser played DL for Houston. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nelson Ceaser recorded 93 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Houston.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Houston paired 20 primary output with 35 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 35 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2023 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Baylor
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Houston
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
2
Efficiency
35
Usage
14.6
Consistency
68
Best Game by takeover score
Baylor
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UTSA: 2. TCU: 1. Sam Houston: 2.5. Texas Tech: 2. West Virginia: 1. Texas: 2. Baylor: 5. Cincinnati: 2. Oklahoma State: 1. UCF: 1.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UTSA: 4 by 36.7. TCU: 6 by 35. Sam Houston: 2 by 33.3. Texas Tech: 2 by 28.3. West Virginia: 4 by 26.7. Texas: 3 by 32.5. Baylor: 8 by 83.3. Cincinnati: 4 by 36.7. Oklahoma State: 2 by 18.3. UCF: 1 by 19.2
Split Comparison
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Wins2.6 · Games = 4 · +1.0 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 6 · -1.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Baylor
Best efficiency game
83.3 vs Baylor
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | @ UCF | L 13-27 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Oklahoma State | L 30-43 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | vs CincinnatiSplash game | L 14-24 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Baylor2+ sacks · Splash game | W 25-24 | 8 | 6 | — | 2.50 | 2.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs TexasSplash game | L 24-31 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/12 | vs West Virginia | W 41-39 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Texas TechSplash game | L 28-49 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Sam HoustonSplash game | W 38-7 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/17 | vs TCU | L 13-36 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs UTSASplash game | W 17-14 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Nelson Ceaser story
Nelson Ceaser built his college career from 2020 through 2023 as a defensive lineman from Missouri City, TX wearing No. 9, spending time with Houston. The clearest part of Nelson Ceaser's career was his defensive production: 93 tackles, 24.5 tackles for loss, 15 sacks, and 1 interception across 32 career games in the available record. That gives Nelson Ceaser's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Houston
2020-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | Houston | 1 | 14.2 | 5.8 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Houston | 10.5 | 19.7 | 5.1 | 9.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Houston | 10.5 | 19.7 | 5.1 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Houston | 20 | 31.1 | 9.6 | 9.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Houston | 20 | 35 | 14.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Baylor
Week 10 · W 25-24 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#2
@ UTSA
Week 1 · W 37-35
4
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#3
@ Memphis
Week 6 · W 33-32 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
82.5 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 82.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Tulane
Week 5 · L 24-27 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
69.7 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 69.7 takeover score.
#5
@ UConn
Week 13 · W 45-17
3
Havoc Plays
69.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 69.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Houston
20 primary output · 35 efficiency · 14.6 usage
75.8
#2
2022 Regular Season · Houston
66.9
20 primary · 31.1 efficiency · 9.6 usage
#3
2020 Postseason · Houston
41.9
1 primary · 14.2 efficiency · 5.8 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
15
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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