Usage Score
3.7
Player Dossier
2021-2024BYU
John Nelson
DT • 6'4" • 290 lbs • Spanish Fork, UT, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
John Nelson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16 disruption score.
Efficiency
16
Consistency
59.6
Season Value
28.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · BYU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- BYU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: SMU
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
John Nelson, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · BYU. John Nelson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
BYU paired 8 primary output with 16 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 16 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown
Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2024 Regular Season · BYU
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
16
Usage
3.7
Consistency
59.6
Best Game by takeover score
Houston
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 2. SMU: 0. Wyoming: 0. Kansas State: 0. Baylor: 1. Arizona: 0. Oklahoma State: 1. Utah: 1. Kansas: 1. Arizona State: 1. Houston: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 3 by 32.5. SMU: 1 by 4.2. Wyoming: 1 by 4.2. Kansas State: 3 by 12.5. Baylor: 4 by 26.7. Arizona: 1 by 4.2. Oklahoma State: 1 by 14.2. Utah: 5 by 30.8. Kansas: 0 by 10. Arizona State: 2 by 18.3. Houston: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
Wins0.5 · n=8 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses1 · n=2 · +0.5 vs Wins
First Half0.5 · n=6 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · n=5 · +0.5 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Unknown
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs Unknown
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/1 | vs Houston | W 30-18 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Arizona State | L 23-28 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | vs Kansas | L 13-17 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | @ Utah | W 22-21 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Oklahoma State | W 38-35 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Arizona | W 41-19 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Baylor | W 34-28 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/22 | vs Kansas State | W 38-9 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/15 | @ Wyoming | W 34-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/6 | @ SMU | W 18-15 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/1 | vs Unknown | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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BYU
2021-2024
Opening stop
Season Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | BYU | 3.5 | 8.5 | 4.5 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | BYU | 3.5 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | BYU | 9 | 15.9 | 12 | 5.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | BYU | 9 | 15.9 | 12 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | BYU | 2.5 | 8.4 | 1.1 | -6.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | BYU | 8 | 16 | 3.7 | 5.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
SMU
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.1 takeover score.
#2
Utah State
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.2 takeover score.
#3
Baylor
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.6 takeover score.
#4
Unknown
2
Primary metric
Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 49 takeover score.
#5
Virginia
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2024 Regular Season · BYU
8 primary output · 16 efficiency · 3.7 usage
28.1
#2
2022 Postseason · BYU
19.8
9 primary · 15.9 efficiency · 12 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · BYU
19.8
9 primary · 15.9 efficiency · 12 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2020 · Rating 0.8
Salem Hills · Salem, UT
- Committed To
- BYU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
65
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 39 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.