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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 18.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
77
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · BYU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- BYU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Player Story
John Nelson built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a defensive tackle from Spanish Fork, UT wearing No. 94, spending time with BYU. The clearest part of John Nelson's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- BYU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
John Nelson, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · BYU. John Nelson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 65
- TFL
- 9.5
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 9
Quick Answers
John Nelson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- BYU · DT
- Career Tackles
- 65
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · BYU
- Top game
- Arkansas
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Salem Hills · BYU
- High school pipeline
- Salem Hills · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 94 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 23 tackles · DT 74th (top 32%) · Big 12 201st (top 28%) · National 1,803rd (top 30%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | BYU | 10 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 20.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | BYU | 10 | 11 | 1.5 | 0.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 20.8 |
| 2022 Postseason | BYU | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 56.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | BYU | 12 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 56.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | BYU | 6 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 33.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | BYU | 11 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 55.6 |
Related Context
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John Nelson played DT for BYU. Across 4 tracked seasons, John Nelson recorded 65 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with BYU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
BYU paired 11 primary output with 17.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 17.5 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: Arkansas
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Postseason · BYU
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
17.5
Usage
11.4
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
Arkansas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. SMU: 2. South Florida: 0. Baylor: 2. Oregon: 0. Wyoming: 2. Utah State: 2. Notre Dame: 0. Arkansas: 3. Liberty: 0. Boise State: 0. Utah Tech: 0. Stanford: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. SMU: 1 by 24.2. South Florida: 1 by 4.2. Baylor: 4 by 36.7. Oregon: 2 by 8.3. Wyoming: 1 by 24.2. Utah State: 5 by 40.8. Notre Dame: 1 by 4.2. Arkansas: 3 by 42.5. Liberty: 1 by 4.2. Boise State: 1 by 4.2. Utah Tech: 3 by 12.5. Stanford: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 8 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 4 · -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
Arkansas
Best efficiency game
42.5 vs Arkansas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/18 | vs SMUSplash game | W 24-23 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/27 | @ Stanford | W 35-26 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Utah Tech | W 52-26 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Boise State | W 31-28 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Liberty | L 14-41 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs ArkansasSplash game | L 35-52 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Notre Dame | L 20-28 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/30 | vs Utah StateSplash game | W 38-26 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/25 | vs WyomingSplash game | W 38-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Oregon | L 20-41 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/11 | vs BaylorSplash game | W 26-20 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ South Florida | W 50-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
John Nelson story
John Nelson built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a defensive tackle from Spanish Fork, UT wearing No. 94, spending time with BYU. The clearest part of John Nelson's career was his defensive production: 65 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 9 passes defended across 39 career games in the available record. That gives John Nelson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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BYU
2021-2024
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Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | BYU | 3.5 | 8.5 | 3.5 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | BYU | 3.5 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | BYU | 11 | 17.5 | 11.4 | 7.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | BYU | 11 | 17.5 | 11.4 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | BYU | 5.5 | 13.4 | 3 | -5.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | BYU | 11 | 18.7 | 4.5 | 5.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Arkansas
Week 7 · L 35-52
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Southern Illinois
Week 1 · W 41-13
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Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Virginia
Week 9 · W 66-49
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Havoc Plays
72.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 72.8 takeover score.
#4
vs SMU
Week 1 · W 24-23 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
63.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
#5
vs Sam Houston
Week 1 · W 14-0
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Havoc Plays
63.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · BYU
11 primary output · 17.5 efficiency · 11.4 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · BYU
56.5
11 primary · 17.5 efficiency · 11.4 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · BYU
55.6
11 primary · 18.7 efficiency · 4.5 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
10
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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