Player Career

Marco Nelson Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Marco Nelson story

Marco Nelson built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a defensive back from Glenpool, OK wearing No. 20, spending time with Tulsa. The clearest part of Marco Nelson's career was his defensive production: 9 interceptions across 16 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with Tulsa. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Marco Nelson's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 24 rushing yards and 373 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 16 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Tulsa.

The arc is straightforward: Marco Nelson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Tulsa

    2010-2014

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201020112012201220132014
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2010 Regular SeasonTulsa620
2011 Regular SeasonTulsa00-6
2012 PostseasonTulsa26.72
2012 Regular SeasonTulsa26.70
2013 Regular SeasonTulsa0-2
2014 Regular SeasonTulsa1101

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Houston

Week 11 · W 28-25 · Conference game

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Havoc Plays

80 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 80 takeover score.

#2

vs Iowa State

Week 1 · W 31-17 · Postseason

1

Havoc Plays

60 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#3

@ Iowa State

Week 1 · L 23-38

1

Havoc Plays

60 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#4

vs Tulane

Week 1 · W 38-31 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

60 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#5

@ Memphis

Week 5 · W 48-7 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

26.7 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 26.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2010 Regular Season · Tulsa

6 primary output · 20 efficiency · usage

58.5

#2

2011 Regular Season · Tulsa

50

0 primary · 0 efficiency · usage

#3

2014 Regular Season · Tulsa

25.6

1 primary · 10 efficiency · usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games