Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2010-2013Oklahoma
Corey Nelson
LB • 6'1" • Dallas, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Corey Nelson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
68
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · Oklahoma
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Oklahoma
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Notre Dame
Player Story
Corey Nelson built his college career from 2010 through 2013 as a linebacker from Dallas, TX wearing No. 7, spending time with Oklahoma. The clearest part of Corey Nelson's career was his defensive production: 1...
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- Committed To
- Oklahoma
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2010
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2014
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 27
- Overall
- No. 242
- NFL Team
- Denver Broncos
Corey Nelson, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · Oklahoma. Corey Nelson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.
Quick Answers
Corey Nelson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Oklahoma · LB
- Career Tackles
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 2 games
- Best season
- 2013 Regular Season · Oklahoma
- Top game
- Notre Dame
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Skyline · Oklahoma
- High school pipeline
- Skyline · 60 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2014 · Round 7 · Pick 27 · Denver Broncos
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Class 2013
Corey Nelson played LB for Oklahoma. Across 4 tracked seasons, Corey Nelson recorded 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Oklahoma.
Recognition
Honors
- 20112011 All-Big 12 · official_conference_selectionhonorable mention
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