Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2014UAB
J.J. Nelson
WR • 5'11" • Midfield, AL, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
J.J. Nelson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
60
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
53
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
76
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · UAB
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- UAB
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Troy
Player Story
J.J. Nelson built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a wide receiver from Midfield, AL wearing No. 1, spending time with UAB. The clearest part of J.J. Nelson's career was his receiving role: 116 catches,...
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- Committed To
- UAB
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2010
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2015
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 23
- Overall
- No. 159
- NFL Team
- Arizona Cardinals
J.J. Nelson, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · UAB. J.J. Nelson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,273
- Receptions
- 116
- Touchdowns
- 27
Quick Answers
J.J. Nelson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UAB · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,273
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2013 Regular Season · UAB
- Top game
- Troy
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Midfield Sch · UAB
- High school pipeline
- Midfield Sch · 5 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2015 · Round 5 · Pick 23 · Arizona Cardinals
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Class 2014
- 2014 Receiving yards rank
- 655 receiving yards · WR 121st (top 13%) · Conference USA 12th (top 7%) · National 126th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | UAB | 12 | 17 | 358 | 5 | 47.5 |
| 2012 Regular Season | UAB | 7 | 22 | 414 | 4 | 55.7 |
| 2013 Regular Season | UAB | 10 | 42 | 846 | 10 | 85.8 |
| 2014 Regular Season | UAB | 12 | 35 | 655 | 8 | 67.9 |
Related Context
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J.J. Nelson played WR for UAB. Across 4 tracked seasons, J.J. Nelson recorded 90 rushing yards, 2,273 receiving yards, and 27 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with UAB.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season
UAB paired 846 primary output with 97.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 82.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2014 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Mississippi State
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2014 Regular Season · UAB
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
54.6
Efficiency
82.3
Usage
18
Consistency
51.8
Best Game by takeover score
Mississippi State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Troy: 65. Mississippi State: 144. Alabama A&M: 32. Florida International: 55. Western Kentucky: 43. North Texas: 104. Middle Tennessee: 3. Arkansas: 0. Florida Atlantic: 125. Louisiana Tech: 54. Marshall: 10. Southern Miss: 20
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Troy: 2 by 100. Mississippi State: 5 by 100. Alabama A&M: 2 by 100. Florida International: 4 by 91.7. Western Kentucky: 2 by 100. North Texas: 4 by 100. Middle Tennessee: 1 by 20. Florida Atlantic: 6 by 100. Louisiana Tech: 6 by 60. Marshall: 1 by 66.7. Southern Miss: 2 by 66.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins64.8 · Games = 6 · +20.5 vs Losses
Losses44.3 · Games = 6 · -20.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Mississippi State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Florida Atlantic
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ Southern Miss | W 45-24 | — | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 14 |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Marshall | L 18-23 | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Louisiana Tech | L 24-40 | — | 6 | 54 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Florida Atlantic100 receiving yards | W 31-28 | — | 6 | 125 | 18.7 | 20.80 | 1 | 78 |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Arkansas | L 17-45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Middle Tennessee | L 22-34 | — | 1 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs North Texas100 receiving yards | W 56-21 | — | 4 | 104 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 74 |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Western Kentucky | W 42-39 | — | 2 | 43 | 20.3 | 21.50 | 0 | 31 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Florida International | L 20-34 | — | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 13.80 | 0 | 40 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Alabama A&M | W 41-14 | — | 2 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Mississippi State100 receiving yards | L 34-47 | — | 5 | 144 | 28.8 | 28.80 | 1 | 88 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Troy | W 48-10 | — | 2 | 65 | 21.3 | 32.50 | 0 | 53 |
Player Story
J.J. Nelson story
J.J. Nelson built his college career from 2011 through 2014 as a wide receiver from Midfield, AL wearing No. 1, spending time with UAB. The clearest part of J.J. Nelson's career was his receiving role: 116 catches, 2,273 receiving yards, 20 touchdowns, and 90 rushing yards across 41 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with UAB. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 90 rushing yards and 2,307 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 41 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UAB.
The arc is straightforward: J.J. 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
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UAB
2011-2014
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | UAB | 358 | 87.4 | 11.3 | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | UAB | 414 | 86.2 | 14.5 | 56 |
| 2013 Regular Season | UAB | 846 | 97.2 | 27 | 432 |
| 2014 Regular Season | UAB | 655 | 82.3 | 18 | -191 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Troy
Week 1 · L 31-34
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
199
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
199 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Mississippi State
Week 2 · L 34-47
144
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
144 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Florida Atlantic
Week 10 · W 31-28 · Conference game
125
Receiving Yards
95.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
125 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Memphis
Week 11 · W 41-35 · Conference game
133
Receiving Yards
89.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
133 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Tulsa
Week 5 · L 42-49 · Conference game
146
Receiving Yards
88.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
146 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2013 Regular Season · UAB
846 primary output · 97.2 efficiency · 27 usage
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#2
2014 Regular Season · UAB
67.9
655 primary · 82.3 efficiency · 18 usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · UAB
55.7
414 primary · 86.2 efficiency · 14.5 usage
Milestones
11
100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
5
2+ TD games
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