Usage Score
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Player Dossier
2022-2025Eastern Illinois
CJ Nelson
WR • 5'11" • 185 lbs • North Richland Hills, TX, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
CJ Nelson reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Efficiency
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Consistency
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Season Value
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Houston
222325
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- Houston • Eastern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
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.
CJ Nelson, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Houston. CJ Nelson reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
CJ Nelson played WR for Houston and Eastern Illinois. Across 3 tracked seasons, CJ Nelson recorded 7 receiving yards and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Houston.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Houston paired 7 primary output with 23.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with — efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Houston, Eastern Illinois.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Game with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2025 Regular Season · Eastern Illinois
Games
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Receiving Yards / G
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Efficiency
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Usage
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Consistency
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Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Illinois: 21. Northwestern: 7
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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All Games14 · Games = 2
Game Log
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2 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Illinois
Best efficiency game
70 vs Illinois
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Houston
2022-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Eastern Illinois
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
202220232025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
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| 2022 Regular Season | Houston | 7 | 23.3 | 6.1 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Houston | 0 | — | — | -7 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Eastern Illinois | 0 | — | — | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Illinois
Game with an explosive receiving profile.
21
Primary metric
21 receiving yards with a 70 efficiency score.
#2
South Florida
7
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
7 receiving yards with a 23.3 efficiency score.
#3
Northwestern
7
Primary metric
Game with an explosive receiving profile.
7 receiving yards with a 23.3 efficiency score.
#4
Tulsa
0
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
0 receiving yards with a — efficiency score.
#5
Navy
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Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
0 receiving yards with a — efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2022 Regular Season · Houston
7 primary output · 23.3 efficiency · 6.1 usage
25.3
#2
2023 Regular Season · Houston
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Eastern Illinois
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2026 · Rating 0.83
Knox Community · Knox, IN
- Committed To
- Murray State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Career Facts
2
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
7
Career Receiving Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 6 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.