Player Dossier

2022-2025

Houston

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.

Usage Score

Efficiency

Consistency

Season Value

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.

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

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Regular Season · Eastern Illinois

Games

0

Receiving Yards / G

Efficiency

Usage

Consistency

Best Game by takeover score

Northwestern

Not enough games exist for the full explorer. The summary cards stay available so the season still reads clearly.

Game-by-Game Trend

12

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Illinois: 21. Northwestern: 7

Volume vs Efficiency

Scatter view is hidden because this season does not have enough game-to-game variety yet.

Split Comparison

All Games14 · n=2

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

2 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Illinois

Best efficiency game

70 vs Illinois

Result
Sat 9/14@ Northwestern273.53.5009
Fri 8/30@ Illinois22110.510.50017

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Houston

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Eastern Illinois

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

202220232025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonHouston723.36.1
2023 Regular SeasonHouston0-7
2025 Regular SeasonEastern Illinois00

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

0

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

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Eastern Illinois

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

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.

Quick Answers

CJ Nelson quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
WR
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
3
Career receiving yards
7