Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2015Colorado
Nelson Spruce
WR • 6'1" • Westlake Village, CA, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Nelson Spruce reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
82
High-end production for a receiver
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Reliability
94
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
74
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Colorado
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Colorado
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: California
Player Story
Nelson Spruce built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a wide receiver from Westlake Village, CA wearing No. 22, spending time with Colorado. The clearest part of Nelson Spruce's career was his receiving...
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- Committed To
- Colorado
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2011
Nelson Spruce, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · Colorado. Nelson Spruce reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 3,347
- Receptions
- 294
- Touchdowns
- 25
Quick Answers
Nelson Spruce quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Colorado · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 3,347
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 49 games
- Best season
- 2015 Regular Season · Colorado
- Top game
- California
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Westlake · Colorado
- High school pipeline
- Westlake · 16 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 22 · Class 2015
- 2015 Receiving yards rank
- 1,053 receiving yards · WR 30th (top 4%) · Pac-12 5th (top 3%) · National 30th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Colorado | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2012 Regular Season | Colorado | 12 | 44 | 446 | 3 | 53.3 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Colorado | 12 | 55 | 650 | 5 | 65.7 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Colorado | 12 | 106 | 1,198 | 13 | 85.6 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Colorado | 13 | 89 | 1,053 | 4 | 86.8 |
Related Context
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Nelson Spruce played WR for Colorado. Across 5 tracked seasons, Nelson Spruce recorded 83 passing yards, 2 rushing yards, and 3,347 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Colorado.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season
Colorado paired 1,053 primary output with 78.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 78.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2015 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Utah
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Regular Season · Colorado
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
81
Efficiency
78.8
Usage
32
Consistency
80.6
Best Game by takeover score
Utah
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Hawai'i: 69. Massachusetts: 64. Colorado State: 63. Nicholls: 80. Oregon: 87. Arizona State: 77. Arizona: 63. Oregon State: 60. UCLA: 90. Stanford: 75. USC: 94. Washington State: 120. Utah: 111
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 versus efficiency scatter chart. Hawai'i: 8 by 57.5. Massachusetts: 6 by 71.1. Colorado State: 6 by 70. Nicholls: 5 by 100. Oregon: 6 by 96.7. Arizona State: 6 by 85.6. Arizona: 8 by 52.5. Oregon State: 6 by 66.7. UCLA: 11 by 54.5. Stanford: 5 by 100. USC: 7 by 89.5. Washington State: 10 by 80. Utah: 5 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins66.8 · Games = 4 · -20.6 vs Losses
Losses87.3 · Games = 9 · +20.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Utah
Best efficiency game
100 vs Utah
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/28 | @ Utah100 receiving yards | L 14-20 | — | 5 | 111 | 22.2 | 22.20 | 1 | 50 |
| Sun 11/22 | @ Washington State100 receiving yards · High volume | L 3-27 | — | 10 | 120 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 29 |
| Sat 11/14 | vs USC | L 24-27 | — | 7 | 94 | 13.4 | 13.40 | 1 | 36 |
| Sat 11/7 | vs Stanford | L 10-42 | — | 5 | 75 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 36 |
| Sat 10/31 | @ UCLAHigh volume | L 31-35 | — | 11 | 90 | 8.2 | 8.20 | 0 | 12 |
| Sun 10/25 | @ Oregon State | W 17-13 | — | 6 | 60 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 15 |
| Sun 10/18 | vs ArizonaHigh volume | L 31-38 | — | 8 | 63 | 7.9 | 7.90 | 0 | 12 |
| Sun 10/11 | @ Arizona State | L 23-48 | — | 6 | 77 | 12.8 | 12.80 | 0 | 25 |
| Sun 10/4 | vs Oregon | L 24-41 | — | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 0 | 42 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs Nicholls | W 48-0 | — | 5 | 80 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 27 |
| Sat 9/19 | @ Colorado State | W 27-24 | — | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Massachusetts | W 48-14 | — | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 10.70 | 1 | 18 |
| Fri 9/4 | @ Hawai'iHigh volume | L 20-28 | — | 8 | 69 | 8.6 | 8.60 | 0 | 13 |
Player Story
Nelson Spruce story
Nelson Spruce built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a wide receiver from Westlake Village, CA wearing No. 22, spending time with Colorado. The clearest part of Nelson Spruce's career was his receiving role: 294 catches, 3,347 receiving yards, 23 touchdowns, and 2 rushing yards across 49 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with Colorado. 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 83 passing yards, 2 rushing yards, and 257 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 49 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Colorado.
The arc is straightforward: Nelson Spruce 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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Colorado
2011-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Colorado | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Colorado | 446 | 64.6 | 19.4 | 446 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Colorado | 650 | 74.9 | 23 | 204 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Colorado | 1,198 | 74.1 | 29.4 | 548 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Colorado | 1,053 | 78.8 | 32 | -145 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs California
Week 12 · W 41-24 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
140
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
140 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Hawai'i
Week 4 · W 21-12
172
Receiving Yards
94.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
172 receiving yards with a 88.2 efficiency score.
#3
@ Utah
Week 13 · L 14-20 · Conference game
111
Receiving Yards
93.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
111 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Washington State
Week 12 · L 3-27 · Conference game
120
Receiving Yards
93.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
120 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.
#5
@ Washington State
Week 4 · W 35-34 · Conference game
103
Receiving Yards
92.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
103 receiving yards with a 85.8 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2015 Regular Season · Colorado
1,053 primary output · 78.8 efficiency · 32 usage
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#2
2014 Regular Season · Colorado
85.6
1,198 primary · 74.1 efficiency · 29.4 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Colorado
65.7
650 primary · 74.9 efficiency · 23 usage
Milestones
9
100+ receiving yards
15
8+ catch outings
4
2+ TD games
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