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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025NC State
Brian Nelson II
CB • 6'0" • 191 lbs • Pearland, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Brian Nelson II shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a corner
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Reliability
100
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: 2024 Postseason · North Texas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- North Texas • NC State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Player Story
Brian Nelson II built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a cornerback from Pearland, TX wearing No. 7, spending time with NC State and North Texas. The clearest part of Brian Nelson II's career was his...
Read the storyBrian Nelson II, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · North Texas. Brian Nelson II shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 88
- TFL
- 3
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 12
Quick Answers
Brian Nelson II quick answers
- Latest team and position
- NC State · CB
- Career Tackles
- 88
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · North Texas
- Top game
- Texas Tech
- High school pipeline
- Shadow Creek · 26 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 29 tackles · CB 124th (top 27%) · ACC 201st (top 26%) · National 1,426th (top 23%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | North Texas | 2 | 6 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 31.6 |
| 2024 Postseason | North Texas | 12 | 3 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 59.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | North Texas | 12 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 59.7 |
| 2025 Postseason | NC State | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 30 |
| 2025 Regular Season | NC State | 11 | 24 | - | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 30 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Texas to NC State | G5/FCS to P4 | 82.8 | Apr 24, 2025 |
Brian Nelson II played CB for North Texas and NC State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Brian Nelson II recorded 88 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with North Texas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
North Texas paired 10 primary output with 26.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 17.3 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 North Texas, NC State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · NC State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
17.3
Usage
2.1
Consistency
15.2
Best Game by takeover score
Memphis
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Memphis: 2. East Carolina: 0. Virginia: 0. Wake Forest: 1. Virginia Tech: 2. Campbell: 0. Pittsburgh: 0. Georgia Tech: 0. Miami: 1. Florida State: 0. North Carolina: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Memphis: 5 by 40.8. East Carolina: 4 by 16.7. Virginia: 5 by 20.8. Wake Forest: 1 by 14.2. Virginia Tech: 1 by 24.2. Campbell: 3 by 12.5. Pittsburgh: 2 by 8.3. Georgia Tech: 2 by 8.3. Miami: 5 by 30.8. Florida State: 1 by 4.2. North Carolina: 0 by 10
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.5 · Games = 8 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 3 · +0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Memphis
Best efficiency game
40.8 vs Memphis
| Result | |||||||||||
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| Fri 12/19 | vs MemphisSplash game | W 31-7 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/30 | vs North Carolina | W 42-19 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Florida State | W 21-11 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Miami | L 7-41 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Georgia Tech | W 48-36 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Pittsburgh | L 34-53 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Campbell | W 56-10 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Virginia TechSplash game | L 21-23 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Thu 9/11 | @ Wake Forest | W 34-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Virginia | W 35-31 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/28 | vs East Carolina | W 24-17 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Brian Nelson II story
Brian Nelson II built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a cornerback from Pearland, TX wearing No. 7, spending time with NC State and North Texas. The clearest part of Brian Nelson II's career was his defensive production: 88 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, and 12 passes defended across 25 career games in the available record. That gives Brian Nelson II's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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North Texas
2023-2024
Opening stop
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NC State
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | North Texas | 3 | 27.5 | 2.3 | — |
| 2024 Postseason | North Texas | 10 | 26.7 | 6.1 | 7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | North Texas | 10 | 26.7 | 6.1 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | NC State | 7 | 17.3 | 2.1 | -3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | NC State | 7 | 17.3 | 2.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Texas Tech
Week 3 · L 21-66
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#2
@ Temple
Week 14 · W 24-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
68.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.3 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 39 Memphis
Week 1 · W 31-7 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
66.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.1 takeover score.
#4
vs Army
Week 11 · L 3-14 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
#5
@ UTSA
Week 12 · L 27-48 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
58.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · North Texas
10 primary output · 26.7 efficiency · 6.1 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · North Texas
59.7
10 primary · 26.7 efficiency · 6.1 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · North Texas
31.6
3 primary · 27.5 efficiency · 2.3 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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