Nigel Nelson

LB • 5'11" • 226 lbs • Pensacola, FL, USA

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Nigel Nelson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.4 disruption score.

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Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

High-end production for a linebacker

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Arkansas State

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 1
Unique Seasons: 1
Program Path: Arkansas State
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Troy

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Nigel Nelson built his college career in 2025 as a linebacker from Pensacola, FL wearing No. 22, spending time with Arkansas State. The clearest part of Nigel Nelson's career was his defensive production: 54 tackles,...

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Class 2025 · Rating 0.8558

Pensacola Catholic · Pensacola, FL

Committed To: Arkansas State
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2025

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Latest team and position: Arkansas State · LB
Career Tackles: 54
Tracked sample: 1 unique seasons · 2 entries · 13 games
Best season: 2025 Postseason · Arkansas State
Top game: Troy
Recruit profile: 3-star · Pensacola Catholic · Arkansas State
High school pipeline: Pensacola Catholic · 23 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 22 · Freshman
2025 Tackles rank: 54 tackles · LB 255th (top 20%) · Sun Belt 56th (top 9%) · National 517th (top 9%)

Nigel Nelson played LB for Arkansas State. Across 1 tracked season, Nigel Nelson recorded 54 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Arkansas State.

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