Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Mississippi State
Nelson Adams
DL • 6'3" • Brandon, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nelson Adams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
51
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
47
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
64
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Mississippi State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Mississippi State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Auburn
Player Story
Nelson Adams built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive lineman from Brandon, MS wearing No. 94, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Nelson Adams' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Mississippi State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Nelson Adams, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Mississippi State. Nelson Adams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 25
- TFL
- 2.5
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Nelson Adams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Mississippi State · DL
- Career Tackles
- 25
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 10 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Mississippi State
- Top game
- Auburn
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Brandon · Mississippi State
- High school pipeline
- Brandon · 20 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 94 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 25 tackles · DL 227th (top 33%) · SEC 206th (top 34%) · National 1,697th (top 30%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 10 | 25 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 54.6 |
Related Context
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Nelson Adams played DL for Mississippi State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Nelson Adams recorded 25 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Mississippi State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Mississippi State paired 8 primary output with 18.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 18.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Auburn
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Mississippi State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
18.4
Usage
5.3
Consistency
55.5
Best Game by takeover score
Auburn
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Alabama: 1. South Carolina: 1. Massachusetts: 2. Auburn: 2. BYU: 1. Kentucky: 0. Samford: 1. Texas A&M: 0. Arkansas: 0. Ole Miss: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Alabama: 3 by 22.5. South Carolina: 4 by 26.7. Massachusetts: 2 by 28.3. Auburn: 2 by 28.3. BYU: 0 by 10. Kentucky: 3 by 12.5. Samford: 2 by 18.3. Texas A&M: 3 by 12.5. Arkansas: 5 by 20.8. Ole Miss: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 5 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 5 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Auburn
Best efficiency game
28.3 vs Auburn
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Ole Miss | W 55-20 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | vs Arkansas | L 42-58 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Texas A&M | W 35-28 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Samford | W 56-41 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Kentucky | L 38-40 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ BYU | L 21-28 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs AuburnSplash game | L 14-38 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ MassachusettsSplash game | W 47-35 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs South Carolina | W 27-14 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs South Alabama | L 20-21 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Nelson Adams story
Nelson Adams built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive lineman from Brandon, MS wearing No. 94, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Nelson Adams' career was his defensive production: 25 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 10 career games in the available record. That gives Nelson Adams' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Mississippi State
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20122013201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 8 | 18.4 | 5.3 | 8 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Auburn
Week 6 · L 14-38 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#2
@ Massachusetts
Week 4 · W 47-35
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
#3
vs South Carolina
Week 2 · W 27-14 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
39.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.5 takeover score.
#4
vs Samford
Week 9 · W 56-41
1
Havoc Plays
32.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 32.2 takeover score.
#5
vs South Alabama
Week 1 · L 20-21
1
Havoc Plays
30 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 30 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Mississippi State
8 primary output · 18.4 efficiency · 5.3 usage
54.6
#2
2012 Regular Season · Mississippi State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Mississippi State
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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