Dontrell Nelson

DB • 6'1" • Olive Branch, MS, USA

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Dontrell Nelson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.8 disruption score.

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57%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back

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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: 2015 Postseason · Memphis

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 1
Unique Seasons: 4
Program Path: Memphis
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Tulane

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Dontrell Nelson built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a defensive back from Olive Branch, MS wearing No. 10, spending time with Memphis. The clearest part of Dontrell Nelson's career was his defensive...

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Class 2013 · Rating 0.7889

Olive Branch · Olive Branch, MS

Committed To: Memphis
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2013

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Latest team and position: Memphis · DB
Career Tackles: 22
Tracked sample: 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 10 games
Best season: 2015 Postseason · Memphis
Top game: Tulane
Recruit profile: 2-star · Olive Branch · Memphis
High school pipeline: Olive Branch · 31 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 10 · Class 2016
2016 Tackles rank: 22 tackles · DB 376th (top 46%) · American Athletic 178th (top 35%) · National 1,843rd (top 33%)

Dontrell Nelson played DB for Memphis. Across 4 tracked seasons, Dontrell Nelson recorded 22 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Memphis.

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