Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2013-2016Texas Tech
Justis Nelson
DB • 6'2" • Mesquite, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Justis Nelson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
68
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
75
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
72
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Texas Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Texas Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Player Story
Justis Nelson built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a defensive back from Mesquite, TX wearing No. 31, spending time with Texas Tech. The clearest part of Justis Nelson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Texas Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Justis Nelson, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Texas Tech. Justis Nelson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 59
- TFL
- 0.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 12
Quick Answers
Justis Nelson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas Tech · DB
- Career Tackles
- 59
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Texas Tech
- Top game
- Louisiana Tech
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Dallas Christian School · Texas Tech
- High school pipeline
- Dallas Christian School · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 31 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 59 tackles · DB 104th (top 13%) · Big 12 46th (top 11%) · National 519th (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Postseason | Texas Tech | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.5 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 12 | 59 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 55.6 |
Related Context
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Justis Nelson played DB for Texas Tech. Across 4 tracked seasons, Justis Nelson recorded 59 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Texas Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Texas Tech paired 13.5 primary output with 31.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 31.7 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: Louisiana Tech
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Texas Tech
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
31.7
Usage
4.2
Consistency
55.5
Best Game by takeover score
Louisiana Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Stephen F. Austin: 0. Arizona State: 2. Louisiana Tech: 2.5. Kansas: 1. Kansas State: 1. West Virginia: 1. Oklahoma: 0. TCU: 3. Texas: 2. Oklahoma State: 0. Iowa State: 0. Baylor: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Stephen F. Austin: 5 by 20.8. Arizona State: 6 by 45. Louisiana Tech: 3 by 37.5. Kansas: 3 by 22.5. Kansas State: 1 by 14.2. West Virginia: 3 by 22.5. Oklahoma: 5 by 20.8. TCU: 5 by 50.8. Texas: 5 by 40.8. Oklahoma State: 6 by 25. Iowa State: 7 by 29.2. Baylor: 10 by 51.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1.5 · Games = 5 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 7 · -0.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Louisiana Tech
Best efficiency game
51.7 vs Baylor
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/25 | vs Baylor10+ tackles | W 54-35 | 10 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Iowa State | L 10-66 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Oklahoma State | L 44-45 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs TexasSplash game | L 37-45 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ TCUSplash game | W 27-24 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sun 10/23 | vs Oklahoma | L 59-66 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs West Virginia | L 17-48 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Kansas State | L 38-44 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 9/30 | vs Kansas | W 55-19 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Louisiana TechSplash game | W 59-45 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 9/11 | @ Arizona StateSplash game | L 55-68 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 9/4 | vs Stephen F. Austin | W 69-17 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Justis Nelson story
Justis Nelson built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a defensive back from Mesquite, TX wearing No. 31, spending time with Texas Tech. The clearest part of Justis Nelson's career was his defensive production: 59 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, 3 interceptions, and 12 passes defended across 15 career games in the available record. That gives Justis Nelson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Texas Tech
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Postseason | Texas Tech | 1 | 20 | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 0 | — | — | -1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 2 | 20 | — | 2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 13.5 | 31.7 | 4.2 | 11.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 3 · W 59-45
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
65 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#2
vs Arizona State
Week 1 · W 37-23 · Postseason
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
@ West Virginia
Week 10 · L 26-31 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
@ Oklahoma
Week 8 · L 27-63 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
@ TCU
Week 9 · W 27-24 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
59.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 59.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Texas Tech
13.5 primary output · 31.7 efficiency · 4.2 usage
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#2
2015 Regular Season · Texas Tech
44.9
2 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
#3
2013 Postseason · Texas Tech
42.5
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
4
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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