Usage Score
4
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 30.9 disruption score.
Efficiency
30.9
Consistency
51.4
Season Value
26.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Texas Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- Texas Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arizona State
Scouting Read
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Justis Nelson, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Texas Tech. Justis Nelson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.9 disruption score.
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: 2015 Regular Season
Texas Tech paired 2 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 30.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2016 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Texas Tech
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
30.9
Usage
4
Consistency
51.4
Best Game by takeover score
Baylor
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Arizona State: 2. Louisiana Tech: 2.5. Kansas: 0. 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 on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 5 by 20.8. Arizona State: 6 by 45. Louisiana Tech: 3 by 37.5. Kansas: 3 by 12.5. 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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Wins1.6 · Games = 4 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 7 · -0.8 vs Wins
First Half1.1 · Games = 6 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · Games = 6 · -0.1 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
TCU
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 Texas | L 37-45 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ TCU | 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 Tech | W 59-45 | 3 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 9/11 | @ Arizona State | L 55-68 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 9/4 | vs Unknown | — | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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Texas Tech
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Progression
2013201420152016
| 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 | 12.5 | 30.9 | 4 | 10.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Arizona State
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#2
West Virginia
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
Oklahoma
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
TCU
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.3 takeover score.
#5
Louisiana Tech
2.5
Primary metric
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 43.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2015 Regular Season · Texas Tech
2 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
41.1
#2
2013 Postseason · Texas Tech
40.6
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Texas Tech
26.8
12.5 primary · 30.9 efficiency · 4 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
0
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2013 · Rating 0.825
Dallas Christian School · Mesquite, TX
- Committed To
- Texas Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Career Facts
1
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
59
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 15 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.