Jerico Nelson

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Jerico Nelson
Personal information
Born: (1989-09-19) September 19, 1989 (age 34)
Kenner, Louisiana
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: Destrehan (LA)
College: Arkansas
Position: Strong safety
Undrafted: 2012
Career history
Career highlights and awards

Jerico Nelson (born September 19, 1989) is a former American football strong safety. Nelson signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2012. Nelson played College football at Arkansas.

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Early years

Nelson, from New Sarpy, Louisiana, attended both John Curtis Christian School and later Destrehan High School in Destrehan, Louisiana. [1] Nelson was ranked as 23rd athlete in the nation and was ranked as the 9th overall prospect in the state of Louisiana by Rivals.com. [1] [2] He also was ranked as the No. 51 running back in the nation by Scout.com. [2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeight40‡Commit date
Jerico Nelson
Athlete		Destrehan, Louisiana Destrehan High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)186 lb (84 kg)4.45Feb 1, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 4 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 51 (RB)   Rivals: 23 (ATH), 9 (Louisiana)
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Arkansas Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  • "2008 Arkansas Football Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  • "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 28, 2012.

College career

He played College football at Arkansas. He finished college with 268 tackles, 10.5 Sacks, 4 Interceptions, 12 Pass Deflections, 2 Forced fumbles. [3]

In his Freshman season, he finished with 37 tackles and 3.5 sacks. [3]

In his Sophomore season, he finished the season with 74 Tackles, 2.5 Sacks, one Interception and a Forced fumble. [3]

In his Junior season, he finished the season with 87 tackles, 2.5 Sacks, one Interception in which it was returned for a touchdown and a forced fumble. [3]

In his Senior season, he finished his Senior season with 70 Tackles, 2 sacks and 4 pass deflections. [3]

Professional career

New Orleans Saints

On April 30, 2012, Nelson signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent. [4] On August 31, 2012, he was released. [5] On September 1, 2012, he was signed to the practice squad. [6] On December 15, 2012, he was promoted to the active roster from the practice squad after the team placed safety Malcolm Jenkins and Offensive tackle Charles Brown on injured reserve. [7]

Texas Revolution

On January 5, 2016, Nelson signed with the Texas Revolution. On January 3, 2017, Nelson re-signed with the Revolution.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jerico Nelson". yahoo.com. August 30, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Arkansas Razorbacks profile". arkansasrazorbacks.com. Retrieved December 28, 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Jerico Nelson College Statistics". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Saints Announce 2012 Rookie Free Agent Class". neworleanssaints.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
  5. ↑ "53-man roster tracker". profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. August 31, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  6. ↑ "New Orleans Saints Announce Practice Squad". neworleanssaints.com. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  7. ↑ "New Orleans Saints place Malcolm Jenkins, Charles Brown on injured reserve". nola.com. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
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