| Wisconsin Badgers–No. 79 | |
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| Position | Offensive tackle |
| Class |  |
| Major | Real Estate and Urban Land Economics |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Weight | 311 lb (141 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Stoughton (Stoughton, Wisconsin) |
Jack Nelson is an American college football offensive tackle for the Wisconsin Badgers.
Nelson attended high school at Stoughton. Coming out of high school, Nelson was rated as a five-star recruit where he decided to commit to play college football for the Wisconsin Badgers. [1] [2]
During Nelson's first collegiate season in 2020, Nelson decided to use the season to redshirt and appeared in one game against Michigan. [3] During the 2021 season, Nelson started all 13 games for the Badgers at right guard. [4] For his performance on the 2021 season, Nelson was named a honorable mention all-Big Ten selection. [5] During the 2022 season, Nelson played in and started all 12 games at left tackle for Wisconsin. [6] In the 2023 season, Nelson started all 13 games for the Badgers at left tackle. [7]
Nelson's father Todd played as an offensive tackle for the Wisconsin Badgers, and his younger brother Barrett is also an offensive tackle for Wisconsin. [8]
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