 Nelson in 2024 | |
| Wisconsin Badgers–No. 79 | |
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| Position | Offensive tackle |
| Class |  |
| Major | Real Estate and Urban Land Economics |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | Stoughton, Wisconsin |
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Weight | 314 lb (142 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 Stoughton High School in Stoughton, Wisconsin. He was rated as a five-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Wisconsin Badgers. [1] [2]
Nelson was redshirted as a freshman in 2020 and appeared in one game against Michigan. [3] In 2021, he started all 13 games for the Badgers at right guard and earned honorable mention all-Big Ten Conference honors. [4] [5] During the 2022 season, Nelson started all 12 games at left tackle for Wisconsin. [6] In the 2023 season, he started all 13 games for the Badgers at left tackle. [7]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 314 lb (142 kg) | 33+1⁄2 in (0.85 m) | 10 in (0.25 m) | |||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine [8] [9] [10] | ||||||||||||
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. [11]