| Houston Cougars–No. 9 | |
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| Position | Defensive end |
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| Born: | June 3, 2001 [1] Missouri City, Texas |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Ridge Point (Sienna, Texas) |
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Nelson Ceaser (born June 3, 2001) [1] is an American football defensive end for the Houston Cougars.
Ceaser attended high school at Ridge Point. Coming out of high school, Ceaser was rated as a four-star recruit and held offers from schools such as Nebraska, Houston, Oklahoma, TCU, Texas Tech, and Arizona. [2] Ceaser ultimately decided to commit to play college football for the Houston Cougars. [3] [4]
In Ceaser's first two seasons in 2019 and 2020, he notched just two tackles with one and a half being for a loss, one and a half sacks, and a forced fumble, in two games. [5] In the 2021 Birmingham Bowl, Ceaser notched five tackles, as he helped the Cougars beat Auburn. [6] Ceaser finished the 2021 season with 22 tackles with four being for a loss, and three and a half sacks. [7] During the 2022 season in a game versus Rice, Ceaser recovered a fumble and returned it 11 yards for a touchdown to seal the win over Rice. [8] In 2022, Ceaser tallied 36 tackles with ten going for a loss, four sacks, two pass deflections, an interception, a fumble recovery, a forced fumble, and a touchdown. [9] Ceaaser would have a breakout 2023 season, totaling 43 tackles with 13.5 being for a loss, nine and a half sacks, and a pass deflection. [10] For his performance on the season, Ceaser was named first team all Big-12. [11] After the conclusion of the 2023 season, Ceaser would declare for the 2024 NFL draft. [12] [13] , Ceaser is projected to be a mid round pick in the 2024 Draft. [1] [14]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Bench press | |||||
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| 6 ft 2+3⁄4 in (1.90 m) | 254 lb (115 kg) | 33+5⁄8 in (0.85 m) | 10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) | 4.57 s | 7.30 s | 31.0 in (0.79 m) | 22 reps | |||||
| All values from NFL Combine [15] [16] | ||||||||||||
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