![]() Nelson with the Oakland Raiders in 2018 | |||||||
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||
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Born: | Florence, South Carolina, U.S. | October 16, 1996||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Suitland (Suitland, Maryland) | ||||||
College: | Wisconsin | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2018 / Round: 4 / Pick: 110 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Nick Nelson (born October 16, 1996) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at Hawaii [1] and Wisconsin. [2]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | Broad jump | Bench press | ||||||
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5 ft 10+5⁄8 in (1.79 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 30+3⁄4 in (0.78 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.52 s | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) | 17 reps | ||||||
All values from NFL Combine |
Nelson was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the fourth round (110th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. [3]
On August 31, 2019, Nelson was waived by the Raiders and re-signed to the practice squad. [4] [5] He was promoted to the active roster on December 11, 2019. [6] He was placed on injured reserve on December 24, 2019. [7]
On May 18, 2020, Nelson was waived by the Raiders with a failed physical designation, [8] and reverted to the team's reserve/physically unable to perform list the next day. [9] He was waived with a failed physical designation on September 1, 2020. [10]
On January 5, 2021, Nelson signed a reserve/future contract with the Indianapolis Colts. [11] He was waived/injured on August 17 and placed on injured reserve. [12]
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | |||||||||||
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GP | GS | Comb | Total | Ast | Sack | FF | FR | Yds | INT | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | ||
2018 | OAK | 10 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | OAK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 12 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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