Nick Nelson (American football)

Nick Nelson

Nelson with the Oakland Raiders in 2018
No. 23
Position:	Cornerback
Personal information
Born:	(1996-10-16) October 16, 1996 (age 28) Florence, South Carolina, U.S.
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: 4th round, 110th pick
Career history
Oakland Raiders (2018–2019) Indianapolis Colts (2021)
Career highlights and awards Second-team All-American (2017) First-team All-Big Ten (2017) Career NFL statistics Total tackles: 20 Fumble recoveries: 1 Pass deflections: 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference Nick Nelson (born October 16, 1996) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors [1] and Wisconsin Badgers. [2] Professional career Pre-draft measurables Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash Broad jump Bench press 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 Oakland Raiders Nelson was selected 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] Indianapolis Colts 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] Career stats Year Team Games Tackles Fumbles Interceptions 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 References Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Bio Wisconsin Badgers bio "NFL Draft 2018 Results: At pick 110 in the fourth round the Raiders select Nick Nelson, CB, Wisconsin". SilverAndBlackPride.com. July 3, 2018. "Raiders announce transactions - 8.31.19". Raiders.com. August 31, 2019. "Raiders finalize 10-man practice squad". Silver and Black Pride. SB Nation. September 2, 2019. "Raiders sign Olsen Pierre and Eric Tomlinson and promote Nick Nelson". Raiders.com. December 11, 2019. "Raiders claim defensive end Jeremiah Valoaga". Raiders.com. December 24, 2019. Archived from the original on December 24, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2019. "Raiders sign cornerback Prince Amukamara". Raiders.com. May 18, 2020. "Raiders' Nick Nelson: Clears waivers, reverts to PUP-R". CBSSports.com. May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2020. "Nick Nelson: Waived after failed physical". CBSSports.com. September 1, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020. "Colts Sign S Nick Nelson & TE Jordan Thomas To Reserve/Future Contracts". Colts.com. January 5, 2021. "Colts Make Initial Roster Cuts, Training Camp Roster Now At 85 Players". Colts.com. August 17, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2023. External links Nick Nelson on Twitter Hawaii Rainbow Warriors bio This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.