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Nelson Ceaser

Houston · Edge Rusher · 2019-23

SACKS
15
TFL
25
TKL
93

Career totals · 4 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

Ceaser was a first-team all-conference pick in 2023.

From 2020 to 2023, Ceaser recorded 93 tackles, 24.5 tackles for loss and 15 sacks.

In 17-0 that career earns a 72 overall, the 2nd-highest edge rusher rating at Houston since 1990 and No. 73 among all edge rushers of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2023
    • First-team all-conference

Season by Season

Nelson Ceaser season-by-season statistics at Houston
SeasonTklTFLSacksPD
202010.50.50
20212243.50
2022341042
2023361070
Total9324.5152

Seasons with tracked stats at Houston. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Houston Teammates

  1. 88Marcus Jones2019-21CB
  2. 80Clayton Tune2018-22QB
  3. 80Tank Dell2020-22WR
  4. 80A.J. Haulcy2023-24S
  5. 74Marquez Stevenson2016-20WR
  6. 71Logan Hall2018-21EDGE
  7. 71Payton Turner2017-20EDGE
  8. 70Donovan Smith2023-24QB
  9. 70Jamaree Caldwell2022-23EDGE
  10. 70Matthew Golden2022-23WR

Full Houston all-time roster

Top Edge Rushers of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 93Aidan HutchinsonMichigan · 2018-21EDGE
  2. 93Will Anderson Jr.Alabama · 2020-22EDGE
  3. 90T'Vondre SweatTexas · 2019-23EDGE
  4. 90Jordan DavisGeorgia · 2018-21EDGE
  5. 90Abdul CarterPenn State · 2022-24EDGE
  6. 90Calijah KanceyPittsburgh · 2020-22EDGE
  7. 90Jalen CarterGeorgia · 2020-22EDGE
  8. 90Kayvon ThibodeauxOregon · 2019-21EDGE

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Sources: Wikipedia (Nelson Ceaser) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.