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Nick Nelson

Wisconsin · Cornerback · 2016-17

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30

Career totals · 1 season with stats

Scouting Report

Nelson was a first-team all-conference pick in 2017.

In 2017, Nelson recorded 30 tackles.

Nelson was the No. 110 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 74 overall, the 4th-highest cornerback rating at Wisconsin since 1990 and No. 44 among all cornerbacks of the 2015-2019 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2017
    • First-team all-conference
  2. 2018
    • No. 110 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Nick Nelson season-by-season statistics at Wisconsin
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20173017

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

Wisconsin Teammates

  1. 91Jonathan Taylor2017-19RB
  2. 86Zack Baun2015-19LB
  3. 83T.J. Watt2013-16LB
  4. 80Chris Orr2015-19LB
  5. 80T.J. Edwards2014-18LB
  6. 80Joe Schobert2012-15LB
  7. 74Sojourn Shelton2013-16CB
  8. 72Corey Clement2013-16RB
  9. 72Troy Fumagalli2013-17TE
  10. 72Alex Erickson2012-15WR

Full Wisconsin all-time roster

Top Cornerbacks of the 2015-2019 Era

  1. 91Vernon HargreavesFlorida · 2013-15CB
  2. 90Jeff OkudahOhio State · 2017-19CB
  3. 90Josh JacksonIowa · 2014-17CB
  4. 90Paulson AdeboStanford · 2017-20CB
  5. 90Jalen RamseyFlorida State · 2013-15CB
  6. 88Adoree' JacksonUSC · 2014-16CB
  7. 88Deandre BakerGeorgia · 2016-18CB
  8. 88Derek Stingley Jr.LSU · 2019-21CB

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Sources: Wikipedia (Nick Nelson (American football)) 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.