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Reggie Nelson

Florida · Safety · 2006

COV
88
TAK
76
RNG
94

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Nelson was a consensus All-American in 2006 and a first-team all-conference pick in 2006.

Nelson was the No. 21 overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 86 overall, the highest safety rating at Florida since 1990 and No. 5 among all safeties of the 2005-2009 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2006
    • Consensus All-American
    • First-team all-conference
  2. 2007
    • No. 21 overall pick, NFL Draft

Florida Teammates

  1. 98Tim Tebow2006-09QB
  2. 91Brandon Spikes2007-09LB
  3. 90Joe Haden2007-09CB
  4. 88Aaron Hernandez2007-09TE
  5. 86Brandon James2006-09WR
  6. 86Percy Harvin2007-08WR
  7. 80Ahmad Black2007-10S
  8. 80Jarvis Moss2003-06EDGE
  9. 77Derrick Harvey2005-07EDGE
  10. 74Riley Cooper2006-09WR

Full Florida all-time roster

Top Safeties of the 2005-2009 Era

  1. 91Eric BerryTennessee · 2007-09S
  2. 91Mark BarronAlabama · 2009-11S
  3. 90Michael HuffTexas · 2004-05S
  4. 90Taylor MaysUSC · 2006-09S
  5. 86Craig SteltzLSU · 2007S
  6. 86Earl ThomasTexas · 2008-09S
  7. 86Eric WeddleUtah · 2003-06S
  8. 86Greg BlueGeorgia · 2004-05S

Best college safeties since 1990Best SEC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Reggie Nelson) 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.