Arizona: 3L... Team co-captain in 2009... The elder statesman in the secondary with 37 games under his belt, Nelson should be an anchor for the UA defense as a fourth-year senior... Leading returning tackle with 67, forced a fumble and broke up five passes out of the strong safety spot... Earned coaches' honor as defensive player of the game against Stanford and Southern California, with career-high 12 tackles in each contest... Started all 13 games and gives UA a 25-game starter in the backfield... Had a quality true sophomore year when he started all 12 games at the strong safety spot in 2008 and checked in with the fourth-best tackle total on the squad, 60... Registered four tackles for losses and broke up three passes... Then career-high nine tackles at California, and eight at BYU... Lettered as true freshman special teams player and backup safety in 2006... Played in all 12 games, contributing seven tackles... Career-best three hits at Oregon...
High School: Kimball High School, Dallas, 2006... Associated Press first-team All-State 4A for coach Darrell Jordan in 2005... First-team All-District 13-4A... Second-team 4A All Region II... Dallas Morning News Area at No. 53... SuperPrep All-Midlands... Had 63 tackles, nine interceptions and three forced fumbles as a senior... Dave Campbell's Texas Football top 40 defensive back... Started playing corner three games into his junior year... DCTF Texas 300... No. 7 CB on Texas HS Football top 200... Reported 4.5 speed and a track athlete, won 110 hurdles, second in 300 and third in high jump in district meet as junior... Two-way starter senior year, receiver and quarterback on offense... Basketball point guard...
Personal: Academic major is family studies and human development...Date of birth: May 27, 1988...
Career Totals
Year G-GS UT AT TT TFL Other
2006 12-0 3 4 7 - -
2007 12-12 38 22 60 4-11 3 PD
2008 13-13 41 26 67 3-7 5 PD, FF
Total 37-25 82 52 134 7-17 8 PD, FF
