Nick
Nelson.
Nick
Nelson.
Wisconsin· 5'11"· 208 lb· 4.52s 40
Nelson fits best in a Cover-3 match or Cover-4 zone heavy scheme where he can utilize his instincts and ball-hawking skills to make plays.
Nelson could be an immediate contributor as a nickel corner in Year 1, with a ceiling to develop into a starting outside corner.
Nelson would struggle in a man-heavy defense that routinely asks corners to press and trail due to his average long speed.
His versatility to play both outside and in the slot, combined with his physicality, makes him a valuable asset in zone-based defenses.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.52sp50
- Vertical
- —in
- Broad jump
- 123inp50
- Three-cone
- —s
- Shuttle
- —s
- Bench
- 17repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Wisconsin | 14 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Career | — | 14 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.