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Panther Plus: Will look to be the starter at strong safety. 2007: Played in all 13 games as a backup at safety to Clifford Waters ... also saw extensive action on special teams ... tallied at least one tackle in 11 games ... tallied a season-high three tackles in UNI's 38-17 win at Missouri State (11/3) ... secured his first collegiate interception in a 48-10 win over Southern Utah (11/17). 2006: Saw action in all 11 games ... played in the spring as a quarterback but transitioned to safety midway through the fall because of injuries in the secondary ... tallied seven total tackles via special teams ... completed his only pass as a quarterback for 29 yards in a 48-7 win over Drake (8/31) ... quarterbacked the White squad to a 7-0 win in the Spring Game ... connected with Joel Gilson for an 18-yard touchdown pass in the Spring Game. 2005: Played in all 15 games ... saw action in three games as a backup quarterback and was 4-of-7 passing with 50 yards and a touchdown ... enjoyed plenty of playing time on special teams and recorded seven total tackles ... tossed his first collegiate touchdown pass, a 15-yarder to Matt Garvin, in UNI's 52-17 season-opening win over Drake (9/1) ... completed 2-of-3 passes for 27 yards against the Bulldogs ... went 2-of-3 passing for 23 yards in the Panthers' 49-14 victory over Minnesota-Duluth (9/10) ... rushed three times for nine yards against UMD, including a season-high scamper of 15 yards ... also saw action against Missouri State (10/8) but did not complete as pass in his only attempt ... completed nine-of-23 passes with no interceptions and no TDs for 94 yards in the Spring Game. 2004: Redshirted. High School: Three-year starter and two-time co-captain for Coach Pat Mitchell ... only Cedar Falls QB to pass for 1,000 yards in consecutive seasons (2002, 2003) and only the second to pass for at least 2,000 yards in a career ... ranked No. 1 in career completions (167), attempts (318), single-game passing yardage (338, vs. Xavier in 2003), single-game pass attempts (28), completions (16) and TD passing yards (90) ... ranked second all-time in career passing yards (2,677) and career passing TDs (24)... first-team all-state Iowa Newspaper Association Class 4A DB in 2003, first-team all-metro QB and first team all-Mississippi Valley ... second-team Des Moines Register football selection ... attended UNI QB Coach Mario Verduzco's Quarterback School three consecutive years ... earned two letters in baseball (2001, 2002), three in wrestling (2002-04) and four in track (2001-04) ... named the 2004 MVP of the Mississippi Valley Conference in track ... four-year participant in state track meet (2001-03), placing second in the 110m high hurdles and fourth in the 400m hurdles and 4x400 relay as a senior ... as a junior he placed sixth in the 110 high hurdles and as a member of the 4x400 relay ... 2003 Drake Relays participant in the high hurdles and state meet in 2002 ... honor roll student for three years. Personal: Born June 16, 1985, in Waterloo, Iowa ... son of Jamie and Rick Nelson ... father is the Panthers' offensive line coach ... majoring in social science education. Nelson's Career Defensive Stats Year G-GS UT AT Total TFL Sacks INT FF FR PBU 2005 15-0 6 2 8 0.0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 2006 11-0 3 4 7 0.0 0.0 0-0 0 0 0 2007 13-0 9 9 18 0.0 0.0 1-8 0 0 0 Totals 39-0 18 15 33 0.0 0.0 1-8 0 0 0 Nelson's Career Passing Stats Year G-GS Att Com Pct. Yds Int TDs LG HG 2005 15-0 7 4 57.1 50 0 1 15 27 2006 11-0 1 1 100.0 29 0 0 29 29 Totals 26-0 8 5 62.5 79 0 1 29 29 Nelson's Career Rushing Stats Year G-GS No Yds Avg TD LG HG 2005 15-0 5 7 1.4 0 15 9 2006 11-0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 Totals 26-0 6 7 1.2 0 15 9 Nelson's Game-by-Game Stats (Solo-Ast) 2005 Drake 1-0 Minnesota-Duluth 0-0 @Iowa 0-2 @Western Illinois 0-0 @Missouri State 2-0 Indiana State 0-0 @Illinois State 1-0 Youngstown State 0-0 @Western Kentucky 0-0 Southern Illinois 1-0 Northern Arizona 0-0 Eastern Washington 0-0 @New Hampshire 1-0 @Texas State 0-0 Appalachian State 0-0 |
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