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For the baseball player, see Nick Nelson (baseball).

Nick Nelson
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Nelson in 2018 training camp.
No. 21 – Las Vegas Raiders
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1996-10-16) October 16, 1996 (age 28)
Florence, South Carolina
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Suitland (Suitland, Maryland)
College:Wisconsin
NFL draft:2018 / round: 4 / pick: 110
Career history
Roster status:Reserve/physically unable to perform
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-Team CBS Sports All-American (2017)
  • First-Team All-Big-Ten (2017)
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Total tackles:20
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:1
Pass deflections:1
Interceptions:0
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Nick Nelson (born October 16, 1996) is an American football cornerback for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Hawaii[1] and Wisconsin.[2]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 10+5⁄8 in
(1.79 m) 		200 lb
(91 kg) 		30+3⁄4 in
(0.78 m) 		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		 4.52 s 10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)		 17 reps
All values from NFL Combine

Nelson was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the fourth round (110th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[3]

On August 31, 2019, Nelson was waived by the Raiders and re-signed to the practice squad.[4][5] He was promoted to the active roster on December 11, 2019.[6] He was placed on injured reserve on December 24, 2019.[7]

On May 18, 2020, Nelson was waived by the Raiders with a failed physical designation.[8] He reverted to the team's reserve/physically unable to perform list the next day.[9]

References

  1. ^ Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Bio
  2. ^ Wisconsin Badgers bio
  3. ^ "NFL Draft 2018 Results: At pick 110 in the fourth round the Raiders select Nick Nelson, CB, Wisconsin". SilverAndBlackPride.com. July 3, 2018.
  4. ^ "Raiders announce transactions - 8.31.19". Raiders.com. August 31, 2019.
  5. ^ "Raiders finalize 10-man practice squad". Silver and Black Pride. SB Nation. September 2, 2019.
  6. ^ "Raiders sign Olsen Pierre and Eric Tomlinson and promote Nick Nelson". Raiders.com. December 11, 2019.
  7. ^ "Raiders claim defensive end Jeremiah Valoaga". Raiders.com. December 24, 2019.
  8. ^ "Raiders sign cornerback Prince Amukamara". Raiders.com. May 18, 2020.
  9. ^ "Raiders' Nick Nelson: Clears waivers, reverts to PUP-R". CBSSports.com. May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2020.


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