Ht/Wt
6'
3"
|
226 lbs.
Class
Junior
Hometown
Sewickley,
Pennsylvania
Last School
Hopewell High School
Roster Years
2004 | 2007-2009
Personal
- Parents are Curtis and Donna Nelson
- One of six children
- Eagle Scout
- Served a Church mission in Frankfurt, Germany
- Married to wife Rachel in June 2008
- Majoring in economics
Before BYU
- A National Honor Society member with a 3.9 grade-point average at Hopewell HS
- Ranked second academically in his graduating class
- Three-year letterwinner for head coach Dave Vestal
- Also a three-year letterman in track
- Earned team Most Valuable Player honors as a senior
- All-league and selection at linebacker and tight end
- Earned all-state honorable mention honors as a linebacker
- Led the Vikings in tackles as both a junior and senior
- Posted 95 tackles in his final season
- Two-year starter at Hopewell
- Helped lead his team to the 2002 WPIAL and PIAA Class AAA championship
- Named to the All-Parkway Conference and Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's All-Class AAA teams
- Recruited by Indiana, West Virginia, Penn State and Pennsylvania
Stats
YEAR GMS SOLO AST TOTAL TFL/YDS SACKS/YDS PBU QBH FR FF BLK/K 2007 13 9 13 22 .5/1 - - - - - - 2008 3 - - - - - - - - - - 2009 12 8 11 19 2.5/10 2/10 2 1 - - - TOTAL 28 17 24 41 3.0/11 2/10 2 1 - - -
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2007
- Earned 2007 Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors
- Competed in all 13 games for the Cougars
- Contributed on special teams and as a back-up linebacker
- Credited with 22 tackles on the season, including 9 solo and 13 assisted tackles
- Had a season-high four tackles against Air Force
Sophmore Year
2008
- Earned letterman honors as a sophomore
- Saw action in three games
- Contributor on special teams
- Earned 2008 Academic All-MWC honors
- Recipient of the Cougar Club's Kimball Memorial Award
Junior Year
2009
- Earned letterman honors as a junior
- MWC Scholar-Athlete
- Academic All-MWC
- Saw action in 12 games, including starts against Tulane, Colorado State and Utah State
- Totaled 19 tackles on the season
- Had 2.5 tackles for loss and two sacks (Tulane)
- Recorded two pass breakups and one quarterback hurry
Senior Year
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
2004
- Redshirted prior to serving a church mission to Frankfurt, Germany
Medical Redshirt Year
2004
Redshirted prior to serving a church mission to Frankfurt, Germany.