College career · 2021–2024
Cole Nelson
DL · Virginia Tech. Not on a current FBS roster; here is every season we have.
Career
4 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | Havoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |  Virginia Tech#27 · 6-7 | 13 | 34% | 36 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech#47 · 7-6 | 10 | 24% | 21 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 * | Virginia Tech#98 · 3-8 | 5 | 19% | 11 | 1.5 | — | 0 | — | 2 |
| 2021 * | Virginia Tech#78 · 6-7 | 2 | 4% | 2 | — | — | 0 | — | 0 |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Cole Nelson's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded. * Defense rebuilt from the play-by-play (ESPN's box scores that season are missing it); about 10% below official totals.
Game Log
Cole Nelson's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
6.2 avg. game scoreBest: 8.4 at Duke (Week 13)1 of 13 games at 8.0+
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | @ Vanderbilt | L 27–34 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 |  Marshall | W 31–14 | 5.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | · | · |
| 3 | @ Old Dominion | W 37–17 | 5.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 4 |  Rutgers | L 23–26 | 6.8 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 5 | @ Miami | L 34–38 | 6.4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | · | · |
| 6 | @ Stanford | W 31–7 | 6.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | · | · |
| 8 |  Boston College | W 42–21 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | · | · |
| 9 |  Georgia Tech | W 21–6 | 5.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 10 | @ Syracuse | L 31–38 | 6.2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 11 |  Clemson | L 14–24 | 7.7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | · | · |
| 13 | @ Duke | L 28–31 | 8.4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | · | · |
| 14 |  Virginia | W 37–17 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| Bowls | vs Minnesota | L 10–24 | 6.6 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2024 · 13 games | 6.2 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 | · | · | ||