College career · 2021–2024
John Nelson
DT · BYU. 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 |  BYU#19 · 11-2 | 11 | 28% | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2023 | BYU#80 · 5-7 | 4 | 11% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 * | BYU#67 · 8-5 | 9 | 29% | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 |
| 2021 * | BYU#26 · 10-3 | 3 | 10% | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 1 |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. John 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
John 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: 7.5 vs Southern Illinois (Week 1)0 of 11 games at 8.0+
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 |  Southern Illinois | W 41–13 | 7.5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 | @ SMU | W 18–15 | 5.6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | · | · |
| 3 | @ Wyoming | W 34–14 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 4 |  Kansas State | W 38–9 | 5.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 5 | @ Baylor | W 34–28 | 7.2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · | · |
| 7 |  Arizona | W 41–19 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 8 |  Oklahoma State | W 38–35 | 6.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · | · |
| 9 | @ UCF | W 37–24 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 11 | @ Utah | W 22–21 | 7.3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 12 |  Kansas | L 13–17 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | · | · |
| 13 | @ Arizona State | L 23–28 | 6.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · | · |
| 14 |  Houston | W 30–18 | 6.9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | · | · |
| Bowls | vs Colorado | W 36–14 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2024 · 11 games | 6.2 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | · | · | ||