DL · Vanderbilt → Western Michigan. Not on a current FBS roster; here is every season we have.
5 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | Havoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Vanderbilt#11 · 10-3 | 4 | 11% | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Western Michigan#103 · 6-7 | 12 | 45% | 30 | 7.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2023 | Western Michigan#117 · 4-8 | 11 | 50% | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 * | Western Michigan#112 · 5-7 | 5 | 21% | 6 | — | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2021 * | Western Michigan#62 · 8-5 | 1 | 2% | 1 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Mason 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.
Mason 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
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | W 45–3 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 2 | @ | W 44–20 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 3 | @ | W 31–7 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 4 | W 70–21 | 7.4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 5 | W 55–35 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||
| 6 | @ | L 14–30 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 8 | W 31–24 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||
| 9 | W 17–10 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 10 | @ | L 31–34 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 11 | W 45–38 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||
| 13 | W 45–17 | 5.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 14 | @ | W 45–24 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| Bowls | vs | L 27–34 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2025 · 4 games | 4.7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||