6′1″ · 315 lb · Lakeland, FL · Victory Christian Academy
Chris Nelson: DL · Texas · #97.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Chris Nelson
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Chris Nelson has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Texas. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Oklahoma — Week 14, 2018.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 29-34@ Maryland | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-21vs Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 37-14vs No. 22 USC | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-16vs No. 17 TCU | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 19-14@ Kansas State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 23-17vs Baylor | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 35-38@ Oklahoma State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 41-42vs No. 12 West Virginia | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 41-34@ Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-10vs No. 18 Iowa State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 27-39@ No. 5 Oklahoma | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 28-21@ No. 6 Georgia | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 26 | 5.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
14%6 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
5%2 hurries39 tackles · 5.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tom Herman
Pass share
46.1%
475 pass / 556 run
Plays / game
73.6
14 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
509 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
39 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Texas, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 33 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Charlie Strong → Tom Herman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
