Daivon Nelson is a safety at Troy who has not played in Troy's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Troy lists 22 defensive backs this season.
Troy is 4-4. Next: vs Louisiana Tech, Sat Nov 7.
On tape: 1 tackle against Old Dominion, Week 12, 2025.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Troy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 9 | W 35-23vs Louisiana | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackle |
| Wk 12 | L 0-33@ Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gerad Parker
Pass share
47.1%
431 pass / 484 run
Plays / game
65.4
14 games
Team sack rate
12.5%
465 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Gerad Parker.
