Garrett Nelson: DE · Nebraska · #44.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Garrett Nelson
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Nebraska. First career honor, 2022: All-Big Ten. On tape: 10 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Wisconsin, Week 12, 2022.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
66 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9 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 this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 28-31vs Northwestern | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 1 | W 38-17vs North Dakota | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 42-45vs Georgia Southern | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-49vs No. 6 Oklahoma | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-21vs Indiana | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 6 | W 14-13@ Rutgers | 11 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 37-43@ Purdue | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 9-26vs No. 17 Illinois | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-20vs Minnesota | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 3-34@ No. 3 Michigan | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-15vs Wisconsin | 10 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-17@ Iowa | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 66 | 36 | 9.0 | 5.5 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
8%6 sacksTFL rate
14%9 TFLHurry rate
6%4 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
58%6 of 10 pressures66 tackles · 9 for loss · 5.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Road4g | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mickey Joseph
Pass share
45.3%
340 pass / 410 run
Plays / game
62.5
12 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
373 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #61 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Nebraska, 12 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 38 games over four seasons.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 2ND TEAM
All-Big Ten 2nd team (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Scott Frost → Mickey Joseph. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
