Hugh Nelson

DB · Hawai'i · Sr. · #3

Hawai'i 2022 alumnus

This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Hugh Nelson

DB · Hawai'i · Sr · #3

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Hawai'i

2021–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2022

2 coaches

2021

Todd Graham

Hawai'i

2022

Timmy Chang

Hawai'i

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Todd Graham → Timmy Chang. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Hawai'i6-7HC: Todd Graham · Balanced

2022Hawai'i3-10HC: Timmy Chang · Pass-leaning

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Hawai'i	48	30	2.5	8	--	--
2021	Hawai'i	19	14	0.5	6	2	1
Career		67	44	3.0	14	2	1

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2022

W 31–25

vs UNLV

1 QB HUR · 1 PD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at home.

How he plays

Play style

Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Rover

Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Miles Brooks’s 2022 season.

Miles Brooks

81%match

Georgia Tech · 2022

Art Green

Houston · 2022

80%

Jarius Monroe

Tulane · 2022

All-AAC

80%

Anthony Johnson

Virginia · 2021

80%

Nahshon Wright

Oregon State · 2021

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 36

78%

Matches Miles on

Class year

TFL rate

Tackle volume

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Malcom DeWalt IV's sophomore season at Akron (2025).

Malcom DeWalt IV

92%match

Akron · 2025

Nahshon Wright

Oregon State · 2021

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 36

89%

Marcus Allen

North Carolina · 2023

NFL Rd 5

86%

Adrian Maddox

UAB · 2024

86%

Jarius Monroe

Tulane · 2022

All-AAC

86%

Matches Malcom on

Class year

TFL rate

Weight