6′3″ · 297 lb · High Point, NC
Ja'Quane Nelson: DL · Louisiana · #97.
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Ja'Quane Nelson
Wins his gap play after play. He has spent two seasons in the Louisiana defensive front. On tape: 5 tackles against Georgia Southern, Week 4, 2020.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 20-18vs Georgia Southern | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 27-30vs Coastal Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 44-34@ Texas State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-20vs Arkansas State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-10vs South Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 4 · 2020
W 20-18
5 tackles · 1 solo tackle
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
0%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries11 tackles.
2 seasons under Billy Napier, all run-leaning offenses — 21-4 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Pass share
42.5%
306 pass / 414 run
Plays / game
72.0
10 games
Team sack rate
2.8%
325 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2020
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Louisiana, 0 sacks — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2020
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Billy Napier.
