Last confirmed: Ohio, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · 192 lb · Lexington, KY · Lafayette
Kylan Nelson: S · Ohio · #23.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kylan Nelson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. 2 stars out of high school, five seasons of real snaps at Ohio since. On tape: 9 tackles against Miami (OH), Week 11, 2018.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
55 tackles. 7 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 3 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 · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-32vs Howard | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-45@ Virginia | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 30-34@ Cincinnati | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 58-42vs Massachusetts | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-26@ Kent State | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 21-24@ Northern Illinois | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 49-14vs Bowling Green | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 52-14vs Ball State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 59-14@ Western Michigan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-30@ Miami (OH) | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 52-17vs Buffalo | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 13 | W 49-28vs Akron | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 27-0vs San Diego State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 55 | 32 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 |
Week 1 · 2018
W 38-32
vs Howard
9 tackles · 3 pass breakups · 7 solo tackles
Edged out Howard at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
13%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
55tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%3 TFL55 tackles · 3 for loss · 7 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
5 seasons under Frank Solich — 40-25 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road6g | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Frank Solich
Pass share
36.2%
312 pass / 551 run
Plays / game
66.4
13 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
346 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Five seasons at Ohio, 138 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Frank Solich.
