#9

Nelson Ceaser

DL · Houston · Jr. · #9

Houston 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Nelson Ceaser

DL · Houston · Jr · #9

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#463 national
CFB
College
Houston
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach
2021
2022
2023

Played his entire career under Dana Holgorsen.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Houston12-2HC: Dana Holgorsen · Balanced
2022Houston8-5HC: Dana Holgorsen · Pass-leaning
2023Houston4-8HC: Dana Holgorsen · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Houston362310.07.0------
2022Houston341610.04.021--
2021Houston22134.03.5------
Career925224.014.521--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2023

W 25–24

at Baylor

8 TOT  ·  6 SOLO  ·  2 SACKS

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Disrupts the pocket from the interior.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

3-Tech Penetrator

Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.

IDL

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Marcus Winfield’s 2023 season.

Kent State · 2023

#2

JaCorey Johns

Wake Forest · 2021

77%
#3

Boye Mafe

Minnesota · 2021

All-Big TenNFL Rd 2 · Pk 8
74%
#4

Viliami Fehoko

San José State · 2022

All-Mountain WestNFL Rd 4
73%
#5

Nelson Ceaser

Houston · 2022

72%

Matches Marcus on

Class year
Height
TFL rate

Differs from Marcus on

Sack rate (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Felix Anudike's junior season at Kansas State (2022).

Kansas State · 2022

#2

Nick Hampton

App State · 2022

All-Sun BeltNFL Rd 5
84%
#3

Viliami Fehoko

San José State · 2022

All-Mountain WestNFL Rd 4
77%
#4

Bryan Thomas Jr.

South Carolina · 2024

76%
#5

Brad Spence

Texas · 2025

75%

Matches Felix on

TFL rate
Weight
Hurry rate