Nelson Ceaser: DL · Houston · #9.
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Nelson Ceaser
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Four seasons in the Houston defensive front to date. The first one came in 2023: All-Big 12. One game to point at: 8 tackles and 2.5 sacks against Baylor — Week 10, 2023.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 10 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
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-14vs UTSA | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 13-36vs TCU | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-7vs Sam Houston | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-49@ Texas Tech | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-39vs West Virginia | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-31vs No. 8 Texas | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 25-24@ Baylor | 8 | 6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 14-24vs Cincinnati | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 30-43vs No. 24 Oklahoma State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-27@ UCF | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 23 | 10.0 | 7.0 | — | 0 |
Week 10 · 2023
W 25-24
at Baylor
2.5 sacks · 2.5 tackles for loss · 8 tackles
A close one, won by 1 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
28%10 TFLSack rate
19%7 sacksHurry rate
8%3 hurries36 tackles · 10 for loss · 7 sacks.
4 seasons under Dana Holgorsen — 27-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dana Holgorsen
Pass share
53.4%
406 pass / 355 run
Plays / game
63.4
12 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
431 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #122 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Houston, 15 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2023) — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 30 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 1ST TEAM
All-Big 12 1st team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dana Holgorsen.
