C.J. Nelson

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

2026 Ball State 4 games, 11 catches, 83 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long	Rush
Sep 5	atOhio State	L 3–⁠56	1	8	0	8	–
Sep 12	vs.Stony Brook	W 41–⁠17	1	6	0	6	–
Oct 10	atNorthwestern	L 14–⁠45	3	10	0	10	10
Oct 17	atBowling Green	W 32–⁠31	6	59	0	23	–

2025 Eastern Illinois 8 games, 22 catches, 393 yards, 3 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long	Rush
Sep 6	atIndiana State	L 14–⁠38	2	16	0	9	–
Sep 13	vs.Illinois State	L 30–⁠42	7	194	2	75	–
Sep 27	atWestern Illinois	W 31–⁠23	1	20	0	20	2
Oct 4	vs.Tennessee State	W 31–⁠7	1	7	0	7	–
Oct 11	vs.Gardner-Webb	L 10–⁠21	3	45	0	26	–
Oct 18	atSoutheast Missouri State	L 13–⁠42	2	40	0	31	7
Oct 25	atCharleston Southern	L 16–⁠17	2	23	0	14	–
Nov 1	vs.UT Martin	L 20–⁠27	4	48	1	28	−2

2024 Eastern Illinois 9 games, 21 catches, 292 yards, 1 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long	Rush
Aug 29	atIllinois	L 0–⁠45	2	21	0	17	–
Sep 14	vs.Northwestern	L 7–⁠31	2	7	0	9	–
Sep 21	atIllinois State	L 7–⁠31	1	12	0	12	–
Oct 5	vs.Southeast Missouri State	L 27–⁠38	3	59	0	40	5
Oct 12	atTennessee State	L 17–⁠41	2	24	0	23	–
Nov 2	vs.Western Illinois	W 45–⁠38	2	26	0	22	–
Nov 9	atGardner-Webb	L 28–⁠31	5	101	1	31	–
Nov 16	vs.Charleston Southern	W 16–⁠13	2	21	0	19	–
Nov 23	atTennessee Tech	L 6–⁠23	2	21	0	16	–

2022 Houston 4 games, 2 catches, 7 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long	Rush
Sep 10	atTexas Tech	L 30–⁠33	–	–	–	–	–
Oct 22	atNavy	W 38–⁠20	–	–	–	–	–
Oct 29	vs.South Florida	W 42–⁠27	2	7	0	4	–
Nov 26	vs.Tulsa	L 30–⁠37	–	–	–	–	–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.