Receiver, Oregon, 2014–17
Charles Nelson
- Number
- No. 18
- Height
- 5′8″
- Weight
- 177 lb
- Hometown
- Daytona Beach, FL
Charles Nelson played receiver at Oregon (2014–17).
Career highs
88rushing yards, career highat Stanford, 20158catches, career hightwice; last vs. Nebraska, 2017117receiving yards, career highvs. Nebraska, 20172receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last at California, 2016Honors
Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2014
Receiving
Returns
Defense
Rushing
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Oregon | 43 | 0.55 | 54th (n=496) | 0.52 | 23.6 | 5% |
| 2015 | Oregon | 37 | 0.58 | 58th (n=465) | 0.53 | 21.4 | 5% |
| 2016 | Oregon | 80 | 0.51 | 48th (n=489) | 0.52 | 40.6 | 9% |
| 2017 | Oregon | 56 | 0.47 | 41st (n=507) | 0.52 | 26.2 | 8% |
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.
Game by game
2017 Oregon 10 games, 32 catches, 404 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 77–21 | 5 | 99 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 42–35 | 8 | 117 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 16 | at | W 49–13 | 2 | 27 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 14 | at | L 7–49 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 21 | at | L 14–31 | 4 | 40 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 41–20 | 2 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 4 | at | L 3–38 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 90 | – |
| Nov 18 | vs. | W 48–28 | 4 | 74 | 0 | 2 | 63 | – |
| Nov 25 | vs. | W 69–10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 52 | – |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. | L 28–38 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 46 | – |
2016 Oregon 12 games, 52 catches, 554 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 53–28 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 153 | 5 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 44–26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | at | L 32–35 | 8 | 80 | 0 | 4 | 70 | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | L 38–41 | 5 | 85 | 0 | 5 | 97 | – |
| Oct 1 | at | L 33–51 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 195 | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. | L 21–70 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 5 | 52 | – |
| Oct 21 | at | L 49–52 | 7 | 84 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 54–35 | 6 | 65 | 1 | 3 | 75 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | at | L 20–45 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 98 | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. | L 27–52 | 2 | 59 | 1 | 2 | 55 | – |
| Nov 19 | at | W 30–28 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 16 | – |
| Nov 26 | at | L 24–34 | 4 | 43 | 1 | – | – | – |
2015 Oregon 12 games, 17 catches, 270 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at | L 28–31 | 7 | 79 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 61–28 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 50 | – |
| Sep 26 | vs. | L 20–62 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 40 | – |
| Oct 3 | at | W 41–24 | 2 | 44 | 1 | 4 | 124 | – |
| Oct 10 | vs. | L 38–45 | – | – | – | 1 | 7 | – |
| Oct 17 | at | W 26–20 | – | – | – | 2 | 26 | – |
| Oct 29 | at | W 61–55 | – | – | – | 4 | 185 | – |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 44–28 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 52 | – |
| Nov 14 | at | W 38–36 | – | – | – | 3 | 59 | – |
| Nov 21 | vs. | W 48–28 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 114 | – |
| Nov 27 | vs. | W 52–42 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 99 | – |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. | L 41–47 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 120 | – |
2014 Oregon 14 games, 23 catches, 327 yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 62–13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 48–14 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | at | W 38–31 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 2 | vs. | L 24–31 | – | – | – | 4 | 71 | – |
| Oct 11 | at | W 42–30 | – | – | – | 3 | 58 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 45–20 | – | – | – | 2 | 38 | 1 |
| Oct 24 | at | W 59–41 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 1 | vs. | W 45–16 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | at | W 51–27 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 44–10 | 3 | 62 | 2 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 29 | at | W 47–19 | 2 | 56 | 2 | 3 | 66 | 1 |
| Dec 5 | vs. | W 51–13 | 7 | 104 | 0 | 2 | 51 | – |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. | W 59–20 | 4 | 40 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Jan 12 ✦ | vs. | L 20–42 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 52 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2018 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′8⅛″ |
| Weight | 176 lb |
| Arm length | 28⅞″ |
| Hand size | 8¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.57 s |
| Vertical jump | 31½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′6″ |
| Bench press | 16 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.06 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.35 s |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
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