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, 2016

Honors

Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2014

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Oregon2332714.2573
2015Oregon1727015.9344
2016Oregon5255410.7548
2017Oregon3240412.6150
Career1241,55512.51473

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2014Oregon224180111712
2015Oregon348761–––
2016Oregon36879171070
2017Oregon1025106260
Career1022,4242243042

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2015Oregon––––2––
2016Oregon1000000
2017Oregon2100000
Career3100200

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Oregon111019.2033
2015Oregon611519.2175
2016Oregon4379.3125
2017Oregon11252.3112
Career322788.7375

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014Oregon18WR
2015Oregon18WR
2016Oregon18WR
2017Oregon18WR5′8″177

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2014Oregon430.5554th (n=496)0.5223.65%
2015Oregon370.5858th (n=465)0.5321.45%
2016Oregon800.5148th (n=489)0.5240.69%
2017Oregon560.4741st (n=507)0.5226.28%

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
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.Southern UtahW 77–⁠215990––2
Sep 9vs.NebraskaW 42–⁠3581171––2
Sep 16atWyomingW 49–⁠132270––2
Oct 14atStanfordL 7–⁠49––––––
Oct 21atUCLAL 14–⁠314400–––
Oct 28vs.UtahW 41–⁠20290–––
Nov 4atWashingtonL 3–⁠384180490–
Nov 18vs.ArizonaW 48–⁠284740263–
Nov 25vs.Oregon StateW 69–⁠10180252–
Dec 16 ✦vs.Boise StateL 28–⁠382120246–
2016 Oregon 12 games, 52 catches, 554 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.UC DavisW 53–⁠28431051535
Sep 10vs.VirginiaW 44–⁠261602681
Sep 17atNebraskaL 32–⁠358800470–
Sep 24vs.ColoradoL 38–⁠415850597–
Oct 1atWashington StateL 33–⁠5163804195–
Oct 8vs.WashingtonL 21–⁠707450552–
Oct 21atCaliforniaL 49–⁠527842–––
Oct 29vs.Arizona StateW 54–⁠3566513751
Nov 5atUSCL 20–⁠45180598–
Nov 12vs.StanfordL 27–⁠522591255–
Nov 19atUtahW 30–⁠281100116–
Nov 26atOregon StateL 24–⁠344431–––
2015 Oregon 12 games, 17 catches, 270 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 12atMichigan StateL 28–⁠317790–––
Sep 19vs.Georgia StateW 61–⁠282480150–
Sep 26vs.UtahL 20–⁠621260240–
Oct 3atColoradoW 41–⁠2424414124–
Oct 10vs.Washington StateL 38–⁠45–––17–
Oct 17atWashingtonW 26–⁠20–––226–
Oct 29atArizona StateW 61–⁠55–––4185–
Nov 7vs.CaliforniaW 44–⁠281201352–
Nov 14atStanfordW 38–⁠36–––359–
Nov 21vs.USCW 48–⁠2812615114–
Nov 27vs.Oregon StateW 52–⁠421150499–
Jan 2 ✦vs.TCUL 41–⁠4721205120–
2014 Oregon 14 games, 23 catches, 327 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 30vs.South DakotaW 62–⁠13180––1
Sep 13vs.WyomingW 48–⁠1421902461
Sep 20atWashington StateW 38–⁠31–––––2
Oct 2vs.ArizonaL 24–⁠31–––471–
Oct 11atUCLAW 42–⁠30–––3581
Oct 18vs.WashingtonW 45–⁠20–––2381
Oct 24atCaliforniaW 59–⁠41–––––1
Nov 1vs.StanfordW 45–⁠161611171
Nov 8atUtahW 51–⁠2711101191
Nov 22vs.ColoradoW 44–⁠103622––1
Nov 29atOregon StateW 47–⁠1925623661
Dec 5vs.ArizonaW 51–⁠1371040251–
Jan 1 ✦vs.Florida StateW 59–⁠204400–––
Jan 12 ✦vs.Ohio StateL 20–⁠422210452–

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2018
Height5′8⅛″
Weight176 lb
Arm length28⅞″
Hand size8¼″
40-yard dash4.57 s
Vertical jump31½″
Broad jump9′6″
Bench press16 reps
3-cone drill7.06 s
20-yard shuttle4.35 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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