D.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.

2018 Utah State 9 games, 13 catches, 114 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Tkl	Sacks	PD
Aug 31	atMichigan State	L 31–⁠38	3	17	0	1	0	0
Sep 8	vs.New Mexico State	W 60–⁠13	1	2	0	–	–	–
Sep 13	vs.Tennessee Tech	W 73–⁠12	3	23	0	–	–	–
Oct 27	vs.New Mexico	W 61–⁠19	2	15	0	–	–	–
Nov 3	atHawai’i	W 56–⁠17	–	–	–	1	0	0
Nov 10	vs.San José State	W 62–⁠24	2	40	0	–	–	–
Nov 17	atColorado State	W 29–⁠24	1	11	0	–	–	–
Nov 24	atBoise State	L 24–⁠33	1	6	0	–	–	–
Dec 15 ✦	vs.North Texas	W 52–⁠13	–	–	–	2	0	0

2017 Utah State 8 games, 6 tackles

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Tkl	Sacks	PD
Sep 7	vs.Idaho State	W 51–⁠13	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sep 29	vs.BYU	W 40–⁠24	–	–	–	3	0	0
Oct 7	vs.Colorado State	L 14–⁠27	–	–	–	0	0	0
Oct 14	vs.Wyoming	L 23–⁠28	–	–	–	–	–	–
Nov 4	atNew Mexico	W 24–⁠10	–	–	–	2	0	0
Nov 18	vs.Hawai’i	W 38–⁠0	–	–	–	1	0	0
Nov 25	atAir Force	L 35–⁠38	1	20	0	–	–	–
Dec 29 ✦	vs.New Mexico State	L 20–⁠26	1	9	0	–	–	–

2016 Utah State 1 game, 12 passing yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Tkl	Sacks	PD
Sep 24	vs.Air Force	L 20–⁠27	–	–	–	–	–	–

2015 Utah State 2 games, 6 rushing yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD	Tkl	Sacks	PD
Nov 28	vs.BYU	L 28–⁠51	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dec 22 ✦	vs.Akron	L 21–⁠23	–	–	–	–	–	–

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