Receiver, UAB, 2011–14
J.J. Nelson
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 5′11″
- Hometown
- Midfield, AL
- Born
- Apr 24, 1992
J.J. Nelson played receiver at UAB (2011–14). The Arizona Cardinals took Nelson in round 5, No. 159 overall in the 2015 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
10catches, career highat Troy, 2013199receiving yards, career highat Troy, 20132receiving touchdowns, career highfive times; last vs. Southern Miss, 2013Honors
- 2014Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Year
- 2014National leader in kickoff return average (38.3)
All-America: Walter Camp 2014; CBS Sports 2014; Sports Illustrated 2014; USA Today 2014
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Receiving
Returns
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.
Game by game
2014 UAB 12 games, 35 catches, 655 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Troy | W 48–10 | 2 | 65 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 2 |
| Sep 6 | at Mississippi State | L 34–47 | 5 | 144 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Alabama A&M | W 41–14 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Florida International | L 20–34 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 |
| Oct 4 | at Western Kentucky | W 42–39 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 5 | 196 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | vs. North Texas | W 56–21 | 4 | 104 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 3 |
| Oct 18 | at Middle Tennessee | L 22–34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | at Arkansas | L 17–45 | – | – | – | 2 | 127 | 2 |
| Nov 1 | at Florida Atlantic | W 31–28 | 6 | 125 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Louisiana Tech | L 24–40 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 3 | 145 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Marshall | L 18–23 | 1 | 10 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 29 | at Southern Miss | W 45–24 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 159 | 1 |
2013 UAB 10 games, 42 catches, 846 yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | atTroy | L 31–34 | 10 | 199 | 2 | 4 | 168 | – |
| Sep 7 | at LSU | L 17–56 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Northwestern State | W 52–28 | 3 | 60 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 28 | at Vanderbilt | L 24–52 | 5 | 69 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 26 | at UTSA | L 31–52 | 5 | 101 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 2 | vs.Middle Tennessee | L 21–24 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | atMarshall | L 14–56 | 1 | 58 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | at East Carolina | L 14–63 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 5 | 108 | – |
| Nov 21 | vs. Rice | L 34–37 | 5 | 127 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 2 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Southern Miss | L 27–62 | 5 | 117 | 2 | 9 | 186 | 1 |
2012 UAB 7 games, 22 catches, 414 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs.Troy | L 29–39 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 53 | – |
| Sep 15 | at South Carolina | L 6–49 | 1 | 31 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 22 | at Ohio State | L 15–29 | 2 | 17 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 29 | vs. Tulsa | L 42–49 | 4 | 146 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Oct 13 | at Houston | L 17–39 | 6 | 106 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 20 | vs.East Carolina | L 35–42 | 5 | 60 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 10 | vs.Marshall | W 38–31 | 3 | 30 | 0 | – | – | – |
2011 UAB 12 games, 17 catches, 358 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at Florida | L 0–39 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. Tulane | L 10–49 | – | – | – | 1 | 9 | – |
| Sep 24 | atEast Carolina | L 23–28 | 2 | 16 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 1 | atTroy | L 23–24 | – | – | – | 1 | 21 | – |
| Oct 8 | vs.Mississippi State | L 3–21 | – | – | – | 1 | 23 | – |
| Oct 15 | atTulsa | L 20–37 | 2 | 111 | 2 | 4 | 59 | – |
| Oct 20 | vs. UCF | W 26–24 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 20 | – |
| Oct 29 | atMarshall | L 14–59 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 52 | – |
| Nov 5 | vs.Houston | L 13–56 | – | – | – | 5 | 90 | – |
| Nov 12 | at Memphis | W 41–35 | 6 | 133 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 1 |
| Nov 17 | vs.Southern Miss | W 34–31 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 36 | – |
| Nov 26 | atFlorida Atlantic | L 35–38 | – | – | – | 3 | 62 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2015 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10¼″ |
| Weight | 156 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅛″ |
| Hand size | 8¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.28 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.49 sW |
| Vertical jump | 36″ |
| Broad jump | 10′7″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.02 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.15 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
5 seasons, 50 games with a stat; latest team: Indianapolis Colts.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Arizona Cardinals | 10 | 11 | 299 | 2 |
| 2016 | Arizona Cardinals | 14 | 34 | 568 | 6 |
| 2017 | Arizona Cardinals | 16 | 29 | 508 | 2 |
| 2018 | Arizona Cardinals | 9 | 7 | 64 | 0 |
| 2019 | Oakland Raiders | 1 | 4 | 36 | 1 |
| NFL career | 50 | 85 | 1,475 | 11 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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