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Offensive line, Wisconsin, 2020–24
Jack Nelson
- Number
- No. 79
- Height
- 6′7″
- Weight
- 316 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Stoughton, WI
- Born
- Jan 15, 2002
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Jack Nelson played offensive line at Wisconsin (2020–24). The Atlanta Falcons took Nelson in round 7, No. 218 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Wisconsin | 79 | OL | RS | ||
| 2021 | Wisconsin | 79 | OL | Fr. | ||
| 2022 | Wisconsin | 79 | OL | So. | ||
| 2023 | Wisconsin | 79 | OL | Jr. | ||
| 2024 | Wisconsin | 79 | OL | Sr. | 6′7″ | 316 |
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
2024 Wisconsin 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16 | vs. Oregon | L 13–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Wisconsin 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. Washington State | L 14–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Wisconsin 2 games, 9 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Penn State | L 10–16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Illinois | W 24–0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 | Combine or pro day 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′7″ | |
| Weight | 314 lb | |
| Arm length | 33½″ | |
| Hand size | 10″ | |
| Wingspan | 81⅜″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 5.10 s | |
| Bench press | 23 reps |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
1 season; latest team: Minnesota Vikings.
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0).
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