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Receiver, Kansas State, 2003–07
Jordy Nelson
- Born
- May 31, 1985
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Jordy Nelson played receiver at Kansas State (2003–07). He was a consensus All‑American in 2007. The Green Bay Packers took Nelson in round 2, No. 36 overall in the 2008 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
15catches, best game on filetwice; last at Fresno State, 2007214receiving yards, best game on fileat Iowa State, 20073receiving touchdowns, best game on fileat Oklahoma State, 2007Honors
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Kansas State | 45 | 669 | 14.9 | 8 | 80 |
| 2006 | Kansas State | 39 | 547 | 14.0 | 1 | 74 |
| 2007 | Kansas State | 122 | 1,606 | 13.2 | 11 | 68 |
| On file (2005–07) | 206 | 2,822 | 13.7 | 20 | 80 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Kansas State | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | Kansas State | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007 | Kansas State | 6 | 264 | 2 |
| On file (2005–07) | 11 | 267 | 3 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). Kickoff returns are in our source’s box scores from 2009; before that most are missing, so return totals from those years may leave them out.
Game by game
2007 Kansas State 12 games, 122 catches, 1,606 yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Auburn | L 13–23 | 9 | 90 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Sep 8 | vs. San José State | W 34–14 | 6 | 82 | 0 | 27 | – |
| Sep 15 | vs. Missouri State | W 61–10 | 15 | 209 | 1 | 61 | – |
| Sep 29 | at Texas | W 41–21 | 12 | 116 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Kansas | L 24–30 | 10 | 137 | 1 | 68 | – |
| Oct 13 | vs. Colorado | W 47–20 | 4 | 93 | 0 | 43 | – |
| Oct 20 | at Oklahoma State | L 39–41 | 12 | 176 | 3 | 46 | – |
| Oct 27 | vs. Baylor | W 51–13 | 8 | 105 | 1 | 31 | – |
| Nov 3 | at Iowa State | L 20–31 | 14 | 214 | 1 | 58 | −9 |
| Nov 10 | at Nebraska | L 31–73 | 9 | 125 | 1 | 21 | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. Missouri | L 32–49 | 8 | 94 | 1 | 20 | – |
| Nov 24 | at Fresno State | L 29–45 | 15 | 165 | 1 | 21 | – |
2006 Kansas State 9 games, 39 catches, 547 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Illinois State | W 24–23 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 31 | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. Marshall | W 23–7 | 5 | 71 | 0 | 25 | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. Louisville | L 6–24 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 18 | – |
| Sep 30 | atBaylor | L 3–17 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Oct 28 | vs.Iowa State | W 31–10 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 34 | – |
| Nov 4 | atColorado | W 34–21 | 5 | 117 | 1 | 74 | – |
| Nov 11 | vs.Texas | W 45–42 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 6 | – |
| Nov 18 | atKansas | L 20–39 | 8 | 64 | 0 | 20 | – |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Rutgers | L 10–37 | 4 | 81 | 0 | 33 | – |
2005 Kansas State 11 games, 45 catches, 669 yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Florida International | W 35–21 | 4 | 36 | 1 | 11 | – |
| Sep 10 | atMarshall | W 21–19 | 3 | 40 | 1 | 23 | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. North Texas | W 54–7 | 4 | 66 | 1 | 40 | – |
| Oct 1 | at Oklahoma | L 21–43 | 3 | 107 | 1 | 73 | – |
| Oct 8 | vs.Kansas | W 12–3 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 8 | – |
| Oct 15 | at Texas Tech | L 20–59 | 3 | 98 | 1 | 80 | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. Texas A&M | L 28–30 | 5 | 57 | 1 | 20 | – |
| Oct 29 | vs.Colorado | L 20–23 | 5 | 75 | 0 | 35 | – |
| Nov 5 | atIowa State | L 17–45 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 19 | – |
| Nov 12 | atNebraska | L 25–27 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 43 | −2 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Missouri | W 36–28 | 7 | 74 | 1 | 23 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2008 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅝″ |
| Weight | 217 lb |
| Arm length | 32½″ |
| Hand size | 10″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.51 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.50 sW |
| Vertical jump | 31″ |
| Broad jump | 10′3″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.03 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.35 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
10 seasons, 150 games with a stat; latest team: Oakland Raiders.
Pro Bowl: 2014 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2014
All-Pro teams: AP second team 2014.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Green Bay Packers | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Green Bay Packers | 16 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Oakland Raiders | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 150 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
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. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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