Defensive back, Texas Tech, 2013–16
Justis Nelson
- Number
- No. 31
- Height
- 6′2″
- Hometown
- Mesquite, TX
Justis Nelson played defensive back at Texas Tech (2013–16).
Career highs
10tackles, career highvs. Baylor, 2016Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Texas Tech | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 2015 | Texas Tech | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| 2016 | Texas Tech | 59 | 46 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Career | 59 | 46 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | |
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.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | Int | PBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 4 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Texas Tech | 31 | DB | |
| 2014 | Texas Tech | 31 | DB | |
| 2015 | Texas Tech | 31 | DB | |
| 2016 | Texas Tech | 31 | DB | 6′2″ |
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
2016 Texas Tech 12 games, 59 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Stephen F. Austin | W 69–17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at Arizona State | L 55–68 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 59–45 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Kansas | W 55–19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Kansas State | L 38–44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | vs. West Virginia | L 17–48 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Oklahoma | L 59–66 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at TCU | W 27–24 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Texas | L 37–45 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 12 | at Oklahoma State | L 44–45 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Iowa State | L 10–66 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Baylor | W 54–35 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2015 Texas Tech 2 games, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | atOklahoma | L 27–63 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 7 | atWest Virginia | L 26–31 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2013 Texas Tech 1 game, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs.Arizona State | W 37–23 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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