Receiver, BYU (from Stanford), 2010–⁠14

Keanu Nelson

Number
No. 18
Height
5′11″
Hometown
Tucson, AZ

Keanu Nelson played receiver at Stanford (2010–⁠13) and BYU (2014).

Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2012 and 2013

Returns

SeasonTeamPRYdsTD
2012Stanford180
2014BYU6510
Career7590

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2010Stanford18WR
2011Stanford18WR
2012Stanford18WR
2013Stanford18WR
2014BYU18WR5′11″

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Stanford11.41––1.4–
2014BYU70.41––2.9–

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.

Game by game

2014 BYU 5 games, 6 returns, 51 yards
DateOpponentResultPRYds
Oct 9atUCFL 24–⁠31222
Oct 18vs.NevadaL 35–⁠4211
Oct 24atBoise StateL 30–⁠55212
Nov 1atMiddle TennesseeW 27–⁠7116
Dec 22 ✦vs.MemphisL 48–⁠55––
2013 Stanford 1 game, 1 catch, 4 yards
DateOpponentResultPRYds
Nov 23vs.CaliforniaW 63–⁠13––
2012 Stanford 1 game, 1 return, 8 yards
DateOpponentResultPRYds
Nov 24atUCLAW 35–⁠1718

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

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