Receiver, Michigan State, 2017–⁠20

Laress Nelson

Lettered 2017–⁠19 (school media guide)

Number
No. 13
Height
5′8″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Laress Nelson played receiver at Michigan State (2017–⁠20).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Michigan State3299.7023
2018Michigan State121149.5021
2019Michigan State44812.0025
Career1919110.1025

Returns

SeasonTeamPRYdsTD
2017Michigan State7340
2018Michigan State2110
Career9450

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017Michigan State13WRFr.
2018Michigan State13WRSo.
2019Michigan State13WRJr.
2020Michigan State13WRSr.5′8″180

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
2017Michigan State7-0.17––-1.2–
2018Michigan State170.51––8.7–
2019Michigan State11-0.19––-2.1–

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

2019 Michigan State 4 games, 4 catches, 48 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Aug 30vs.TulsaW 28–⁠71250–
Sep 28vs.IndianaW 40–⁠31––––
Oct 26vs.Penn StateL 7–⁠28130–
Nov 9vs.IllinoisL 34–⁠372200–
2018 Michigan State 6 games, 12 catches, 114 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Aug 31vs.Utah StateW 38–⁠31150–
Sep 29vs.Central MichiganW 31–⁠203310–
Oct 6vs.NorthwesternL 19–⁠29––––
Oct 13atPenn StateW 21–⁠1756002
Nov 17atNebraskaL 6–⁠92120–
Nov 24vs.RutgersW 14–⁠10160–
2017 Michigan State 7 games, 7 returns, 34 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Sep 2vs.Bowling GreenW 35–⁠10150–
Sep 9vs.Western MichiganW 28–⁠14–––2
Sep 30vs.IowaW 17–⁠1012302
Oct 7atMichiganW 14–⁠10–––2
Oct 21vs.IndianaW 17–⁠9–––1
Nov 11atOhio StateL 3–⁠48110–
Nov 25atRutgersW 40–⁠7––––

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

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