Defensive line, Houston, 2020–23
Nelson Ceaser
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 250 lb
- Class (2023)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Missouri City, TX
Nelson Ceaser played defensive line at Houston (2020–23).
Career highs
8tackles, career highat Baylor, 20232.5sacks, career highat Baylor, 2023Honors
Defense
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.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Houston | 9 | DL | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Houston | 9 | DL | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Houston | 9 | DL | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Houston | 9 | DL | Jr. (Yr 4) | 6′3″ | 250 |
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
2023 Houston 10 games, 36 tackles, 7 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. UTSA | W 17–14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. TCU | L 13–36 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Sam Houston | W 38–7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Texas Tech | L 28–49 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. West Virginia | W 41–39 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Texas | L 24–31 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Baylor | W 25–24 | 8 | 6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Cincinnati | L 14–24 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Oklahoma State | L 30–43 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at UCF | L 13–27 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Houston 11 games, 34 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | atUTSA | W 37–35 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | atTexas Tech | L 30–33 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Rice | W 34–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Tulane | L 24–27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | at Memphis | W 33–32 | 6 | 4 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Navy | W 38–20 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. South Florida | W 42–27 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at SMU | L 63–77 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Temple | W 43–36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at East Carolina | W 42–3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Tulsa | L 30–37 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Houston 10 games, 22 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vs. Grambling | W 45–0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs.Navy | W 28–20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atTulsa | W 45–10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atTulane | W 40–22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs.East Carolina | W 31–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.SMU | W 44–37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | atSouth Florida | W 54–42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Memphis | W 31–13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | at UConn | W 45–17 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Auburn | W 17–13 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Houston 1 game, 1 tackle, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24 ✦ | vs. Hawai’i | L 14–28 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2024 | Combine or pro day 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2¾″ | |
| Weight | 254 lb | |
| Arm length | 33⅝″ | |
| Hand size | 10¼″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.91 s | |
| Vertical jump | 31″ | |
| Bench press | 22 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.30 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.57 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
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