Defensive back, SMU (from Illinois), 2014–19
Patrick Nelson
Lettered 2016–17 at Illinois (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 216 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Chicago, IL
Patrick Nelson played defensive back at Illinois (2014–17) and SMU (2018–19).
At a glance
Career highs
16tackles, career highat Nebraska, 20163sacks, career highvs. Texas State, 2019Defense
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Illinois | 2 | DB | |||
| 2015 | Illinois | 2 | DB | RS | ||
| 2016 | Illinois | 2 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | Illinois | 2 | DB | So. | ||
| 2018 | SMU | 2 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2019 | SMU | 2 | DB | Sr. | 6′0″ | 216 |
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
2019 SMU 13 games, 81 tackles, 12.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Arkansas State | W 37–30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. North Texas | W 49–27 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Texas State | W 47–17 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | at TCU | W 41–38 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at South Florida | W 48–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Tulsa | W 43–37 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Temple | W 45–21 | 7 | 6 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | at Houston | W 34–31 | 7 | 5 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Memphis | L 48–54 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. East Carolina | W 59–51 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Navy | L 28–35 | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Tulane | W 37–20 | 10 | 8 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | at Florida Atlantic | L 28–52 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2018 SMU 9 games, 59 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | atNorth Texas | L 23–46 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs.TCU | L 12–42 | 9 | 7 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 22 | vs.Navy | W 31–30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | at UCF | L 20–48 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs. Cincinnati | L 20–26 | 6 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs.Houston | W 45–31 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | at UConn | W 62–50 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs.Memphis | L 18–28 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 24 | atTulsa | L 24–27 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Illinois 10 games, 65 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Ball State | W 24–21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 20–7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | atSouth Florida | L 23–47 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Nebraska | L 6–28 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Iowa | L 16–45 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Wisconsin | L 10–24 | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Purdue | L 10–29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Indiana | L 14–24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Ohio State | L 14–52 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Northwestern | L 7–42 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Illinois 9 games, 75 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs. Western Michigan | L 10–34 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | atNebraska | L 16–31 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Purdue | L 31–34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Rutgers | W 24–7 | 14 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Michigan | L 8–41 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Minnesota | L 17–40 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Michigan State | W 31–27 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atWisconsin | L 3–48 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atNorthwestern | L 21–42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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