
Quarterback, East Carolina (from Minnesota), 2012–16
Philip Nelson
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′2″
- Hometown
- Mankato, MN
- Born
- Sep 11, 1993, in Madison, Wisconsin
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Philip Nelson played quarterback at Minnesota (2012–13) and East Carolina (2015–16).
Career highs
400passing yards, career highat South Carolina, 20165touchdown passes, career highvs. Western Carolina, 2016122rushing yards, career highat New Mexico State, 20132rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Nebraska, 2013Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Minnesota | 75 | 152 | 49.3 | 873 | 5.7 | 8 | 8 |
| 2013 | Minnesota | 94 | 186 | 50.5 | 1,306 | 7.0 | 9 | 6 |
| 2016 | East Carolina | 234 | 347 | 67.4 | 2,603 | 7.5 | 16 | 8 |
| Career | 403 | 685 | 58.8 | 4,782 | 7.0 | 33 | 22 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Minnesota | 69 | 184 | 2.7 | 0 | 25 |
| 2013 | Minnesota | 93 | 364 | 3.9 | 6 | 48 |
| 2016 | East Carolina | 63 | 73 | 1.2 | 2 | 31 |
| Career | 225 | 621 | 2.8 | 8 | 48 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Minnesota | 9 | QB | |
| 2013 | Minnesota | 9 | QB | |
| 2015 | East Carolina | 9 | QB | |
| 2016 | East Carolina | 9 | QB | 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.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Minnesota | 249 | 0.23 | 59th (n=144) | 0.22 | 58.0 | 37% | 0.23 | 0.11 |
| 2016 | East Carolina | 411 | 0.21 | 37th (n=152) | 0.25 | 87.1 | 48% | 0.30 | 0.07 |
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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2016 East Carolina 10 games, 2,603 passing yards, 16 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 52–7 | 28 | 32 | 398 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 33–30 | 33 | 43 | 297 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 17 | at | L 15–20 | 44 | 58 | 400 | 1 | 2 | −12 |
| Sep 24 | at | L 17–54 | 17 | 34 | 362 | 2 | 0 | −11 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | L 29–47 | 23 | 41 | 278 | 2 | 1 | 31 |
| Oct 8 | at | L 22–38 | 12 | 23 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Oct 22 | at | L 19–31 | 28 | 43 | 283 | 2 | 2 | 56 |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 41–3 | 29 | 41 | 253 | 2 | 0 | −5 |
| Nov 5 | at | L 24–45 | 9 | 13 | 100 | 1 | 0 | −28 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | L 31–55 | 11 | 19 | 144 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
2013 Minnesota 11 games, 1,306 passing yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | W 51–23 | 10 | 22 | 99 | 1 | 1 | 83 |
| Sep 7 | at | W 44–21 | 8 | 15 | 127 | 0 | 1 | 122 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 29–12 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | L 7–23 | 12 | 24 | 135 | 1 | 2 | −18 |
| Oct 19 | at | W 20–17 | 8 | 11 | 112 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 34–23 | 7 | 15 | 152 | 1 | 0 | 55 |
| Nov 2 | at | W 42–39 | 16 | 23 | 298 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 24–10 | 15 | 24 | 186 | 1 | 0 | 40 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | L 7–20 | 7 | 23 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Nov 30 | at | L 3–14 | 6 | 18 | 77 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. | L 17–21 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
2012 Minnesota 7 games, 873 passing yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20 | at | L 13–38 | 13 | 24 | 149 | 2 | 2 | 67 |
| Oct 27 | vs. | W 44–28 | 15 | 22 | 246 | 3 | 0 | 37 |
| Nov 3 | vs. | L 13–35 | 13 | 29 | 142 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| Nov 10 | at | W 17–3 | 9 | 15 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Nov 17 | at | L 14–38 | 8 | 23 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Nov 24 | vs. | L 10–26 | 10 | 23 | 61 | 0 | 3 | −11 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | L 31–34 | 7 | 16 | 138 | 2 | 1 | 26 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2017 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅜″ |
| Weight | 203 lb |
| Arm length | 30⅞″ |
| Hand size | 9⅜″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.80 s |
| Vertical jump | 35½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′7″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.08 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.42 s |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers * |
| 2019 | AAF | San Diego Fleet |
| 2020 | XFL | Dallas Renegades |
| 2021 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes * |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.
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