Safety, Virginia, 2017–21
Brenton Nelson
- Number
- No. 28
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 180 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Miami, FL
Brenton Nelson played safety at Virginia (2017–21).
Career highs
11tackles, career highvs. Boston College, 20172interceptions, career highvs. Duke, 2020Honors
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Virginia | 28 | S | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | Virginia | 28 | S | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | Virginia | 28 | S | Yr 3 | ||
| 2020 | Virginia | 28 | S | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | Virginia | 28 | S | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′11″ | 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.
Game by game
2020 Virginia 4 games, 12 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs. Duke | W 38–20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at Clemson | L 23–41 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. NC State | L 21–38 | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Wake Forest | L 23–40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Virginia 8 games, 19 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Pittsburgh | W 30–14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. William & Mary | W 52–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Florida State | W 31–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Old Dominion | W 28–17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 28 | at Notre Dame | L 20–35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | at Miami | L 9–17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Duke | W 48–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Louisville | L 21–28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Virginia 12 games, 41 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Richmond | W 42–13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Ohio | W 45–31 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 22 | vs.Louisville | W 27–3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | atNC State | L 21–35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs.Miami | W 16–13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 20 | atDuke | W 28–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs. North Carolina | W 31–21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | vs.Pittsburgh | L 13–23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Liberty | W 45–24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 17 | at Georgia Tech | L 27–30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | at Virginia Tech | L 31–34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. South Carolina | W 28–0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Virginia 12 games, 64 tackles, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs. Indiana | L 17–34 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. UConn | W 38–18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 22 | at Boise State | W 42–23 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Duke | W 28–21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atNorth Carolina | W 20–14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Boston College | L 10–41 | 11 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atPittsburgh | L 14–31 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 40–36 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atLouisville | L 21–38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atMiami | L 28–44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | vs.Virginia Tech | L 0–10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | at Navy | L 7–49 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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