Cornerback, Oregon State, 2013–14
Steven Nelson
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 5′11″
- Hometown
- Warner Robins, GA
- Born
- Jan 22, 1993
Steven Nelson played cornerback at Oregon State (2013–14). The Kansas City Chiefs took Nelson in round 3, No. 98 overall in the 2015 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Defense
| Season | Team | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Oregon State | 6 |
| 2014 | Oregon State | 2 |
| Career | 8 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | Int | PBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13 | 48 | 14 | 62 | 6 | 8 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Oregon State | 2 | CB | |
| 2014 | Oregon State | 2 | CB | 5′11″ |
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
2014 Oregon State 2 games with an interception on file, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at Hawai’i | W 38–30 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | vs. San Diego State | W 28–7 | 1 |
2013 Oregon State 5 games with an interception on file, 6 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs.Hawai’i | W 33–14 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | at Utah | W 51–48 | 2 |
| Sep 21 | atSan Diego State | W 34–30 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | at Washington State | W 52–24 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | at Oregon | L 35–36 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
Played in the 2015 Senior Bowl (North team, won 34–13).
| Drill | Combine 2015 | Combine or pro day 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′10⅛″ | |
| Weight | 197 lb | |
| Arm length | 30⅝″ | |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | |
| Wingspan | 72¾″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.49 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.57 s | |
| Vertical jump | 34½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′7″ | |
| Bench press | 19 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.88 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.07 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
9 seasons, 121 games with a stat; latest team: Kansas City Chiefs.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Kansas City Chiefs | 15 | 65 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 68 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 57 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 43 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | Philadelphia Eagles | 15 | 47 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Houston Texans | 14 | 46 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | Houston Texans | 17 | 60 | 0 | 4 |
| NFL career | 121 | 433 | 1 | 13 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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