Honors and Awards
2023: Academic All-Big Ten
2022: All-Big Ten honorable mention (consensus), Academic All-Big Ten
2021: All-Big Ten honorable mention (consensus), Academic All-Big Ten
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2023 Season: Started all 13 games at left tackle … earned third letter ... ranked second for Badger offensive linemen with a 70.6 PFF offensive grade … posted a 75.6 PFF pass blocking grade, the 16th best in the Big Ten … helped the Badger offense rush for 314 yards in the season opener versus Buffalo (Sept. 2), UW’s 39th all-time 300+ yard rushing performance … helped a Badger offense that led the Big Ten in third down conversions (44.2%) … helped manage a UW passing offense that set school records in attempts and completions while throwing for the second-fewest interceptions in program history (5)
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2022 Season: Played in 12 games, making 12 starts, all at left tackle … recorded a 83.1 pass blocking rating via PFF, the highest for the Badgers and the best for a UW lineman since Tyler Biadasz in 2019 (85.0)
2021 Season: Earned first letter, starting all 13 games at right guard ... helped pave the way for the No. 2 rushing offense in the Big Ten (210.9 ypg) and the second-leading rusher in the conference (Braelon Allen - 105.7 ypg)
2020 Season: Redshirt season ... appeared in 1 game ... made UW debut against Michigan on Nov. 14
High School: Four-star recruit by 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals … No. 2-ranked prospect in Wisconsin … Joe Thomas Award winner as state's top senior offensive lineman … first-team all-state by Wisconsin Football Coaches Association in 2018 and 2019 … earned invitation to 2020 All-American Bowl … three-time Badger South First-Team All-Conference selection and Badger South Lineman of the Year while playing for Stoughton High School … three-time letterwinner in basketball … three-time high honor-roll student … coach was Dan Prahl
Personal: Parents are Todd and Sarah Nelson ... has three brothers, Barrett, Will and Max ... father, Todd, played offensive line for UW and was drafted by the Phoenix Cardinals in the 1989 NFL Draft
