Honors and Awards
2021: All-Big Ten honorable mention (consensus), Academic All-Big Ten
2020: Academic All-Big Ten
2018: Academic All-Big Ten
Career: Played in 29 games with 28 starts at safety ... recorded 127 tackles, 11.0 TFLs, 1.0 sack, 4 interceptions and 16 pass breakups ... graduated in December 2020 with a degree in Community & Nonprofit Leadership ... pursuing master's degree in Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis
2021 Season: Earned third letter, starting all 13 games at safety ... ranked fourth on the team with 60 tackles ... returned an interception for a touchdown at Minnesota ... made a career-high 11 tackles vs. Army ... also had 8 tackles and a pass breakup vs. Nebraska
2020 Season: Earned second letter, appearing in 6 games while making 6 starts at safety ... posted 22 tackles, 4.0 TFLs and 1.0 sacks along with 2 interceptions and 2 pass breakups ... had 5 total tackles, including a TFL, and an interception against Illinois on Oct. 23 ... recorded 5 tackles, including a TFL, and a 60-yard interception return vs. Wake Forest in the Duke's Mayo Bowl on Dec. 30 collected first career sack at Indiana on Dec. 5 ... had 5 tackles, including a TFL, against Iowa on Dec. 12 ... posted 5 tackles and a pass breakup against Minnesota on Dec. 19
2019 Season: Appeared in 1 game and started UW's season-opener at South Florida on Aug. 30 ... missed final 13 games due to injury sustained in season-opening game ... had 4 tackles and a pass breakup vs. South Florida
2018 Season: Earned first letter, playing in 9 games with 8 starts at safety … missed 4 games due to injury ... recorded 41 tackles, including 22 solo stops, 3.5 TFLs and 1 forced fumble ... logged 1 interception and 6 pass breakups ... made season-high 8 tackles vs. Minnesota on Nov. 24 … had 7 tackles, including 1.0 TFL, and 2 pass breakups in Badgers debut vs. Western Kentucky on Aug 31 ... logged 6 tackles at Penn State on Nov. 10 ... made 5 tackles, including 1.5 TFLs, vs. BYU on Sept. 15 ... had 4 tackles and first career interception vs. New Mexico on Sept. 8 ... recorded 5 tackles and a forced fumble vs. Nebraska on Oct. 6 ... had 2 tackles, 1.0 TFL and a pass breakup vs. Miami in the Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 27
2017 Season: Redshirt season
High School: Three-star recruit by 247 Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout … finished four-year varsity career with 164 tackles and 10 interceptions … honorable mention all-state by Associated Press and Detroit Free Press as a senior, logging 50 tackles, 2 interceptions and scoring 13 total touchdowns in just five games … first-team all-state by Detroit Free Press and honorable mention all-state by Associated Press as a junior, recording 59 tackles, 8 pass breakups and 5 interceptions, including 2 returned for touchdowns … also totaled 1,955 all-purpose yards and 21 TDs as a quarterback and receiver as a junior … two-time All-Detroit pick by Detroit News … named All-Detroit Catholic High School League as a junior and senior … recorded 45 tackles and 2 interceptions as a sophomore … two-year team MVP and team captain … lettered in basketball and baseball … honor roll student … coach was Oscar Olejniczak
Personal: Parents are Howard Nelson and Linda Kammer-Nelson … father played football at Sagninaw Valley State … mother competed in track and field at Saginaw Valley State … brother, Adam, played football at Alma College … sister, Erin, plays basketball at Albion College … volunteered weekly at Detroit homeless shelter
