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- Position Offensive Line
- Class Redshirt Senior
- Ht./Wt. 6-7 / 316
- Hometown Stoughton, WI.
- Highschool Stoughton HS
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
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)
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
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