Steven Nelson stats

Last played for the Houston Texans, 2023

Cornerback · #38

Age 33 · 5' 11"

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Steven Nelson played 9 NFL seasons, 2015 to 2023.

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
130
TOT
456
SOLO
374
AST
82
SACK
1.0
INT
13
PD
78
FF
2

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (TOT, SOLO, SACK, PD, FF: 8+ games; AST: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
2015KC128800.0000
2016KC15655960.00160
2017KC9413380.0041
2018KC166858100.04150
2019PIT15615290.0180
2020PIT15484350.0290
2021PHI165034160.0170
2022HOU155239131.0171
2023HOU176348150.04120

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Career Postseason

GP
10
TOT
35
SOLO
28
AST
7
SACK
0.0
INT
1
PD
8
FF
0

Per game

Career regular season

GP
130
TOT
3.5
SOLO
2.9
AST
0.6
SACK
0.0
INT
0.1
PD
0.6
FF
0.0

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
2015KC120.70.700.00.00.00.0
2016KC154.33.90.40.00.01.10.0
2017KC94.63.70.90.00.00.40.1
2018KC164.33.60.60.00.30.90.0
2019PIT154.13.50.60.00.10.50.0
2020PIT153.22.90.30.00.10.60.0
2021PHI163.12.110.00.10.40.0
2022HOU153.52.60.90.10.10.50.1
2023HOU173.72.80.90.00.20.70.0

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Bio

Age
33 yearsJan 22, 1993
Height
5' 11"
Debut
2015
Birthplace
Warner Robins, GA
Draft
2015Rd 3, Pk 98
College
Oregon State

Latest performance

Steven Nelson

Jan 20 · @ BAL · L 34-10

TOT
7
SOLO
6
AST
1
SACK
0.0
INT
0
PD
0

2015 NFL combine

CB, 5'10", 197 lb · Oregon State

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.49s57th
Vertical jump34.5"29th
Broad jump9' 7"9th
Bench press (225 lb)19 reps78th
3-cone drill6.88s66th
20-yard shuttle4.07s78th

Percentile: the share of CBs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2015 combine

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentTOTSOLOSACKINT
Sat, Jan 20atBALL 34-107600
Sat, Jan 13vsCLEW 45-145401
Sat, Jan 06atINDW 23-192100
Sun, Dec 31vsTENW 26-32200
Sun, Dec 24vsCLEL 36-226500
Sun, Dec 17atTENW 19-16 OT2201

What were Steven Nelson's career stats?

Steven Nelson played 9 seasons for the Chiefs, the Steelers, the Eagles and the Texans. He recorded 456 tackles, 1 sack and 13 interceptions. His best season was 2018: 68 tackles and 0.0 sacks.

Steven Nelson college stats

Steven Nelson played 2 seasons at Oregon State Beavers (2013 to 2014): 122 tackles, 0 sacks and 8 interceptions.

defensive

Steven Nelson's college defensive by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made alone, with no teammate sharing the credit.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PD: Passes the defender broke up or deflected.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.FF: Times the defender knocked the ball loose, whoever recovered it.INT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2013Oregon State Beavers6248140006261
2014Oregon State Beavers603723000200

scoring

Steven Nelson's college scoring by season
SeasonSchoolPASSRUSHRECREC: Passes caught.RETTDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.2PT2PT: Conversions run or caught from the two-yard line after a touchdown, worth two points instead of the kick's one.PATFGPTSPTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.
2013Oregon State Beavers100110006

returning

Steven Nelson's college returning by season
SeasonSchoolATTYDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.FCLNGATTYDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.LNG
2014Oregon State Beavers000000000

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for.

More on Steven Nelson

Playoff games

Steven Nelson played 10 games across 7 NFL postseasons — 3 won, 7 lost.

Steven Nelson's line in each playoff game
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
2023CLEW 45-1450.01
2023BALL 34-1070.00
2021TBL 31-1540.00
2020CLEL 48-3760.00
2018INDW 31-1320.00
2018NEL 37-31 OT30.00
2017TENL 22-2130.00
2016PITL 18-1650.00
2015HOUW 30-000.00
2015NEL 27-2000.00

What the columns mean: TOT · SACK · INT

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.