The fastest player on the squad ... will team up with George Carroll to create one of the best receiving tandems in the league ... begins the season ranked sixth on UNC's all-time receiving touchdowns list with 13.

2001: Started all 11 games ... ranked first in the NCC in kick return average (27.2 per return) ... ranked third in the league in punt return average (10.8 per return) ... caught a team-best 10 touchdowns and just missed the UNC single-season record for receving touchdowns by one ... caught 36 passes for 590 yards ... started the year with a bang by scoring three touchdowns and tallied 149 yards on six catches in a 30-19 victory over Western State (Sept. 1) ... had a five-catch effort against Augustana (Oct. 20), in which he tallied 113 yards and two scores ... scored on an 85-yard kick return at South Dakota State (Nov. 3).

2000: Started all 11 games ... caught at least one pass in nine of the 11 games ... had seven multicatch games ... tallied a season-high six catches for 101 yards and a touchdown against St. Cloud State (Oct. 28) ... finished second on the squad with 27 catches and three touchdowns.

1999: Played in 12 games as a redshirt freshman ... ranked seventh on the squad with 10 receptions ... averaged 29.2 yards per reception, which ranked second on the squad ... tallied three catches and 120 yards in his first college game (Sept. 4 vs. Angelo State) ... recorded at least one reception in nine games ... scored his only touchdown on an 11-yard reverse against South Dakota (Oct. 23) ... notched a 62-yard kickoff return versus UNO (Oct. 9).

1998: Redshirted.

High School: Earned Rocky Mountain News class 5A honorable mention all-state honors as a senior ... two-time all-conference selection ... most valuable player of All-State Game ... ranked fifth in the state (5A) in rushing with 1,412 yards on 245 carries and 14 touchdowns ... also made 33 catches for 273 yards ... was the starting running back on Arvada West's 1997 state championship and 1996 runner-up teams ... high school football coach: Dave Logan.

Personal: Born Oct. 21, 1979, in Wheatridge, Colo.... son of Jim and Jackie Nelson ... majoring in speech communication.

Nelson's Career Statistics  (Regular Season Only)
YearRec.Yds.Avg.TDsRushYds.TDsKRAvg.TDs
19991029229.2024811025.00
20002741615.432340618.00
20013659016.41031601327.21
Totals731,29817.81379812924.51