Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 9 | W 35-23vs Louisiana | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 0-33@ Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#13
Daivon Nelson
Senior safety on Troy's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 203 lb · Tempe, AZ · Marcos De Niza HS
Returning to Troy for 2026
The numbers
2
tackles · 2025
2 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Louisiana
His career numbers, season by seasonDaivon Nelson
The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Old Dominion, Week 12, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Troy
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Troy8-6HC: Gerad Parker · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gerad Parker
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Troy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Troy
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Troy
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -13 net (14 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Troy · Last season: 8-6 · Talent rank #96 · 2026 recruiting class #76
Background
2025 (RS-Junior): Played in eight games, with 101 snaps on special teams … Had a tackle against Louisiana and one at Old Dominion … Started on kickoff return, kickoff coverage and punt return units the final eight weeks of the season 2024 (Junior): Did not see game action, redshirted Hutchinson C...
The linebacker corps · Troy
- #4TJ Thompson44 tackles · 2025
- #44Luke Hodge42 tackles · 2025
- #2Bryce Steele16 tackles · 2025
- #20Keyshawn Campbell8 tackles · 2025
- #13Daivon Nelson2 tackles · 2025
9 more on the roster · Troy team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology