Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-3vs Robert Morris | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Devonte Nelson
Senior cornerback on West Virginia's 2025 roster.
5′11″ · 181 lb · Memphis, TN
CFB Index 35 · #235 of 327 cornersLow confidenceReturning to West Virginia for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
4 cornerback on West Virginia's 2025 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearDevonte Nelson
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Devonte Nelson has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt: 1 tackles against Robert Morris — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20223 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
3 coaches2022–2023
West Virginia
2024era →
Chad Scott
West Virginia
Played under 3 different head coaches: Neal Brown, Chad Scott, and Rich Rodriguez. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Akron2-10HC: Joe Moorhead · Pass-leaning
2023Akron2-10HC: Joe Moorhead · Pass-leaning
2024Akron4-8HC: Joe Moorhead · Pass-leaning
2025West Virginia4-8HC: Rich Rodriguez · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
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 1 game: 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
Rich Rodriguez
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
35 · #235 of 327 corners
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Akron | 33 | 24 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 7 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Akron | 20 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Akron | 11 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 65 | 50 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 8 | 2 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
West Virginia
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · West Virginia
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -17 net (34 in / 51 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
West Virginia · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #49 · 2026 recruiting class #25
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CB
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Rashad Ajayi’s 2021 season.
Matches Rashad on
PD rate
Height
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Robert Longerbeam's junior season at Rutgers (2023).
94%match
NFL Rd 6
Matches Robert on
Class year
Height
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Devonte Nelson
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology