Dontrell Nelson: DB · Memphis · #10.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Dontrell Nelson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Memphis. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Houston — Week 13, 2016.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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There is no official box score for these seasons, so this sack count comes from the play-by-play.
Each sack is credited to the player named on the play, and a sack shared by two players counts as half for each. We checked the same method against the official box scores for 2016 to 2019: it lands within half a sack for about 9 in 10 players. Tackles and passes defended are not shown for these seasons because the same check does not hold for them. Source: SportsDataverse play data.
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-17vs Southeast Missouri State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 43-7vs Kansas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 77-3vs Bowling Green | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-48@ No. 16 Ole Miss | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-7@ Cincinnati | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 48-44vs No. 18 Houston | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 31-51vs Western Kentucky | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 21 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
22tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%1 TFL22 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Pass share
49.9%
477 pass / 478 run
Plays / game
73.5
13 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
525 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Memphis, 22 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Justin Fuente → Mike Norvell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
