Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-21vs Sam Houston | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 34-17vs Alabama State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#3
Doug Nelson
Junior linebacker for Troy. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 213 lb · Hazlehurst, MS · Hazlehurst HS
Returning to Troy for 2026
The numbers
9
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 8 tackles, vs Sam Houston
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Troy. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Troy in 2026.
Doug Nelson
The receipt: 8 tackles against Sam Houston — Week 1, 2026.
9 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2026
- Signed with Troy3-star out of Copiah-Lincoln C.C.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Troy
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Troy2-0HC: Gerad Parker · Run-leaning
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: 4.5 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 · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Troy | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 34–17
1 TOT
With E. Crenshaw — 46 AVG · 58 LONG · 3 NO · W. Crowder — 201 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 24.0 · -1 rush yds (5 car)
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 (Sophomore): Earned All-MACCC First Team honors after recording 36 tackles, five pass break ups, a blocked kick, one interception, a fumble recovery and one tackle for loss for Copiah Lincoln … Ranked 22nd nationally with his five PBUs … Helped lead the Wolves to an 8-2 record and berth in t...
The linebacker corps · Troy
- #4TJ Thompson44 tackles · 2025
- #44Luke Hodge42 tackles · 2025
- #2Bryce Steele16 tackles · 2025
- #20Keyshawn Campbell8 tackles · 2025
- #3Doug Nelson2 games · 2026
9 more on the roster · Troy team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology