Hugh Nelson: DB · Hawai'i · #3.
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Hugh Nelson
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. The three seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Kirby Smart, Todd Graham and Timmy Chang. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Nevada — Week 7, 2022.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 8 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-63vs Vanderbilt | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 1 | L 17-49vs Western Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-56@ No. 4 Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-14vs Duquesne | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 26-45@ New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-16@ San Diego State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-16vs Nevada | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 13-17@ Colorado State | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-27vs Wyoming | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-55@ Fresno State | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-25vs UNLV | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-27@ San José State | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 48 | 30 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 8 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
17%8 pass breakupsTackle volume
48tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL48 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 8 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road6g | 4.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Timmy Chang
Pass share
55.3%
489 pass / 396 run
Plays / game
68.1
13 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
462 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons, at Georgia and Hawai'i, 68 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Kirby Smart, Todd Graham and Timmy Chang.
