#54

Jackson Nelson

Freshman offensive lineman for Utah State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

OL · Utah State · Fr. · #54

6′7″ · 270 lb · Salem, UT

Returning to Utah State for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 3:30 pm ETat UtahRice-Eccles StadiumUtah by 28

Recruiting

3★

TE recruit

No. 1756 nationally · Signed with BYU

No college snaps yet.

His full recruiting profile

The story

1 offensive lineman for Utah State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to BYU in 2024.

His career, year by year

Jackson Nelson

OL · Utah State · Fr · #54

The receipt: 1 tackles against Idaho State — Week 1, 2026.

1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2026Utah State0-2HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Balanced, fast tempo

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Bronco Mendenhall

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

A three-star recruit at offensive line for Utah State -- now graded to hold down a real starting-caliber role.

Offensive line play doesn't show up in a box score. Here's what actually tells you whether he's good.

Quality starterThree-star HS recruit

Utah State has produced 3 All-Conference offensive linemen.

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CMP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA	QBR	Note
Wk 1	L 17-29vs Idaho State	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total		—	—	—	—	—	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

2024

2026 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Game log

How he plays