Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-10vs North Carolina A&T | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-17@ Kennesaw State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#16
Keenan Nelson Jr.
Senior safety on Georgia State's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 200 lb · Philadelphia, PA
Transferred Ohio State → Georgia State for 2026
Recruiting
4★
S recruit
No. 221 nationally · Signed with South Carolina
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on Georgia State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to South Carolina in 2022.
- Transferred from Ohio State to Georgia State in 2026.
Keenan Nelson Jr.
Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Kennesaw State, Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with South Carolina4-star out of St. Joseph's Prep
2024
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
Georgia State
Coaching transition mid-career: Shawn Elliott → Dell McGee. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Georgia State
2025Ohio State
2026Georgia State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023South Carolina5-7HC: Shane Beamer · Balanced
2026Georgia State2-0HC: Dell McGee · 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: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dell McGee
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 | Georgia State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | South Carolina | 9 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 12 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 59–10
Game log
The secondary · Georgia State
- #7Deuce Walker33 tackles · 2025
- #32Tyson McCrary22 tackles · 2025
- #21Derrick Maxey III17 tackles · 2025
- #3Demonte Gaston11 tackles · 2025
- #16Keenan Nelson Jr.2 games · 2026
17 more on the roster · Georgia State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology