Jacksonville State · W 33-7
No tackles.
Fordham · W 38-0 · FCS
No tackles.
UNLV · L 7-13
No tackles.
New Mexico · L 16-21
No tackles.
Nelson has tackles in 5 of North Dakota State’s 9 games: none in the other 4.
Najee Nelson
One game to point at: 3 tackles against Air Force — Week 2, 2026.
7 tackles · 0 sacks
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Dakota State | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 38-32@ Air Force | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 31-10@ Sacramento State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-0vs Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-17vs Nevada | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-7vs UTEP | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 2 · 2026
W 38-32
at Air Force
3 tackles · 3 solo tackles
Edged out Air Force on the road in a shootout.
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to -1 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Polasek
Pass share
40.7%
236 pass / 344 run
Plays / game
64.4
9 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
266 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
