Picasso Nelson: DB · Southern Miss · #13.
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Picasso Nelson
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The four seasons at Southern Miss span two head coaches: Todd Monken and Jay Hopson. On tape: 8 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against North Texas, Week 7, 2018.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
46 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 4 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Southern Miss | 46 | 23 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | Southern Miss | 48 | 26 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | Southern Miss | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2014 | Southern Miss | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| Career | 94 | 49 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-7vs Jackson State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-21vs UL Monroe | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 40-22vs Rice | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 13-24@ No. 10 Auburn | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 7-30@ North Texas | 8 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-17vs UTSA | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-20@ Charlotte | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 26-24vs Marshall | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-26@ UAB | 7 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 23 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
2%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
46tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%4 TFL46 tackles · 4 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 7.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Hopson
Pass share
49.5%
391 pass / 399 run
Plays / game
71.8
11 games
Team sack rate
7.8%
424 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Southern Miss, 94 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 24 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Todd Monken → Jay Hopson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
