Scott Nelson: S · Wisconsin · #9.
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Scott Nelson
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Fourth year in the same secondary at Wisconsin. On tape: 11 tackles against Army, Week 7, 2021.
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
47 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 3.5 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
2021 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 34-7vs Eastern Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-41vs No. 12 Notre Dame | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-38vs No. 14 Michigan | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 20-14vs Army | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 30-13@ No. 25 Purdue | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-7vs No. 9 Iowa | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-3@ Rutgers | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-7vs Northwestern | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-28vs Nebraska | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-23@ Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 31 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
50tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%4 TFL50 tackles · 4 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 5 pass breakups · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Paul Chryst — 31-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 5.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Paul Chryst
Pass share
35.0%
300 pass / 558 run
Plays / game
71.5
12 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
316 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #299 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Wisconsin, 114 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 22 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Paul Chryst.
