Player Profile

Keenan Nelson Jr.

DB • 6'1" • 205 lbs • Philadelphia, PA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Keenan Nelson Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Usage Score

3.4

Efficiency

11.9

Consistency

8.3

Season Value

8

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · South Carolina

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
4
Primary stop by seasons
South Carolina
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · South Carolina
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Jacksonville State

Keenan Nelson Jr., DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · South Carolina. Keenan Nelson Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

South Carolina paired 1 primary output with 11.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 11.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across South Carolina, Ohio State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Jacksonville State

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2023 Regular Season · South Carolina

Games

4

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

11.9

Usage

3.4

Consistency

8.3

Best Game by takeover score

Vanderbilt

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. North Carolina: 0. Texas A&M: 0. Jacksonville State: 1. Vanderbilt: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Carolina: 4 by 16.7. Texas A&M: 2 by 8.3. Jacksonville State: 3 by 22.5. Vanderbilt: 0 by 0

Split Comparison

Wins0.5 · n=2 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=2 · -0.5 vs Wins
First Half0 · n=2 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · n=2 · +0.5 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

4 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Jacksonville State

Best efficiency game

22.5 vs Jacksonville State

Result
Sat 11/11vs VanderbiltW 47-600000
Sat 11/4vs Jacksonville StateW 38-2831100
Sat 10/28@ Texas A&ML 17-3022000
Sat 9/2@ North CarolinaL 17-3142000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    South Carolina

    2022-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Ohio State

    2024-2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

2022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina0
2023 Regular SeasonSouth Carolina111.93.41
2024 Regular SeasonOhio State0-1
2025 Regular SeasonOhio State00

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Jacksonville State

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.9 takeover score.

#2

North Carolina

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.4 takeover score.

#3

Texas A&M

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.3 takeover score.

#4

Vanderbilt

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 0 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · South Carolina

1 primary output · 11.9 efficiency · 3.4 usage

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#2

2022 Regular Season · South Carolina

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Ohio State

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.9152

St. Joseph's Prep · Philadelphia, PA

Committed To
South Carolina
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

2

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

9

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 4 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
9