Carter Nelson
Nebraska Cornhuskers
72
Average

Carter Nelson

Nebraska CornhuskersSolid
RESDefenseAverage
2nd String / Backup

Is Carter Nelson starting?

Carter Nelson is listed 2nd string at RES for Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Junior · #29 · 6'5", 250 lbs

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Depth at RES · Nebraska Cornhuskers

  1. 11976Kahmir PrescottStarter
  2. 22972Carter NelsonYou
  3. 34163Tanner Terch
  4. 44763Gage Stenger
  5. 55258Jase Reynolds

Nebraska Starting Lineup

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Up next for Nebraska

Nebraska plays Illinois away on Fri, Nov 6. The listed kickoff time is 08:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Ainsworth, ranked #55 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 2 catches, 11 yards, 0 TD. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 72 overall (Average tier).

Recruit4★ · #55 Natl2-Yr Total12 rec · 97 yds · 1 TDTeam Share0%
Ainsworth, NE
Jersey
#29
Class
JR
Height
6'5"
Weight
250 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
20252110
202410861

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9745
National Rank
#55
High School
Ainsworth
Hometown
Ainsworth, NE

Why this rating?

On a 90-rated defense; 10th-percentile production (×0.95 for competition level) put them -12 vs unit starters → 72.

Team defense (SP+)
90
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 10% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.95)
Depth-chart adjustment
-12 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Nov 1LWASHYDS 24
REC
1
YDS
24
AVG
24.0
TD
1

Final L 17-10

Sep 19WUNDYDS 6
REC
1
YDS
6
AVG
6.0
TD
0

Final W 34-7

Carter Nelson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

2 rec · 11 yds · 0 TD
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