Da'Kaari Nelson
North Carolina State
72
Average

Da'Kaari Nelson

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Projected Starter

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Da'Kaari Nelson is the projected starter at WLB for North Carolina State.

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Selma, ranked #171 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 5 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 72 overall (Average tier).

Recruit4★ · #171 NatlTeam Share0%
Livingston, AL
Jersey
#19
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
234 lbs
Transfer
Penn State

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—500

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
0.9319
National Rank
#171
High School
Selma
Hometown
Selma, AL

Why this rating?

On a 79-rated defense; 29th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.97 for competition level) put them -7 vs unit starters → 72.

Team defense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 29% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 17% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.97)
Depth-chart adjustment
-7 for role

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.

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Team Role

5 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement0%

Depth at WLB · North Carolina State

  1. 11972Da'Kaari NelsonStarter
  2. 23563LaCorian Hodge
  3. 33156Bailey Benson
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.