Is Jashawn Nelson starting?
Jashawn Nelson is the projected starter at WLB for Northern Illinois Huskies.
Redshirt freshman · #6 · 6'2", 220 lbs
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Northern Illinois Starting Lineup
- LDE
- LDT
- RDT
- RDE
- WLBJashawn NelsonThis player
- MLB
- LCB
- SS
- FS
- RCB
- NB
Top linebackers in the Mountain West
Up next for Northern Illinois
Northern Illinois plays San José State away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 04:00 PM ET.
At 6'2", 220 lbs, Jashawn Nelson plays for a Northern Illinois team rated 62 overall in the Mountain West.
Why this rating?
On a 62-rated defense; no production or recruiting data — rated at heuristic floor → 62.
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 1LUNLVTKL 9
- TKL
- 9
- SOLO
- 3
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final L 31-24
Oct 24LHAWTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 56-21
Oct 10LAFATKL 10
- TKL
- 10
- SOLO
- 6
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 28-7
Sep 20LARIZTKL 7
- TKL
- 7
- SOLO
- 4
- SACK
- 1
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 42-17
Sep 12LILSTTKL 8
- TKL
- 8
- SOLO
- 3
- SACK
- 0.5
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 28-24
Sep 5LIOWATKL 10
- TKL
- 10
- SOLO
- 7
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final L 40-0
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | LUNLV | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 24 | LHAW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | LAFA | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | LARIZ | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | LILST | 8 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | LIOWA | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jashawn Nelson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.