Jashawn Nelson
Northern Illinois Huskies
68
Depth

Jashawn Nelson

Northern Illinois HuskiesRebuilding
WLBDefenseDepth
Projected Starter

Is Jashawn Nelson starting?

Jashawn Nelson is the projected starter at WLB for Northern Illinois Huskies.

Jashawn Nelson is the projected starting WLB on a Rebuilding Northern Illinois — 68 OVR.

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Depth at WLB · Northern Illinois Huskies

  1. 1668Jashawn NelsonStarter
  2. 22562Brady Kerperin
  3. 31560Broderick Windham

What's Next

Who do they play next?Chase Kennedy — at Arizona · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Brady Kerperin — No. 2 at WLB for Northern IllinoisHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Northern Illinois Huskies
Jersey
#6
Class
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Why this rating?

On a 68-rated defense; no production or recruiting data — rated at heuristic floor → 68.

Team defense (SP+)
68
Rating basis
Estimated / projected
Depth-chart adjustment
+0 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.

2026 Game Log

Sep 12LILSTTKL 9
TKL
9
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

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

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Depth
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