Keenan Nelson
Georgia State Panthers
73
Average

Keenan Nelson

FSDefenseAverageTRANSFER · Ohio State
2nd String / Backup

Is Keenan Nelson starting?

Keenan Nelson is listed 2nd string at FS for Georgia State Panthers.

Keenan Nelson is listed FS #2 for Georgia State at 73 OVR.

See full Georgia State Panthers depth chart ›

Depth at FS · Georgia State Panthers

  1. 11373Donovan FariaStarter
  2. 21673Keenan NelsonYou
  3. 32250Ty Snead

Georgia State Starting Lineup

Top defensive backs in the Sun Belt

The Story

The Story

A 4-star recruit out of St. Joseph's Prep, ranked #221 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit4★ · #221 Natl
Philadelphia, PA
Jersey
#16
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'0"
Weight
200 lbs
Transfer
Ohio State

Keenan Nelson is currently behind Donovan Faria at FS on the Georgia State depth chart, a Sun Belt team rated 65 overall this season.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9152
National Rank
#221
High School
St. Joseph's Prep
Hometown
Philadelphia, PA

Why this rating?

On a 71-rated defense; 75th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 73 after depth penalty.

Team defense (SP+)
71
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
+8 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

Oct 3WODUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 42-10

Sep 19LUCFTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 44-30

Sep 12WKENNTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 31-17

Sep 4WNCATTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 59-10

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

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