Tony Nelson
Minnesota Golden Gophers
74
Average

Tony Nelson

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Projected Starter

Is Tony Nelson starting?

Tony Nelson is the projected starter at RG for Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Tony Nelson is the projected starting RG on a Solid Minnesota — 74 OVR.

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Depth at RG · Minnesota Golden Gophers

  1. 15974Tony NelsonStarter
  2. 25861Jaden Ball

What's Next

Who do they play next?Nate Hampton — vs Akron · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Jaden Ball — No. 2 at RG for MinnesotaHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Minnesota Golden Gophers

The Story

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Tracy, ranked #1,316 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #1,316 Natl
Tracy, MN
Jersey
#59
Class
RS SR
Height
6'6"
Weight
325 lbs

At 6'6", 325 lbs, Tony Nelson plays for a Minnesota team rated 82 overall in the Big Ten.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8489
National Rank
#1316
High School
Tracy
Hometown
Tracy, MN

Why this rating?

On a 78-rated offense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 74 after depth penalty.

Team offense (SP+)
78
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
-4 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

No games yet.

Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

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

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