CJ Nelson

Position:
Wide Receiver
Ht./Wt.:
5-11 / 185
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
North Richland Hills, Texas
Prev School:
Eastern Illinois
High School:
Richland HS

Transfer receiver played in nine games as a redshirt junior making eight starts at wide receiver for Eastern Illinois ... spent his first two seasons at the University of Houston … finished tied for third on the team at EIU with 21 receptions, for 379 yards which ranked second on the team ... ranked in the FCS Top 50 with 18.0 yards per reception, ending the year ranked 33rd ... breakout game was seven catches for 194 yards and two TDs against Illinois State ... had a season-long 75-yard touchdown reception against Illinois State ... added four catches for 48 yards and a touchdown against UT Martin … played in 11 games as a redshirt sophomore during the 2024 season making four starts at wide receiver ... finished year with 21 catches for 292 yards and one touchdown ... season high five catches for 101 yards and a touchdown at Gardner-Webb ... had three receptions for 59 yards against Southeast Missouri … averaged 13.9 yards per catch in his first year with the Panthers … played two seasons at UH, appearing in just two games as a sophomore in 2023 to earn a redshirt … as a freshman in 2022, appeared in all 13 games on special teams and saw time in five games at the wide receiver position … was a member of an 8-5 Houston team that ended its season with a win over Louisiana in the Independence Bowl … made three tackles on special teams ... hauled in two passes for seven yards against UCF … earned honors one week as the scout team offensive player of the week … multi-faceted athlete at Richland High School where he was tabbed a three-star recruit by 247Sports … rated the No. 69 overall wide receiver and No. 60 overall player in Texas, both by 247Sports … playing quarterback as a senior, he passed for 1,820 yards and 15 touchdowns … rushed for 651 yards with 12 touchdowns as a senior … as a junior playing wide receiver, hauled in 48 passes for 1,079 yards and 14 touchdowns … caught 49 passes for 668 yards and six touchdowns as a sophomore … lettered in football, basketball and track … in track, competed in 100-dash, long jump and triple jump … named first team Texas District 4 5A D1 at wide receiver as a junior … first team all-district as a sophomore.