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Steven Nelson Jr. (born January 22, 1993) is an American professional football cornerback. He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers, and was selected in the third round of the 2015 NFL draft by the Chiefs. He has also played in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Houston Texans.
Nelson attended Northside High School in Warner Robins, Georgia. As a senior, he had seven interceptions on defense and seven punt return touchdowns. Also a track star at Warner Robins, Nelson had a best of 11.15 seconds in the 100 meters and was part of the 4x100 relay team that finished in first place in the county.
Nelson attended the College of the Sequoias for two years, where he had 71 tackles and six interceptions. He was originally going to transfer to the University of Georgia but changed to Oregon State University. Nelson entered his first season at Oregon State as the nickel corner, eventually becoming a starter and starting the final nine games. For the season he had 62 tackles and six interceptions. As a senior in 2014, Nelson recorded 60 tackles and two interceptions.
On November 30, 2014, it was announced that Nelson had accepted his invitation to play in the 2015 Senior Bowl. On January 24, 2015, Nelson appeared in the 2015 Senior Bowl and recorded four tackles as part of Tennessee Titans head coach Ken Whisenhunt's North team that defeated the South 34–13. Nelson attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and completed all of the combine and positional drills.
On March 13, 2015, Nelson participated at Oregon State's pro day and chose to run the 40-yard dash (4.46s), 20-yard dash (2.57s), 10-yard dash (1.57s), and also positional and pass coverage drills. He attended pre-draft visits with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Detroit Lions and was considered one of the most underrated prospects in the upcoming draft. At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Nelson was projected to be a third round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked as the 12th-best cornerback prospect in the draft by DraftScout.com and was ranked as the 13th-best cornerback by USA Today.
The Kansas City Chiefs selected Nelson in the third round (98th overall) of the 2015 NFL draft. Nelson was the 14th cornerback drafted overall and was the second cornerback drafted by the Chiefs in 2015.
On May 15, 2015, the Chiefs signed Nelson to a four-year, $2.91 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $581,952.
Throughout training camp, Nelson competed for a backup cornerback spot against Jamell Fleming and Marcus Cooper. Head coach Andy Reid named Nelson the sixth cornerback on the Chiefs' depth chart to begin the regular season, behind Sean Smith, Phillip Gaines, Marcus Peters, Jamell Fleming, and Marcus Cooper.
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Steven Nelson
Steven Nelson Jr. (born January 22, 1993) is an American professional football cornerback. He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers, and was selected in the third round of the 2015 NFL draft by the Chiefs. He has also played in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Houston Texans.
Nelson attended Northside High School in Warner Robins, Georgia. As a senior, he had seven interceptions on defense and seven punt return touchdowns. Also a track star at Warner Robins, Nelson had a best of 11.15 seconds in the 100 meters and was part of the 4x100 relay team that finished in first place in the county.
Nelson attended the College of the Sequoias for two years, where he had 71 tackles and six interceptions. He was originally going to transfer to the University of Georgia but changed to Oregon State University. Nelson entered his first season at Oregon State as the nickel corner, eventually becoming a starter and starting the final nine games. For the season he had 62 tackles and six interceptions. As a senior in 2014, Nelson recorded 60 tackles and two interceptions.
On November 30, 2014, it was announced that Nelson had accepted his invitation to play in the 2015 Senior Bowl. On January 24, 2015, Nelson appeared in the 2015 Senior Bowl and recorded four tackles as part of Tennessee Titans head coach Ken Whisenhunt's North team that defeated the South 34–13. Nelson attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and completed all of the combine and positional drills.
On March 13, 2015, Nelson participated at Oregon State's pro day and chose to run the 40-yard dash (4.46s), 20-yard dash (2.57s), 10-yard dash (1.57s), and also positional and pass coverage drills. He attended pre-draft visits with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Detroit Lions and was considered one of the most underrated prospects in the upcoming draft. At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Nelson was projected to be a third round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked as the 12th-best cornerback prospect in the draft by DraftScout.com and was ranked as the 13th-best cornerback by USA Today.
The Kansas City Chiefs selected Nelson in the third round (98th overall) of the 2015 NFL draft. Nelson was the 14th cornerback drafted overall and was the second cornerback drafted by the Chiefs in 2015.
On May 15, 2015, the Chiefs signed Nelson to a four-year, $2.91 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $581,952.
Throughout training camp, Nelson competed for a backup cornerback spot against Jamell Fleming and Marcus Cooper. Head coach Andy Reid named Nelson the sixth cornerback on the Chiefs' depth chart to begin the regular season, behind Sean Smith, Phillip Gaines, Marcus Peters, Jamell Fleming, and Marcus Cooper.
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