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2025 Football Roster

6 Jalen Nelson

  • Position Safety
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 191
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Flowood, Miss.
  • Previous School Northwest Rankin HS
  • Twitter Jnelson_4
  • Instagram jnel4son_

Biography

2024: Saw action in five games . . . finished the season with 16 tackles, including 12 solo stops . . . had a career-high five tackles in the season opener at West Georgia . . . had four tackles, all solo, at Florida . . . also tallied four tackles in the win over seventh-ranked Mercer.  

2023: Appeared in five games… recorded two tackles… made his Bulldog debut in the season opener against Shorter (8/31)… tallied a pair of tackles against Furman (10/14).

2022: Saw no game action… participated on the Bulldog scout team.

High School: Prepped at Northwest Rankin High School in Mississippi . . . tallied 107 tackles, including 77 solo stops . . . also intercepted four passes, caused four fumbles, and recovered one . . . as a senior in 2021, also rushed for 907 yards, averaging 8.3 yards per carry and scoring seven touchdowns . . . additionally, passed for 845 yards.

Statistics

Season:
2025

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2022Freshman

    Cornerback
    6'1" 182 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2023Sophomore

    Cornerback
    6'1" 185 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2024Sophomore

    Safety
    6'1" 185 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2025Junior

    Safety
    6'1" 191 lbs
    6