Carter Nelson

NEB Cornhuskers • #29 • Tight End

Active
Position Tight End
Height 6'5"
Weight 240
Age -
Birthplace Ainsworth, NE, USA

Carter Nelson Projections, Player Props and Stats

Carries

0.0 / game
(2025-2026) avg
Date Opponent Att Close
Nov 6 @ ILL ILL 0 -
Oct 31 vs WASH WASH 0 -
Oct 17 @ ORE ORE 0 -
Oct 10 vs IU IU DNP -
Oct 3 vs MD MD DNP -
Sep 26 @ MSU MSU DNP -
Sep 19 vs UND UND 0 -
Sep 12 vs BGSU BGSU 0 -
Sep 5 vs OHIO OHIO 0 -
Dec 31 @ UTAH UTAH 0 -
Last 10 average

Completions

0.0 / game
(2025-2026) avg
Date Opponent Comp Close
Nov 6 @ ILL ILL 0 -
Oct 31 vs WASH WASH 0 -
Oct 17 @ ORE ORE 0 -
Oct 10 vs IU IU DNP -
Oct 3 vs MD MD DNP -
Sep 26 @ MSU MSU DNP -
Sep 19 vs UND UND 0 -
Sep 12 vs BGSU BGSU 0 -
Sep 5 vs OHIO OHIO 0 -
Dec 31 @ UTAH UTAH 0 -
Last 10 average

Interceptions

0.0 / game
(2025-2026) avg
Date Opponent INTs Close
Nov 6 @ ILL ILL 0 -
Oct 31 vs WASH WASH 0 -
Oct 17 @ ORE ORE 0 -
Oct 10 vs IU IU DNP -
Oct 3 vs MD MD DNP -
Sep 26 @ MSU MSU DNP -
Sep 19 vs UND UND 0 -
Sep 12 vs BGSU BGSU 0 -
Sep 5 vs OHIO OHIO 0 -
Dec 31 @ UTAH UTAH 0 -
Last 10 average

Pass Attempts

0.0 / game
(2025-2026) avg
Date Opponent Att Close
Nov 6 @ ILL ILL 0 -
Oct 31 vs WASH WASH 0 -
Oct 17 @ ORE ORE 0 -
Oct 10 vs IU IU DNP -
Oct 3 vs MD MD DNP -
Sep 26 @ MSU MSU DNP -
Sep 19 vs UND UND 0 -
Sep 12 vs BGSU BGSU 0 -
Sep 5 vs OHIO OHIO 0 -
Dec 31 @ UTAH UTAH 0 -
Last 10 average

Pas and Rus Yards

0.0 / game
(2025-2026) avg
Date Opponent Rush YDs Close
Nov 6 @ ILL ILL 0 -
Oct 31 vs WASH WASH 0 -
Oct 17 @ ORE ORE 0 -
Oct 10 vs IU IU DNP -
Oct 3 vs MD MD DNP -
Sep 26 @ MSU MSU DNP -
Sep 19 vs UND UND 0 -
Sep 12 vs BGSU BGSU 0 -
Sep 5 vs OHIO OHIO 0 -
Dec 31 @ UTAH UTAH 0 -
Last 10 average

Passing Yards

0.0 / game
(2025-2026) avg
Date Opponent YDs Close
Nov 6 @ ILL ILL 0 -
Oct 31 vs WASH WASH 0 -
Oct 17 @ ORE ORE 0 -
Oct 10 vs IU IU DNP -
Oct 3 vs MD MD DNP -
Sep 26 @ MSU MSU DNP -
Sep 19 vs UND UND 0 -
Sep 12 vs BGSU BGSU 0 -
Sep 5 vs OHIO OHIO 0 -
Dec 31 @ UTAH UTAH 0 -
Last 10 average

Receiving Yards

6.83 / game
(2025-2026) avg
Date Opponent Rec YDs Close
Nov 6 @ ILL ILL 11 -
Oct 31 vs WASH WASH 24 -
Oct 17 @ ORE ORE 0 -
Oct 10 vs IU IU DNP -
Oct 3 vs MD MD DNP -
Sep 26 @ MSU MSU DNP -
Sep 19 vs UND UND 6 -
Sep 12 vs BGSU BGSU 0 -
Sep 5 vs OHIO OHIO 0 -
Dec 31 @ UTAH UTAH 0 -
Last 10 average 5.86

Receptions

0.5 / game
(2025-2026) avg
Date Opponent Rec Close
Nov 6 @ ILL ILL 1 -
Oct 31 vs WASH WASH 1 -
Oct 17 @ ORE ORE 0 -
Oct 10 vs IU IU DNP -
Oct 3 vs MD MD DNP -
Sep 26 @ MSU MSU DNP -
Sep 19 vs UND UND 1 -
Sep 12 vs BGSU BGSU 0 -
Sep 5 vs OHIO OHIO 0 -
Dec 31 @ UTAH UTAH 0 -
Last 10 average 0.43

Rush and Rec Yards

6.83 / game
(2025-2026) avg
Date Opponent Rec YDs Close
Nov 6 @ ILL ILL 11 -
Oct 31 vs WASH WASH 24 -
Oct 17 @ ORE ORE 0 -
Oct 10 vs IU IU DNP -
Oct 3 vs MD MD DNP -
Sep 26 @ MSU MSU DNP -
Sep 19 vs UND UND 6 -
Sep 12 vs BGSU BGSU 0 -
Sep 5 vs OHIO OHIO 0 -
Dec 31 @ UTAH UTAH 0 -
Last 10 average 5.86

Rushing Yards

0.0 / game
(2025-2026) avg
Date Opponent Rush YDs Close
Nov 6 @ ILL ILL 0 -
Oct 31 vs WASH WASH 0 -
Oct 17 @ ORE ORE 0 -
Oct 10 vs IU IU DNP -
Oct 3 vs MD MD DNP -
Sep 26 @ MSU MSU DNP -
Sep 19 vs UND UND 0 -
Sep 12 vs BGSU BGSU 0 -
Sep 5 vs OHIO OHIO 0 -
Dec 31 @ UTAH UTAH 0 -
Last 10 average

Score 3+ Touchdowns

0.17 / game
(2025-2026) avg
Date Opponent TDs Close
Nov 6 @ ILL ILL 0 -
Oct 31 vs WASH WASH 1 -
Oct 17 @ ORE ORE 0 -
Oct 10 vs IU IU DNP -
Oct 3 vs MD MD DNP -
Sep 26 @ MSU MSU DNP -
Sep 19 vs UND UND 0 -
Sep 12 vs BGSU BGSU 0 -
Sep 5 vs OHIO OHIO 0 -
Dec 31 @ UTAH UTAH 0 -
Last 10 average 0.14

Score a Touchdown

0.17 / game
(2025-2026) avg
Date Opponent TDs Close
Nov 6 @ ILL ILL 0 -
Oct 31 vs WASH WASH 1 2500
Oct 17 @ ORE ORE 0 -
Oct 10 vs IU IU DNP -
Oct 3 vs MD MD DNP -
Sep 26 @ MSU MSU DNP -
Sep 19 vs UND UND 0 -
Sep 12 vs BGSU BGSU 0 -
Sep 5 vs OHIO OHIO 0 -
Dec 31 @ UTAH UTAH 0 -
Last 10 average 0.14

Score 2+ Touchdowns

0.17 / game
(2025-2026) avg
Date Opponent TDs Close
Nov 6 @ ILL ILL 0 -
Oct 31 vs WASH WASH 1 -
Oct 17 @ ORE ORE 0 -
Oct 10 vs IU IU DNP -
Oct 3 vs MD MD DNP -
Sep 26 @ MSU MSU DNP -
Sep 19 vs UND UND 0 -
Sep 12 vs BGSU BGSU 0 -
Sep 5 vs OHIO OHIO 0 -
Dec 31 @ UTAH UTAH 0 -
Last 10 average 0.14

Carter Nelson Game Logs

Receiving

Rushing

Date Opp Score TG Rec Yds TD LG Att Yds TD LG ATS O/U
Nov 6 @ ILL L 24 - 13 1 1 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 L -4 U 52.5
Oct 31 vs WASH L 17 - 10 1 1 24 1 24 0 0 0 0 L -7 U 49.5
Oct 17 @ ORE L 17 - 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W 6 U 50.5
Oct 10 vs IU L 20 - 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W 8 U 48.5
Oct 3 vs MD W 48 - 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W -15 O 52.5
Sep 26 @ MSU W 31 - 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W -5 U 48.5
Sep 19 vs UND W 34 - 7 1 1 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 L -27 U 56.5
Sep 12 vs BGSU W 56 - 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W -30 O 48.5
Sep 5 vs OHIO W 49 - 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W -23 O 47.5
Last 9 Avg 0.4 0.3 4.6 0.1 4.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Carter Nelson's NCAAF career stats

Rushing

Receiving

Season Team G ATT YDS AVG LG TD REC YDS AVG LG TD
2026-2027 NEB 6 0 0 - 0 0 3 41 13.7 24 1
2025-2026 NEB 13 0 0 - 0 0 2 11 5.5 8 0
2024-2025 NEB 13 2 -1 -0.5 0 0 10 86 8.6 24 1


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