2012 Fantasy Football Outlook
Initially written off as a running specialist at quarterback, Nelson replaced the disappointing five-star recruit Jake Heaps as a starter in 2011 and showed he had turned himself into a good passer, t...
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Stat Snapshot
| YEAR |
G |
ATT |
CMP |
YDS |
TD |
INT |
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RSA |
RSY |
RSTD |
| 2009 |
6 |
10 |
7 |
99 |
1 |
0 |
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21 |
122 |
3 |
| 2010 |
3 |
40 |
20 |
205 |
2 |
1 |
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31 |
148 |
1 |
| 2011 |
12 |
202 |
116 |
1717 |
19 |
7 |
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88 |
392 |
1 |
| 2012 |
10 |
308 |
181 |
2011 |
13 |
13 |
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86 |
196 |
1 |
| 2012 Proj. |
10 |
299 |
174 |
2482 |
25 |
12 |
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123 |
517 |
2 |
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12/29/2012 |
| Nelson came off the bench and threw an interception in the Cougars' 23-6 Poinsettia Bowl win over San Diego State. |
Injuries took a toll on Nelson thro...Join Now for Full Analysis! |
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11/24/2012 |
| Nelson missed the regular season finale against New New Mexico State due to rib and lung injuries suffered in the previous game against San Jose State. |
This season was really feast or fam...Join Now for Full Analysis! |
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11/18/2012 |
| Nelson was 28-of-51 passing for 335 yards with one touchdown and one interception in BYU's 20-14 loss to San Jose State on Saturday night. |
Nelson's numbers were good enough f...Join Now for Full Analysis! |
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11/11/2012 |
| Nelson threw for three touchdowns and 236 yards on 19-of-31 passing in BYU's 52-13 win over Idaho on Saturday night. |
It was another strong week for Nels...Join Now for Full Analysis! |
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10/27/2012 |
| Nelson threw for 204 yards on 19-of-28 passing and one touchdown along with a rushing TD in BYU's 41-17 win over Georgia Tech on Saturday. |
It looks like the rust has been kno...Join Now for Full Analysis! |
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10/20/2012 |
| Nelson was 23-of-36 for 177 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions in BYU's 17-14 loss to Notre Dame on Saturday. |
Nelson has now thrown five intercep...Join Now for Full Analysis! |
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10/13/2012 |
| Nelson threw three interceptions in his return as starter in BYU's 42-24 loss to Oregon State on Saturday. |
Sometimes when players return from ...Join Now for Full Analysis! |
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10/9/2012 |
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10/3/2012 |
| Head coach Bronco Mendenhall said that it is "hard to predict" whether Nelson (back) will be able to start Friday against Utah St., KSL.com reports. |
Nelson will start if he is able to,...Join Now for Full Analysis! |
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9/29/2012 |
| Nelson did not start and did not see a snap in BYU's 47-0 win over Hawaii on Friday night due to a bad back. |
Nelson has been fighting a bad back...Join Now for Full Analysis! |
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9/27/2012 |
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9/21/2012 |
| Nelson wasn't effective at all on Thursday night in BYU's 7-6 loss to Boise State, going 4-of-9 passing for 19 yards and three interceptions. One of them was costly, resulting in the game's only touchdown. |
Nelson was so ineffective he was pu...Join Now for Full Analysis! |
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9/16/2012 |
| Nelson went 17-of-35 passing for 206 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in Saturday night's 24-21 loss to Utah. He also ran 14 times for 34 yards. |
This wasn't Nelson's cleanest game ...Join Now for Full Analysis! |
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