Cj Nelson

EASTERN ILLINOIS 2025 (RS-JUNIOR): Played in nine games making eight stats at wide receiver... finished tied for third on the team with 21 receptions for 379 yards which ranked second on the team... ranked in the FCS Top 50 for yards per reception at 18.0, ending year ranked 33rd... breakout game was seven catches for 194 yards and two touchdowns 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... 2024 (RS-SOPHOMORE): Played in 11 games during the 2024 season making four starts at wide receiver... finished year with 21 catches for 292 yards and one touchdown... opened year with two catches for 21 yards at Illinois... season high five catches for 101 yards and a touchdown at Gardner-Webb... had three receptions for 59 yards against Southeast Missouri... added one rush for five yards against Southeast Missouri... had a 13.9 yards per catch average for the season... HOUSTON: Played two seasons at the University of Houston… appeared in just two games in 2023 using redshirt year based on NCAA participation rule… played on special teams in those two contests making two tackles… as a freshman in 2022 appeared in all 13 games on special teams seeing time in five games at the wide receiver position… was a member of 8-5 Houston team that ended season with win over Louisiana in the Independence Bowl… made three tackles on special teams... hauled in two passes for seven yards against UCF… named Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week one time… HIGH SCHOOL: Multi-faceted athlete at Richland High School that was ranked a 3-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 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… during sophomore year caught 49 passes for 668 yards and six touchdowns… 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…