Jaden Nelson
Signed in December 2024 Prior to Chattanooga - Played for Jeff Littleton at Tift County High School. - All-region as a junior and senior…team Defensive Player of the Year both years. - 90 tackles as a junior and senior with 3.0 for loss…collected four interceptions. - Also played basketball. Personal - Parents are Sheron Peng and Ronald Nelson…an older brother, Kaleb. - Mechanical Engineering is his study course of interest. Coach Rusty Wright on Nelson: "South Georgia guy. Plays at a good high school down in Tift County. Does a really good job of playing back there in a secondary for them. Has really good ball skills, good tackler. You know, just I think he's got an opportunity to grow and be a be a really good one for us for a long time."
- WithdrawnPortal · 12/3/24, 4:06 PMJaden Nelson (DB) officially withdrew from the transfer portal
- EnteredPortal · 12/3/24, 4:06 PMJaden Nelson (DB) officially entered the transfer portal · from West Virginia Wesleyan College
- EnrolledJaden Nelson (DB) enrolled in University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
| YR | SCHOOL | GP | GS | DEF SNAPS | PROD | PBU | PDEF | INT | TACK | SOLO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | 4 | 3 | -- | Low | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 |
| 2025 | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | 3 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Career | 7 | 3 | -- | Low | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 15 |
Valuation
Profile last updated Sep 23, 2026