Corey Nelson
|
Nelson with the Denver Broncos in 2014 | |||||||||||||
| No. 52 Denver Broncos | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position: | Inside linebacker | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth: | April 22, 1992 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 231 lb (105 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school: | Dallas (TX) Skyline | ||||||||||||
| College: | Oklahoma | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2014 / Round: 7 / Pick: 242 | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
Corey Nelson (born April 22, 1992) is an American football inside linebacker for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Broncos in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL Draft.[1] He played college football at Oklahoma.
Professional career
Nelson was drafted by the Broncos in the seventh round, 242nd overall, in the 2014 NFL Draft.[2] He played all 16 regular-season games his rookie year and totaled 13 tackles, one pass defensed, and four special-teams stops.
2015 season
In the 2015 season, Nelson played all 16 regular-season games and totaled 10 tackles, one sack, and seven special-teams stops.
Nelson and the Broncos would reach Super Bowl 50. The Broncos would defeat the Carolina Panthers by a score of 24–10.[3]
2016 season
In the 2016 season, Nelson played in all 16 games with five starts recording a career-high 67 tackles and five passes defensed.
References
- ↑ "Denver Broncos select linebacker Corey Nelson in the seventh round of the NFL Draft". NewsOK. May 10, 2014.
- ↑ Caldwell, Gray (May 10, 2014). "Denver Broncos Close Draft with LB Nelson in Seventh Round". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ↑ "Super Bowl 50 - Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers - February 7th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 7 August 2017.