2009 Football Roster
Roster
David Nelson
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 212
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Wichita Falls, Texas
- High School:
- Rider
CAREER: Saw action in 44 games while making 14 startsβ¦ Tallied 46 catches for 630 yards (13.7 avg.) and seven touchdowns in his five-year career at Floridaβ¦ HONORS: 2009 SEC Football Community Service Teamβ¦ 2006 SEC Fall Academic Honor Rollβ¦ 2005 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Rollβ¦ 2009: Saw action in all 14 games for the Gators, starting in nineβ¦ Finished third on the squad in receptions (25) and fourth in receiving yards (291)β¦ Collected 37 receiving yards on two catches in the Sugar Bowl versus Cincinnatiβ¦ Had a career-high four receptions for 53 yards, including Floridaβs only touchdown versus Alabama at the SEC Championship Game, a 23-yard catch from Tim Tebow in the second quarterβ¦ Tallied two catches for 23 yards against Florida State in his final game at The Swampβ¦ Tied his previous career high with three receptions against FIU, amassing 45 receiving yardsβ¦ Scored his first touchdown of the season against Vanderbilt on an eight-yard lob from Tebow with 9:22 remaining in the game, while matching a then career high with three receptions for 28 yards against the Commodoresβ¦ Matched a previous career-high with three receptions for 26 yards in the win over Georgiaβ¦ Had one catch for 13 yards against Arkansasβ¦ Grabbed two receptions for 27 yards in the win over Kentucky, the third consecutive game he had tallied two receptionsβ¦ Tallied 26 yards on two catches against Tennesseeβ¦ Collected two receptions for nine yards against Troyβ¦ Had one catch for four yards in the Gatorsβ season-opening win over Charleston Southernβ¦ 2008: Appeared in every game except Ole Miss, collecting starts against Tennessee and Alabamaβ¦ His 12 receptions and 228 receiving yards were more than his two previous seasons combinedβ¦ Had five touchdowns on only 12 receptions in 2008β¦ Scored a critical touchdown in the fourth quarter of the BCS National Championship Game off a jump pass from Tebowβ¦ The touchdown gave the Gators a 24-14 lead and secured the National Championship titleβ¦ Scored his first-career touchdown off a 38-yard pass by John Brantley in the win over Kentuckyβ¦ Tied his career-high of three receptions against The Citadel and Alabamaβ¦ Amassed a career-high 53 receiving yards against The Citadelβ¦ Graded out a Champion after recovering an onside kick at Florida Stateβ¦ Secured the longest reception of his career on a 41-yard pass against Vanderbiltβ¦ Appeared on the handsβ team for a failed on-side kick attempt by LSUβ¦ 2007: Received playing time in all 13 games during the season, including his first career start against Ole Missβ¦ Had four receptions for 35 yards during the yearβ¦ Caught a pass in three of the seasonβs first four gamesβ¦ Reeled in a season-high two catches in the season opener against Western Kentucky for 16 yardsβ¦ Caught a season-long pass of 14 yards in the victory against Tennesseeβ¦ Made one reception for five yards in his first career start at Ole Missβ¦ 2006: Appeared in four games during his redshirt freshman campaignβ¦ Named to the 2006 SEC Fall Academic Honor Rollβ¦ Made a career-high three catches for 47 yards in the 62-0 win over Western Carolinaβ¦ Was chosen as the Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week in preparing the Gators to face South Carolinaβ¦ Had two receptions for 29 yards, including a 15-yard catch, in the win over UCFβ¦ Saw time in the season-opening triumph over Southern Missβ¦ One of three wide receivers on the 2006 Leadership Committee, joining Dallas Baker and Jemalle Corneliusβ¦ 2005: Saw action in the Mississippi State game but did not appear in any other contestsβ¦ Was named to the 2005 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Rollβ¦ PREP: Finished his senior year with 91 receptions for 1,641 yards and 18 touchdownsβ¦ As a junior, caught 50 passes for 1,079 yards and 14 touchdownsβ¦ Scout.com ranked Nelson as the 24th-best wide receiver prospect in the nation while Rivals.com placed him 23rdβ¦ Tom Lemming of ESPN.com ranked Nelson as the 58th-overall prospect in the country and sixth at the wide receiver positionβ¦ Played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowlβ¦ Three-year starter, four-year letterwinner and captain of football teamβ¦ Also played baseball, basketball and ran track in high schoolβ¦ Won letters in baseball, basketball, and track and was a starter for baseball and basketballβ¦ Named all-district for basketball and baseball and was a regional qualifier in trackβ¦ Named to the 2002, 2003 and 2004 all-state squadsβ¦ High school coach was Scott Ponderβ¦ PERSONAL: Was born on Nov. 7, 1986β¦ His parents are Roy Nelson, Jr. and Karen Belcoffβ¦ One of seven childrenβ¦ Has four brothers, Daniel, Patrick, Jacob, and James, and two sisters, Nichole and Laurenβ¦ Lists hobbies as church activitiesβ¦ Admires Jerry Rice for being a team player and always being ready to play and his father for his supportβ¦ Chose the University of Florida for the coaching staff and the academics after considering Notre Dame, Texas, and Iowaβ¦ MAJOR: Sociology.
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CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS
Year No. Yds Avg. TDs Long
2006 5 76 15.2 0 23
2007 4 35 8.8 0 14
2008 12 228 19.0 5 41
2009 25 291 11.6 2 30
Totals: 46 630 13.7 7 41
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NELSONβS CAREER HIGHS
Receptions: 4 (Alabama, 2009)
Receiving Yards: 53 (2x, last vs. Alabama, 2009)
Receiving TDs: 1 (7x, last vs. Alabama, 2009)
Longest Reception: 41 (Vanderbilt, 2008)
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2009 |
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I----RUSHING----I |
I----RECEIVING----I |
I--ALL--I |
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Date |
Opponent |
No. |
Yds |
TD |
Lg |
No. |
Yds |
TD |
Lg |
purp |
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September 5, 2009 |
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
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September 12, 2009 |
TROY |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
0 |
5 |
9 |
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September 19, 2009 |
TENNESSEE |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
26 |
0 |
14 |
26 |
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September 26, 2009 |
at Kentucky |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
27 |
0 |
14 |
27 |
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October 10, 2009 |
at LSU |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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October 17, 2009 |
ARKANSAS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
0 |
13 |
13 |
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October 24, 2009 |
at Mississippi State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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October 31, 2009 |
vs Georgia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
26 |
0 |
12 |
26 |
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November 7, 2009 |
VANDERBILT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
28 |
1 |
14 |
28 |
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November 14, 2009 |
at South Carolina |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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November 21, 2009 |
FIU |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
45 |
0 |
26 |
45 |
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November 28, 2009 |
FLORIDA STATE |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
23 |
0 |
19 |
23 |
|
December 5, 2009 |
vs Alabama |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
53 |
1 |
23 |
53 |
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January 1, 2010 |
vs Cincinnati |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
37 |
0 |
30 |
37 |
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Totals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
291 |
2 |
30 |
291 |
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2008 |
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I----RECEIVING----I |
I--ALL--I |
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Date |
Opponent |
No. |
Yds |
TD |
Lg |
No. |
Yds |
TD |
Lg |
purp |
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August 30, 2008 |
HAWAII |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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September 6, 2008 |
MIAMI |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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September 20, 2008 |
at Tennessee |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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October 4, 2008 |
at Arkansas |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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October 11, 2008 |
LSU |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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October 25, 2008 |
UK |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
38 |
1 |
38 |
38 |
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November 1, 2008 |
vs UGA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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November 8, 2008 |
at Vanderbilt |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
41 |
1 |
41 |
46 |
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November 15, 2008 |
USC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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November 22, 2008 |
THE CITADEL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
53 |
1 |
29 |
53 |
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November 29, 2008 |
at Florida State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
36 |
0 |
28 |
36 |
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December 6, 2008 |
vs Alabama |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
27 |
1 |
13 |
27 |
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January 8, 2009 |
vs Oklahoma |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
33 |
1 |
29 |
33 |
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Totals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
228 |
5 |
41 |
233 |
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2007 |
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Date |
Opponent |
No. |
Yds |
TD |
Lg |
No. |
Yds |
TD |
Lg |
purp |
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September 1, 2007 |
WKU |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
16 |
0 |
14 |
16 |
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September 8, 2007 |
TROY |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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September 15, 2007 |
UT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
14 |
0 |
14 |
14 |
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September 22, 2007 |
at Ole Miss |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
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September 29, 2007 |
AUBURN |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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October 6, 2007 |
at LSU |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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October 20, 2007 |
at Kentucky |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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October 27, 2007 |
vs UGA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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November 3, 2007 |
VANDERBILT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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November 10, 2007 |
at South Carolina |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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November 17, 2007 |
FLORIDA ATLANTIC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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November 24, 2007 |
FLORIDA STATE |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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January 1, 2008 |
vs Michigan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
Totals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
35 |
0 |
14 |
35 |
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2006 |
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I----RECEIVING----I |
I--ALL--I |
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Date |
Opponent |
No. |
Yds |
TD |
Lg |
No. |
Yds |
TD |
Lg |
purp |
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September 2, 2006 |
SOUTHERN MISS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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September 9, 2006 |
UCF |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
29 |
0 |
15 |
29 |
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November 18, 2006 |
WESTERN CAROLINA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
47 |
0 |
23 |
47 |
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January 8, 2007 |
vs Ohio State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Totals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
76 |
0 |
23 |
76 |
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Profile
?Β Β Β Interned with UFβs Director of Player and Community Relations and former Gator, Terry Jackson, for the 2009 Summer A semester and helped to plan community service events and outings for the Gator football team, including working closely with the March of Dimes for the Gator Charity Challenge in July
?Β Β Β Has preached in three jails in North Florida
?Β Β Β Was mistaken to be Chris Leak on a cruise during spring break after the 2006 Tostitos BCS National Championship
?Β Β Β Played football in high school with younger brothers Patrick and Daniel
?Β Β Β Was a Class 4A first-team all-state wide receiver his senior year
?Β Β Β Played basketball while in high school
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What Theyβre Saying About David Nelson
"I enjoy what I've done here and who I've become. They always say college will define who you are and be the best years of your life. It really has been." (11/23/09)
David Nelson
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"Sometimes he does go under the radar. But just look at his performance in the Oklahoma game. He makes those big plays because heβs accountable." (11/23/09)
Tim Tebow, UF quarterback
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"Can you imagine being a parent of Nelson, looking back at your son's career? Is there any other way you'd have it other than what they've done?" (11/23/09)
Urban Meyer, UF Head Coach
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"If he wants to go to the next level, he's not an outside guy. He's a guy that has to get big and strong and bang around and have great hands. He's doing that."
Urban Meyer, UF Head Coach
βItβs tough knowing that you want to be the guy that is making the play. That is how you have to feel if you want to be a playmaker. With guys like Percy Harvin, Andre Caldwell, Jarred Fayson, and Cornelius Ingram, you know that any of them can take it to the house and make a big play. You have to learn your role and be patient. When your number is called, you have to make the play no matter what happens. So you have to just make the most out of your opportunity.β
David Nelson
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