Nick Nelson, the Wisconsin CB, sits at No. 87 on the consensus board across 4 public boards. The tier model reads him as a bust-risk — 4% elite, 12% starter.
General
Nfl_com_zierlein's Lance Zierlein: “Nelson is fairly well-built, but lacks desired height and length for the perimeter and his position fit could be fluid depending on team philosophy and scheme. It is extremely rare for a defender to log over 40 passes defensed during his career and not land a single interception so teams will have to decide how they categorize Nelson's "ball skills" -- especially in light of his high...”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a balanced-CB.
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“…Nelson is fairly well-built, but lacks desired height and length for the perimeter and his position fit could be fluid depending on team philosophy and scheme. It is extremely rare for a defender to log over 40 passes defensed during his career and not land a single interception so teams will have to decide how they categorize Nelson's "ball skills" -- especially in light of his high interference numbers. Nelson is a…”
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