Reggie Nelson ranks in the all-time elite tier for defensive backs — a career that places Nelson in the top 5% of all players at the position. The Knox value model assigns Nelson a career score of 77, reflecting sustained impact that most players at the position never approach.
Reggie Nelson
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2007 | 23–24 | JAX | 16 | — | 52 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 24–25 | JAX | 13 | — | 49 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 25–26 | JAX | 15 | — | 66 | 60 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 26–27 | CIN | 11 | — | 50 | 31 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 27–28 | CIN | 16 | — | 79 | 54 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 28–29 | CIN | 14 | — | 79 | 50 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 29–30 | CIN | 15 | — | 59 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 974 | 97.4% | 142 | 32.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 30–31 | CIN | 16 | — | 89 | 57 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 9.5 | 4 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,098 | 97.8% | 146 | 32.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 31–32 | CIN | 16 | — | 67 | 45 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,054 | 96.9% | 142 | 31.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 32–33 | OAK | 16 | — | 61 | 46 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,048 | 99.9% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 33–34 | OAK | 16 | — | 81 | 52 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,026 | 98.7% | 1 | 0.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 34–35 | OAK | 9 | — | 24 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 370 | 54.5% | 38 | 12.4% | 22 | 15 | 0.7 | 103.4 | 17.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0.2 |
| Career | — | 173 | — | 756 | 549 | 207 | 23 | 19 | 6.5 | 48.5 | 38 | 101 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 15 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
247 career value over replacement — #227 all-time of 4,666. 20.6/season above a replacement-level S.
Career Profile
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #21 (Rd 1) · JAX · 2007 · +20.3 vs expected KV-H
77actual
56.7 expected · Δ+20.3
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