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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Comb Solo Ast TFL QBHits Sfty AV Awards
2015 22 KAN NFL DB 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 8 8 0 0 0 0 1
2016 23 KAN NFL RCB 15 15 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 2 0 0 0.0 65 59 6 4 1 0 5
2017 24 KAN NFL RCB 9 7 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 41 33 8 2 0 0 3
2018 25 KAN NFL RCB 16 16 4 53 0 35 15 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 68 58 10 2 0 0 5
2019 26 PIT NFL RCB 15 15 1 33 0 33 8 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 61 52 9 0 0 0 6
2020 27 PIT NFL RCB 15 15 2 3 0 3 9 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 48 43 5 2 0 0 6
2021 28 PHI NFL LCB 16 16 1 4 0 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 50 34 16 0 0 0 5
2022 29 HOU NFL RCB 15 15 1 33 0 33 7 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 52 39 13 1 1 0 5
2023 30 HOU NFL CB 17 16 4 33 0 33 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 63 48 15 0 0 0 7
9 Yrs 130 115 13 159 0 35 78 2 0 4 0 0 1.0 456 374 82 11 2 0 43
17 Game Avg 17 15 2 21 0 35 10 0 0 1 0 0 0.1 60 49 11 1 0 0 5
KAN (4 Yrs) 52 38 4 53 0 35 35 1 0 2 0 0 0.0 182 158 24 8 1 0 14
HOU (2 Yrs) 32 31 5 66 0 33 19 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 115 87 28 1 1 0 12
PIT (2 Yrs) 30 30 3 36 0 33 17 0 0 2 0 0 0.0 109 95 14 2 0 0 12
PHI (1 Yr) 16 16 1 4 0 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 50 34 16 0 0 0 5
Defense & Fumbles Table
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Yds IntTD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds FRTD Sk Comb Solo Ast TFL QBHits Sfty Awards
2015 22 KAN NFL DB 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 23 KAN NFL RCB 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 5 4 1 0 0 0
2017 24 KAN NFL RCB 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 3 2 1 0 0 0
2018 25 KAN NFL RCB 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 5 5 0 0 0 0
2020 27 PIT NFL RCB 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 6 5 1 0 0 0
2021 28 PHI NFL LCB 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 4 2 2 0 0 0
2023 30 HOU NFL CB 2 2 1 82 1 82 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 12 10 2 0 0 0
7 Yrs 10 8 1 82 1 82 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 35 28 7 0 0 0
17 Game Avg 17 14 2 139 2 82 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 60 48 12 0 0 0
KAN (4 Yrs) 6 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 13 11 2 0 0 0
HOU (1 Yr) 2 2 1 82 1 82 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 12 10 2 0 0 0
PHI (1 Yr) 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 4 2 2 0 0 0
PIT (1 Yr) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 6 5 1 0 0 0
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Pass Coverage Pass Rush Tackles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Tgt Cmp Cmp% Yds Yds/Cmp Yds/Tgt TD Rat DADOT Air YAC Bltz Hrry QBKD Bats Sk Prss Comb MTkl MTkl% Awards
2018 25 KAN NFL RCB 16 16 4 115 59 51.3 766 13.0 6.7 5 72.6 13.2 574 192 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 68 13 16.0
2019 26 PIT NFL RCB 15 15 1 74 37 50.0 491 13.3 6.6 0 65.8 13.1 393 98 1 0 0 1 0.0 0 61 6 9.0
2020 27 PIT NFL RCB 15 15 2 98 57 58.2 732 12.8 7.5 7 97.0 11.4 414 318 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 48 4 7.7
2021 28 PHI NFL LCB 16 16 1 71 48 67.6 577 12.0 8.1 5 109.9 9.3 421 156 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 50 2 3.8
2022 29 HOU NFL RCB 15 15 1 62 38 61.3 367 9.7 5.9 2 81.9 10.3 253 114 1 0 1 0 1.0 2 52 8 13.3
2023 30 HOU NFL CB 17 16 4 70 43 61.4 657 15.3 9.4 1 73.3 14.0 478 179 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 63 5 7.4
6 Yrs 94 93 13 490 282 57.6 3590 12.7 7.3 20 83.1 12.0 2533 1057 4 0 1 1 1.0 2 342 38 10.0
17 Game Avg 17 17 2 89 51 57.6 649 12.7 7.3 4 83.1 12.0 458 191 1 0 0 0 0.2 0 62 7 10.0
HOU (2 Yrs) 32 31 5 132 81 61.4 1024 12.6 7.8 3 77.3 12.3 731 293 2 0 1 0 1.0 2 115 13 10.2
PIT (2 Yrs) 30 30 3 172 94 54.7 1223 13.0 7.1 7 83.6 12.1 807 416 1 0 0 1 0.0 0 109 10 8.4
KAN (1 Yr) 16 16 4 115 59 51.3 766 13.0 6.7 5 72.6 13.2 574 192 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 68 13 16.0
PHI (1 Yr) 16 16 1 71 48 67.6 577 12.0 8.1 5 109.9 9.3 421 156 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 50 2 3.8
Advanced Defense Table
Pass Coverage Pass Rush Tackles
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Int Tgt Cmp Cmp% Yds Yds/Cmp Yds/Tgt TD Rat DADOT Air YAC Bltz Hrry QBKD Bats Sk Prss Comb MTkl MTkl% Awards
2018 25 KAN NFL RCB 2 2 0 15 7 46.7 116 16.6 7.7 2 112.8 13.7 110 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 5 0 0.0
2020 27 PIT NFL RCB 1 1 0 7 3 42.9 21 7.0 3.0 0 50.3 7.9 18 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 6 0 0.0
2021 28 PHI NFL LCB 1 1 0 4 3 75.0 21 7.0 5.3 0 86.5 5.3 12 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 4 0 0.0
2023 30 HOU NFL CB 2 2 1 11 8 72.7 105 13.1 9.5 0 64.6 11.7 84 21 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 12 0 0.0
4 Yrs 6 6 1 37 21 56.8 263 12.5 7.1 2 85.8 11.1 224 39 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 27 0 0.0
17 Game Avg 17 17 3 105 60 56.8 745 12.5 7.1 6 85.8 11.1 635 111 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 77 0 0.0
HOU (1 Yr) 2 2 1 11 8 72.7 105 13.1 9.5 0 64.6 11.7 84 21 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 12 0 0.0
KAN (1 Yr) 2 2 0 15 7 46.7 116 16.6 7.7 2 112.8 13.7 110 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 5 0 0.0
PHI (1 Yr) 1 1 0 4 3 75.0 21 7.0 5.3 0 86.5 5.3 12 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 4 0 0.0
PIT (1 Yr) 1 1 0 7 3 42.9 21 7.0 3.0 0 50.3 7.9 18 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 6 0 0.0
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Snap Counts

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Snap Counts Table
Games Off. Def. ST
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Num Pct Num Pct Num Pct
201522KANDB2012000%537%12639%
201623KANRCB20151500%101398%11729%
201724KANRCB209700%51283%3514%
201825KANRCB20161600%116499%10%
201926PITRCB22151500%101199%6015%
202027PITRCB22151500%90795%5313%
202128PHILCB3161600%98292%00%
202229HOURCB21151500%95894%10%
202330HOUCB21171600%108895%92%
Career07688402
4 yrsKAN523802742279
2 yrsHOU32310204610
2 yrsPIT303001918113
1 yrPHI161609820

Scoring Summary

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Touchdowns PAT FG
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PRTD KRTD FRTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM D2P XPM XPA FGM FGA Sfty Pts Pts/G Awards
2023 30 HOU NFL CB 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.0
7 Yrs 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.6
17 Game Avg 17 14 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.6
KAN (4 Yrs) 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
HOU (1 Yr) 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.0
PHI (1 Yr) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
PIT (1 Yr) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
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PFR HOF Monitor: 15.58 (586th among DB, average HOF DB is 96.93)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Steven Nelson?

Steven Nelson is 33 years old.

When was Steven Nelson born?

Steven Nelson was born on January 22, 1993.

Where was Steven Nelson born?

Steven Nelson was born in Warner Robins, GA.

How tall is Steven Nelson?

Steven Nelson is 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

How much did Steven Nelson weigh when playing?

Steven Nelson weighed 194 lbs (87 kg) when playing.

Is Steven Nelson in the Hall of Fame?

Steven Nelson has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

How many games did Steven Nelson play?

Steven Nelson played 130 games over his career.

How many interception return yards did Steven Nelson have?

Steven Nelson had 159 interception return yards over his career.

When did Steven Nelson retire?

Steven Nelson last played in 2023.