Ja-Quane Nelson

Position:
Defensive Line
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 291
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
High Point, N.C.
High School:
High Point Central
Prev School:
Hutchinson CC

2021 Season (Redshirt Junior)
Recorded 19 tackles, 1.0 tackle-for-loss a break up and a fumble recovery with appearances in all 14 games … Recorded four tackles and broke up a pass for the first time in his career against Georgia State (Nov. 4) …Tallied three tackles against Texas State (Oct. 30) … Recovered the fumble against Troy (Nov. 13) … Notched his first career sack in the victory at A-State (Oct. 21) … Registered a pair of tackles against Georgia Southern (Sept. 25) … Began the season with two tackles against Texas (Sept. 4).

2020 Season (Redshirt Junior)
Played in nine games during the season, earning a start against Georgia Southern…Credited with 11 tackles on the year…In his start against the Eagles, he posted a career-high five stops…Added one tackle against Coastal Carolina and Texas State…Produced three tackles against Arkansas State…Notched one tackle against South Alabama.

2019 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)
Appeared in 13 games for Louisiana, all on the defensive line...Tallied 22 tackles, 0.5 tackle-for-loss, 0.5 sack, two fumble recoveries and a quarterback hurry…Picked up three tackles against Texas Southern (Sept. 14)…Recorded four tackles, including the 0.5 sack, at Arkansas State (Oct. 17)…Saw back-to-back, three-tackle performances at Coastal Carolina (Nov. 7) and at South Alabama (Nov. 16)…Posted a season-high five tackles against Troy (Nov. 23)…His fumble recoveries came at Ohio (Sept. 21) and against Miami (Ohio) in the LendingTree Bowl (Jan. 6).

Prior to Louisiana (Hutchinson CC)
A JUCO defensive line product who adds depth at that position to the class…He appeared in eight games for Hutchinson Community College…In those eight appearances, he made seven tackles (four unassisted, three assisted)…He also notched 2.5 TFL and a block…Began his career at ECU, but did not see any action.

High School
He was rated a three-star recruit and the No. 49 prospect in North Carolina out of high school according to 247 Sports…Selected to all-conference and all-region (second-team) squads in high school…As a senior captain in high school, he recorded 36 tackles (19 solo), nine sacks and three fumble recoveries…Saw an equal amount of success during his junior year in high school, when he was credited with 33 sacks, 11 TFL and eight sacks to compliment two forced fumbles and a touchdown…Became a varsity starter during his sophomore season of high school and went on to tally 18 tackles, 4 TFL and a sack…Chose Louisiana over offers from Houston, Louisiana Tech and Army.