Central Washington University Athletics

CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY: (2013) Enters the 2013 season ranked among the top pro prospects in the NCAA Division II ... Was a first-team pre-season All-American by both D2football.com and the Collegiate Development Football League ... Was a third-team pre-season All-American by BeyondSportsNetwork.com ... (2012) Earned his third straight selection to the all-Great Northwest Athletic Conference first team ... Started all 11 games at right tackle ... Was a Lindy's Sports second team preseason Division II All-American  … (2011) Started all 10 games for the Wildcats in 2011 … First team all-Great Northwest Athletic Conference choice for the second straight season ... (2010) Started all 11 games at right tackle for the Wildcats in 2010 ... Was a unanimous first-team all-Great Northwest Athletic Conference selection ... (2009) Redshirted the 2009 season ... Signed a National Letter of Intent with the Wildcats in February 2009.

MOUNT SI HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Mount Si High School in Snoqualmie, Wash., in 2009 ... Two-year letterman in football for the Wildcats and head coach Charlie Kinnune ... Seattle Times White Chip recruit in 2009 ... Earned first-team all-KingCo 3A honors on both offense and defense as a senior ... Was a second-team all-conference offensive lineman as a junior ... Added honorable mention all-conference accolades on defense in 2007.

PERSONAL: Age 22 throughout the 2013 season ... Born in Bellevue, Wash. ... Construction management major ... Parents are Tim Nelson and Mary Nelson ... Has an older sister, Monica ... Several relatives played college athletics, including Ted Nelson, who was a part of the CWU men's basketball team for five seasons.

2010 Game-by-Game Statistics
2011 Game-by-Game Statistics
2012 Game-by-Game Statistics