University of New Haven Athletics

2013
Co-Captain…Started all 11 games for the Chargers...Threw for a total of 2,721 yards and 29 touchdowns while completing over 60 percent of his passes...Picked up 655 yards rushing on 121 attempts with nine touchdowns...tallied consecutive five touchdown games against Saint Anselm (9/20) and LIU Post (9/28), where he threw for three touchdowns and rushed for two in each game for a total of 676 yards passing and 209 yards rushing in the two game span.

2012
Northeast-10 Conference Offensive Player of the Week (10/9)...Played in 10 games for the Chargers...Recorded 266 rushing yards and 987 passing yards...Posted 71 completions from 103 passes...Rushed for three touchdowns and 18 passing touchdowns...Season-high 255 passing yards with six touchdowns against Assumption (10/6).

2011
Saw action in all 13 games for the Chargers...Posted a total of 23 passing yards and one passing touchdown...Posted 17 completed passes on 25 attempts with one interception...Completed 359 rushing yards on 47 attempts...Recorded a season-high 107 rushing yards at Saint Anselm (11/12).

2010
Played in nine games...Completed 7-of-7 pass attempts for 231 yards and two touchdowns...Also ran the ball 20 times for a total of 99 yards and two touchdowns … Averaged 36.7 yards of total offense per game...Had a season-high 86 passing yards with a touchdown pass against Lincoln (9/11)...Tallied 26 rushing yards and one touchdown against Pace (10/30).

2009
Did not see game action.

High School
Second Team All-State for the Bulldogs of South Fork High School...Also named to the First Team All-Area and played basketball for the Bulldogs...Tallied 1,800 yards passing and 800 yards rushing...Named the Scripps Newspaper Player of the Week after completing 10-of-11 passes for 200 yards and four touchdowns...Named to the Outback All-Star team, the football MVP and was the team captain as a senior...Helped lead South Fork to the regional finals for the first time in school history...Also played four years on the varsity basketball team for the Bulldogs.

Personal
Son of John and Michelle Nelson...Two brothers, Greg and John, and one sister, Aylse.