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an interception, 13 touchdown passes, 19 rushing touchdowns and more than 1,500 yards of total offense... as a junior was Arlington County Player of the Year and First-Team All-District after being used at quarterback, kick returner and running back... on a district title team as a sophomore... team Most Valuable Player as a senior and most improved player as a junior. Personal: Kinesiology major with a sports management concentration. Rushing 2008 2009 2010 TOTAL
G Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C Avg/G 12 10 60 0 18 6.0 5.0 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 11 10 79 0 35 7.9 7.2 28 20 139 0 35 6.9 5.0
Receiving 2008 2009 2010 TOTAL
G Rec Yds TD 12 14 213 2 5 1 65 1 11 16 283 2 28 31 561 5
Punt Returns 2008 2009 2010 TOTAL
G No. Yds TD Lg Avg/R Avg/G 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 1 10 0 10 10.0 2.0 11 8 55 0 17 6.9 5.0 28 9 65 0 17 7.2 2.3
Kick Returns 2008 2009 2010 TOTAL
G No. Yds TD 12 2 34 0 5 5 117 0 11 21 466 0 28 28 617 0
Lg Rec/G Avg/C Avg/G 47 1.2 15.2 17.8 65 0.2 65.0 13.0 47 1.5 17.7 25.7 65 1.1 18.1 20.0
Lg Avg/R Avg/G 27 17.0 2.8 31 23.4 23.4 41 22.2 42.4 41 22.0 22.0
6 • Vidal Nelson
R-Sr. – SS – 5-11 – 215 Virginia Beach, Va. – Kellam Career Highlights
• 2011 Preseason All-CAA honoree by league head coaches and SIDs • Has started the last 29 straight and played in all 36 possible games in his career • Starts the season 15 tackles shy of the 200 career-tackle mark • Career-high 13 tackles at Richmond last season • Tied for 14th among CAA defensive backs with 70 tackles in 2010 At JMU: Fifth-year Duke who is a leading candidate to start for the third straight year at strong safety after starting at linebacker during the second half of the 2008 season... Aggressive and hard-nosed player who is expected to be a major contributor, said safeties coach Mo Linguist. 2010: Started all 11 games at safety to earn his third letter... Served as a team captain... Ranked third on the team with 70 tackles, including 36 solos, helping lead the Dukes to a No. 2 ranking in the CAA in total defense, earning FirstTeam All-State honors from the Virginia SIDs... Broke up five passes on a defense that finished first in the CAA in pass defense and No. 12 overall nationally... Had a career-high 13 tackles including his lone sack of the season for a 22-yard loss as well as one forced fumble and one pass break up at Richmond... Set a singlegame high with six solo
tackles and recorded 10 total tackles in the win over Liberty... Had seven tackles including 2.5 for loss versus Delaware... Recorded five or more tackles in seven games, including two games with 10 or more tackles. 2009: Started all 11 contests at strong safety to pick up his second letter... ranked fifth on the squad and 13th among CAA defensive backs with 57 tackles, including 27 solos... added 3.0 tackles for loss, one interception, two pass break ups and two forced fumbles... Wrapped up the season with a career best-tying 10 tackles, with four solos, in the win over Towson... Had nine tackles and a forced fumble in the victory over VMI... Recorded eight tackles, with 1.5 tackles for loss, and a forced fumble at William and Mary... Was in on six tackles, including 1.0 tackle for loss, versus Villanova... Posted five tackles and his lone interception of the year in the win over Maine... Had at least four tackles in eight of the 11 games... Moved to safety from linebacker in the 2009 spring drills. 2008: Played in each JMU game and assumed a starting linebacker’s position after D.J. Brandon was injured at Richmond in mid-October, starting the last seven games... Took part in 58 tackles, including 18 unassisted stops, three tackles for loss and a shared quarterback sack... Involved in a season-best 10 tackles, including three solos and one stop for loss, vs. Wofford in the NCAA playoffs... Involved in eight tackles, including five solo, at Villanova and vs. North Carolina Central (2 solo) and seven vs. William & Mary and Montana... Involved in other stops for loss vs. North Carolina Central, Richmond and Delaware... Broke up a pass vs. Massachusetts. High School: All-district running back as a Kellam senior when he had 1,500 combined offensive yards and 16 touchdowns... In eight games on a playoff team as a junior ran for 500 yards and four touchdowns and had a touchdown catch... Ran for 300 yards as a sophomore. Personal: Justice studies major.
Tackles G UA A Total TFL Yds PD FF FR Blkd Int 2008 14 18 40 58 3.0 9 1 0 0 0 0 2009 11 27 30 57 3.0 5 2 2 0 0 1 2010 11 36 34 70 6.5 31 5 2 0 0 0 TOTAL 36 81 104 185 12.5 45 8 4 0 0 1 Sacks 2008 2009 2010 TOTAL
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G UA 14 0 11 0 11 1 36 1
A Total Yds 1 0.5 4 0 0.0 0 0 1.0 22 1 1.5 26