Caleb Nelson - 2023 - Football

Sacramento State

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Second Team All-Big Sky (2022)
Preseason All-Big Sky (2023)
Phil Steele Fourth Team Preseason All-American (2023)

2023 Season

Started all 11 regular season games at cornerback but missed the two NCAA FCS Playoff games due to an injury.
Finished the season with 27 total tackles, including 17 solos and two for loss.
Intercepted a pass in the end zone at Stanford.
Credited with nine pass breakups during the season.
Tallied at least one tackle in the final 10 games of the year and had three or more in five contests.
Set his season high with six stops at Montana and had five against Cal Poly.

2022 Season

Named second team all-Big Sky following his first season with the Hornets.
Played in all 13 games at cornerback, starting 12.
Tallied 37 total tackles, including 1.5 for loss.
Returned an interception 98 yards for a touchdown in the season opener against Utah Tech.
Led the team with 12 pass breakups.
Recorded at least one tackle in each game he played and had five games with four-plus tackles.
Set his season high with five tackles against Utah Tech and matched that total against Idaho.
Blocked a field goal attempt in the nationally televised game against Montana.
Earned Big Sky all-academic honors.

Prior to Sacramento State

Spent three seasons at North Dakota where he played in 23 games and had 31 tackles.
Will have two seasons of eligibility remaining.
Credited with 11 tackles, including six solos, in 2021 and had 10 tackles in both 2019 and the spring of 2020-21.
Intercepted a pass against Southern Illinois in 2021 for his first career pick.
Set career high with six tackles and two PBUs at Idaho State in 2019.

High School

A 2019 graduate of Folsom HS where he played for current Hornet coaches Kris Richardson, Bobby Fresques and Chris Parry.
Helped lead the Bulldogs to a state title in 2017 and 2018.
Named first team all-Sierra Foothill League.
Recorded four interceptions during his career.
Posted 19 tackles as a senior with 14 pass breakups.

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