Joshua Nelson
82 Joshua Nelson
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    160
  • Year:
    Sr
  • Hometown:
    Providence, R.I.
  • High School:
    Luftkin
  • Position:
    WR
  • Major:
    Criminal Justice
  • gp
    9
  • yds
    361
  • yds/g
    40.1
  • td
    4

Bio

High School: 2016 graduate of Lufkin High School. Three-sport athlete, lettering in football, basketball and volleyball.

Personal: Born January 7, 1996 in Providence, R.I. Majoring in Criminal Justice at the University.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 5 at Plymouth St. L, 42-0
Oct 12 Framingham St. L, 56-7
Oct 19 at Mass. Maritime L, 37-0
Oct 26 Westfield St. L, 26-7
Nov 1 at Worcester St. W, 30-14
Nov 9 Western Conn. St. L, 41-7
  Overall Conf
Receptions 36 27
Yards 361 284
Yards per game 40.1 35.5
Yards per catch 10.0 10.5
Touchdowns 4 4

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 7 at Cortland St. L, 63-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Castleton W, 12-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 37-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Bridgewater St. L, 50-6 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Plymouth St. L, 42-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Framingham St. L, 56-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Mass. Maritime L, 37-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Westfield St. L, 26-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Worcester St. W, 30-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Western Conn. St. L, 41-7 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 7 at Cortland St. L, 63-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Castleton W, 12-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 37-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Bridgewater St. L, 50-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Plymouth St. L, 42-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Framingham St. L, 56-7 - - - - - 1 1
Oct 19 at Mass. Maritime L, 37-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Westfield St. L, 26-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Worcester St. W, 30-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Western Conn. St. L, 41-7 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 7 at Cortland St. L, 63-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Castleton W, 12-10 9 77 8.6 26 0 - -
Sep 21 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 37-13 3 35 11.7 16 0 - -
Sep 28 Bridgewater St. L, 50-6 4 52 13.0 16 1 - -
Oct 5 at Plymouth St. L, 42-0 5 26 5.2 6 0 - -
Oct 12 Framingham St. L, 56-7 3 39 13.0 18 1 1 1
Oct 19 at Mass. Maritime L, 37-0 2 31 15.5 30 0 - -
Oct 26 Westfield St. L, 26-7 4 28 7.0 10 1 - -
Nov 1 at Worcester St. W, 30-14 4 48 12.0 24 1 - -
Nov 9 Western Conn. St. L, 41-7 2 25 12.5 16 0 - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 7 at Cortland St. L, 63-0 - - - - - -
Sep 14 Castleton W, 12-10 - - - - - 0
Sep 21 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 37-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 28 Bridgewater St. L, 50-6 - - - - - 0
Oct 5 at Plymouth St. L, 42-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 12 Framingham St. L, 56-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 19 at Mass. Maritime L, 37-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 26 Westfield St. L, 26-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 1 at Worcester St. W, 30-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 9 Western Conn. St. L, 41-7 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 7 at Cortland St. L, 63-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Castleton W, 12-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 37-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Bridgewater St. L, 50-6 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Plymouth St. L, 42-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Framingham St. L, 56-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Mass. Maritime L, 37-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Westfield St. L, 26-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Worcester St. W, 30-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Western Conn. St. L, 41-7 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 7 at Cortland St. L, 63-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Castleton W, 12-10 2 41 20.5 26 0 - - - - -
Sep 21 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 37-13 1 31 31.0 31 0 - - - - -
Sep 28 Bridgewater St. L, 50-6 2 33 16.5 24 0 - - - - -
Oct 5 at Plymouth St. L, 42-0 3 24 8.0 13 0 - - - - -
Oct 12 Framingham St. L, 56-7 4 67 16.8 22 0 - - - - -
Oct 19 at Mass. Maritime L, 37-0 1 24 24.0 24 0 - - - - -
Oct 26 Westfield St. L, 26-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Worcester St. W, 30-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Western Conn. St. L, 41-7 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 7 at Cortland St. L, 63-0 - - - - - -
Sep 14 Castleton W, 12-10 1 - 77 - 41 118
Sep 21 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 37-13 1 - 35 - 31 66
Sep 28 Bridgewater St. L, 50-6 1 - 52 - 33 85
Oct 5 at Plymouth St. L, 42-0 1 - 26 - 24 50
Oct 12 Framingham St. L, 56-7 1 - 39 - 67 106
Oct 19 at Mass. Maritime L, 37-0 1 - 31 - 24 55
Oct 26 Westfield St. L, 26-7 1 - 28 - - 28
Nov 1 at Worcester St. W, 30-14 1 - 48 - - 48
Nov 9 Western Conn. St. L, 41-7 1 - 25 - - 25

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 7 at Cortland St. L, 63-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Castleton W, 12-10 0 - 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 21 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 37-13 0 - 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 28 Bridgewater St. L, 50-6 6 - 1 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 5 at Plymouth St. L, 42-0 0 - 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 12 Framingham St. L, 56-7 6 - 1 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 19 at Mass. Maritime L, 37-0 0 - 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 26 Westfield St. L, 26-7 6 - 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 1 at Worcester St. W, 30-14 6 - 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 9 Western Conn. St. L, 41-7 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 7 at Cortland St. L, 63-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Castleton W, 12-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 at Mass.-Dartmouth L, 37-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Bridgewater St. L, 50-6 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Plymouth St. L, 42-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Framingham St. L, 56-7 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Mass. Maritime L, 37-0 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Westfield St. L, 26-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 at Worcester St. W, 30-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Western Conn. St. L, 41-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2017-18 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2018-19 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2019-20 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 14 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2017-18 4 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 1 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 9 - - - - - - 1 1
Total 14 - - - - - - 1 1

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2017-18 4 - - - - - - -
2018-19 1 - - - - - - -
2019-20 9 36 4.0 361 40.1 10.0 4 30
Total 14 36 2.6 361 25.8 10.0 4 30

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2017-18 4 - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 1 - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 9 - - - - - - - 0
Total 14 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2017-18 4 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 1 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 9 - - - - - - - -
Total 14 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2017-18 3 45 15.0 0 20 - - - - -
2018-19 - - - - - - - - - -
2019-20 13 220 16.9 0 31 - - - - -
Total 16 265 16.6 0 31 - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2017-18 4 - - - 45 45 11.3
2018-19 1 - - - - 0 .0
2019-20 9 - 361 - 220 581 64.6
Total 14 - 361 - 265 626 44.7

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2017-18 0 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0
2018-19 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 24 2.7 - 4 0 - - - - - - 0
Total 24 1.7 - 4 0 - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2017-18 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 9 3 0 3.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 14 3 0 3.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 9 - - - - - - 1 1
Conference 8 - - - - - - 1 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - 1 1
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - 1 1
Month September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - 1 1
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 9 36 4.0 361 40.1 10.0 4 30
Conference 8 27 3.4 284 35.5 10.5 4 30
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 22 4.4 221 44.2 10.0 3 26
Away 4 14 3.5 140 35.0 10.0 1 30
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 2 13 6.5 125 62.5 9.6 1 26
Losses 7 23 3.3 236 33.7 10.3 3 30
Month September 3 16 5.3 164 54.7 10.3 1 26
October 4 14 3.5 124 31.0 8.9 2 30
November 2 6 3.0 73 36.5 12.2 1 24

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 9 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 2 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - 0
Month September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

    kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event Total 13 220 16.9 0 31 - - - - -
Conference 11 179 16.3 0 31 - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 8 141 17.6 0 26 - - - - -
Away 5 79 15.8 0 31 - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 2 41 20.5 0 26 - - - - -
Losses 11 179 16.3 0 31 - - - - -
Month September 5 105 21.0 0 31 - - - - -
October 8 115 14.4 0 24 - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 9 - 361 - 220 581 64.6
Conference 8 - 284 - 179 463 57.9
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 5 - 221 - 141 362 72.4
Away 4 - 140 - 79 219 54.8
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins 2 - 125 - 41 166 83.0
Losses 7 - 236 - 179 415 59.3
Month September 3 - 164 - 105 269 89.7
October 4 - 124 - 115 239 59.8
November 2 - 73 - - 73 36.5

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 24 2.7 - 4 0 - - - - - - 0
Conference 24 3.0 - 4 0 - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 18 3.6 - 3 0 - - - - - - 0
Away 6 1.5 - 1 0 - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 6 3.0 - 1 0 - - - - - - 0
Losses 18 2.6 - 3 0 - - - - - - 0
Month September 6 2.0 - 1 0 - - - - - - 0
October 12 3.0 - 2 0 - - - - - - 0
November 6 3.0 - 1 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

    gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event Total 9 3 0 3.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 3 0 3.0 .4 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 5 2 0 2.0 .4 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 3 0 3.0 .4 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month September 3 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 2 0 2.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

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