2007 Football Roster
Roster
Nelson, DeAngelo

Jersey Number 8
DeAngelo Nelson
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 214
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Melrose
Bio
2009 Consensus Draft Services HM Preseason All-America
2009 Preseason All-OVC Tight End
2008 All-OVC Second-Team Tight End
2008 Preseason All-OVC Tight End
2007 All-OVC First-Team Tight End
2008: Appeared in all 12 games...had 34 catches for 386 yards and a score...hauled in career-long 50-yard pass in opener...had season-high 67 yards against Tennessee Tech...caught season-best six passes against Jacksonville State and SEMO...caught touchdown pass against Tennessee State.
2007: Appeared in all 11 games at tight end...caught 35 passes for 476 yards and three touchdowns...led all OVC tight ends in receptions, yards and touchdowns...efforts earned him first-team all-conference honors...ranked third on the team in receptions and second in yards...had six catches for 84 yards against Tennessee Tech...caught a career-best seven balls agaisnt SEMO...had six catches for 78 yards and a touchdown against Eastern Kentucky.
2006: Played in 10 games as a redshirt freshman...started against Jacksonville State...finished the season with three receptions for four yards and one touchdown...caught a two-yard touchdown reception against Eastern Kentucky for his first collegiate touchdown...had 11 tackles on special teams.
2005: Redshirted during the 2005 season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was named All-Memphis First Team as a senior at Melrose High School...team at Melrose was 14-1 and won a regional title and Memphis city championship...had 50 catches and 900 yards receiving...caught seven touchdown passes.
PERSONAL: Full name is DeAngelo Javon Nelson...born Sept. 8, 1987...son of Jerome and Regina Nelson...majoring in public relations.
2009 Preseason All-OVC Tight End
2008 All-OVC Second-Team Tight End
2008 Preseason All-OVC Tight End
2007 All-OVC First-Team Tight End
2008: Appeared in all 12 games...had 34 catches for 386 yards and a score...hauled in career-long 50-yard pass in opener...had season-high 67 yards against Tennessee Tech...caught season-best six passes against Jacksonville State and SEMO...caught touchdown pass against Tennessee State.
2007: Appeared in all 11 games at tight end...caught 35 passes for 476 yards and three touchdowns...led all OVC tight ends in receptions, yards and touchdowns...efforts earned him first-team all-conference honors...ranked third on the team in receptions and second in yards...had six catches for 84 yards against Tennessee Tech...caught a career-best seven balls agaisnt SEMO...had six catches for 78 yards and a touchdown against Eastern Kentucky.
2006: Played in 10 games as a redshirt freshman...started against Jacksonville State...finished the season with three receptions for four yards and one touchdown...caught a two-yard touchdown reception against Eastern Kentucky for his first collegiate touchdown...had 11 tackles on special teams.
2005: Redshirted during the 2005 season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was named All-Memphis First Team as a senior at Melrose High School...team at Melrose was 14-1 and won a regional title and Memphis city championship...had 50 catches and 900 yards receiving...caught seven touchdown passes.
PERSONAL: Full name is DeAngelo Javon Nelson...born Sept. 8, 1987...son of Jerome and Regina Nelson...majoring in public relations.
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