2015 Football Roster
Jersey Number 9
Kenny Nelson
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-6 / 250
- Position:
- DL
- Hometown:
- Detroit, Mich.
- High School:
- Cass Tech
2015 Senior
- Played in eight games
- Seven tackles, 0.5 TFL on season
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Earned bachelor’s degree in advertising in Dec. 2014
2014 Junior
- Played in five games but aggravated an existing injury against Minnesota and missed the remainder of the season
- Recorded his first career sack and registered the first two TFLs of his career at Nebraska
2013 Sophomore
- Played in the first 11 games
- Set a career high with four tackles against Miami (Ohio)
- Recovered his first career fumble against Washington and recovered another fumble at Nebraska
- Academic All-Big Ten honoree
2012 Redshirt Freshman
- Played in four games and made three tackles on the season
- Made one tackle at Michigan and in victory over Charleston Southern
- Recorded one tackle against Western Michigan in his Illini debut
2011 Freshman
- Redshirted the 2011 season
High School
- A two-star recruit by Rivals.com
- Earned second-team All-Metro Detroit honors as a defensive end by Detroit News for his play on an 11-1 Technicians team
- Named No. 20 Blue Chip Recruit from Michigan by Detroit News
- High school coach was Thomas Wilcher
Personal
- Son of Linda Meredith and Kenneth Nelson
- Born March 12, 1993
- Earned bachelor's degree in advertising from Illinois in December 2014 and currently is enrolled in the recreation, sport and tourism master's program
Career Highs
Tackles: 4 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/28/13
Solos: 2, three times (last vs. Purdue, 10/4/14)
TFLs: 2.0 at Nebraska, 9/27/14
Sacks: 1 at Nebraska, 9/27/14
Fumbles Recovered: 1, twice (last at Nebraska, 10/5/13)
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