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    Caleb Nelson
    Caleb Nelson

    Class:
    Senior
    Hometown:
    Apopka, Fla.
    High School:
    Apopka
    Height / Weight:
    5-11 / 195
    Position:
    Defensive Back
    Birthdate:
    01/24/1991
    Experience:
    3L
    Honors:
    Two-Time Honorable Mention All-SLC

    04/20/2013

    'Jacks Hold Second Scrimmage

    SFA coaching staff takes a close look at reserves

    03/18/2013

    'Jacks Prepare for Spring Practice

    Football scheduled to play three scrimmages

    11/20/2012

    Seventeen 'Jacks Garner All-SLC Recognition

    SFA lands three first-team selections on offense and defense

    11/17/2012

    Second Half Surge Leads to SFA Win

    Lumberjacks keep Chief Caddo for fourth consecutive season

    08/23/2012

    SFA Football 2012 Preview: Defensive Backs

    The 'Jacks return three of four starters in the secondary from 2011.

    09/21/2012

    #19 SFA @ SMU

    Ford Stadium - Dallas, Texas Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012


    Career Stats
    Nelson's 2012 Game-By-Game Statistics
    Nelson's 2011 Game-By-Game Statistics
    Nelson's 2010 Game-By-Game Statistics

    •Has played in all 34 games, earning 28 starts

    •Three-time Honorable Mention All-Southland Conference

    2012 (Junior): Honorable Mention All-Southland Conference selection ... Played in and started 10 games ... Among the team leaders with 66 total tackles ... Recorded 39 unassisted stops, three tackles for losses, broke up three passes and forced two fumbles ... Also recorded two interceptions on the season ... Tied a career high with his 15-tackle performance against Sam Houston State ... Also set a career-high with three TFLs against the Bearkats ... Closed out the season with a 12-tackle effort against Northwestern State ... Also forced a fumble and picked off a pass against the Demons ... His other interception came at SMU.

    2011 (Sophomore): Honorable Mention All-Southland Conference ...Played in and started all 11 games ... Recorded 55 total tackles, including 33 solo stops ... Also picked off one pass, which he returned 44 yards, and was credited with five deflections ... Forced one fumble on the season ... Made a season-high 15 tackles against Texas State, including eight solo stops ... Recorded 11 tackles, and broke up two passes against Sam Houston State ... His interception came against Southeastern Louisiana ... He also recorded five tackles against the Lions.

    2010 (Freshman): An honorable mention All-SLC selection ... Played in 12 games, earning six starts on the year ... Finished fifth on the team with 66 tackles, including 37 unassisted ... Also recovered three fumbles, picked off a pass and recorded a sack on the season ... Posted a season-high 13 tackles in the win over Sam Houston State ... Recorded three tackles, and picked off a pass which he returned 29 yards for a touchdown against Lamar ... Was credited with nine tackles, a recovered fumble and recorded his lone sack of the season against Texas State ... Also had a nine-tackle effort against Villanova in the playoffs.

    High School: Four-year letterwinner at Apopka High School in football, basketball and volleyball ... Was a second-team All-Metro selection in football ... A first-team All-Metro selection in volleyball.

    Personal: Son of Jamie and Schondra Lillethorup ... Born Jan. 24, 2009, in Jacksonville, Fla. ... Plans to major in business.