Jamal Nelson

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-0
Weight:
270
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Laurel, Md.
High School:
Lackawanna JC

Walk-on who looks to add to the mix for playing time at nose tackle … showed a lot of improvement during spring practice … Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll … bowl trip: 2010 Gator.

2009 (Jr.): Redshirted.

Junior College: Played linebacker for coach Mike Duda at Lackawanna … helped lead Lackawanna to a 7-3 record and a third-place finish in the Northeast Football Conference … finished with 47 tackles, including six tackles for loss, a sack and a forced fumble … recovered a fumble and returned it 70 yards for a touchdown against Dean College … played in the North Star Bowl in Rochester, Minn. … named the defensive MVP … registered 10 tackles against Globe Institute … finished with seven tackles against Rochester Community and Technical and Hudson Valley .. As a freshman, he collected 27 tackles, including 22 solo stops, four tackles for loss and forced four fumbles.

Prep: Played offensive line and linebacker at Fort Meade High for two years … as a senior, he finished with 100 tackles, including 90 solo stops, five sacks, two interceptions, four fumble recoveries and two blocked punts … tallied a season-high 15 tackles against Arundel … also had 13 tackles and a blocked punt against South River and 10 against Northeast … two sacks against North County … threw the shot and discus on the track team.

Personal: Birthday is March 23 … son of Katrina Nelson … majoring in athletic coaching education.