2019 Football Roster
Nelson, Jeffrey

Jersey Number 41
Jeffrey Nelson
- Position:
- Punter
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 174
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Clackamas, Ore.
- High School:
- Clackamas
Bio
2019 (FRESHMAN)
• Did not play. Redshirted
CLACKAMAS HIGH SCHOOL
• Lettered for head coach Joe Bushman
• Listed amongst the top-20 high school prospects in the state of Oregon by OregonLive.com leading up to the 2018 season
• Helped Clackamas to a 12-1 record in 2018
• Made six field goals as a senior in 2018 and totaled 70 total points, tallying 52 extra points
• Averaged 56.2 yards per kickoff, totaling 76 overall
• Also served as the team’s punter, averaging 40.1 yards over 25 total punts. Landed six inside the 20 and had a season long of 60 yards
• Helped Clackamas to a 14-0 mark his junior season
• Kicked a 38-yard field goal with six seconds left to lead Clackamas to the 2017 state title
• Made seven field goals as a junior and was 83-for-84 on extra-point attempts
• Punted 20 times and landed five inside the 20 with a long of 48 yards
• Also lettered three years in baseball and was two-time all-league at pitcher
PERSONAL
• Son of Lillian and Andrew Nelson
• Has one brother, Henry, and one sister, Lindsay
• His uncle, Jeff McAllister, played soccer at Gonzaga
• Chose Oregon State because “I loved the atmosphere, and I’ve always wanted to play football for my home state college.”
• Majoring in kinesiology
• Did not play. Redshirted
CLACKAMAS HIGH SCHOOL
• Lettered for head coach Joe Bushman
• Listed amongst the top-20 high school prospects in the state of Oregon by OregonLive.com leading up to the 2018 season
• Helped Clackamas to a 12-1 record in 2018
• Made six field goals as a senior in 2018 and totaled 70 total points, tallying 52 extra points
• Averaged 56.2 yards per kickoff, totaling 76 overall
• Also served as the team’s punter, averaging 40.1 yards over 25 total punts. Landed six inside the 20 and had a season long of 60 yards
• Helped Clackamas to a 14-0 mark his junior season
• Kicked a 38-yard field goal with six seconds left to lead Clackamas to the 2017 state title
• Made seven field goals as a junior and was 83-for-84 on extra-point attempts
• Punted 20 times and landed five inside the 20 with a long of 48 yards
• Also lettered three years in baseball and was two-time all-league at pitcher
PERSONAL
• Son of Lillian and Andrew Nelson
• Has one brother, Henry, and one sister, Lindsay
• His uncle, Jeff McAllister, played soccer at Gonzaga
• Chose Oregon State because “I loved the atmosphere, and I’ve always wanted to play football for my home state college.”
• Majoring in kinesiology
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