Honors
2016 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2015 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll

2017 
Nelson handled handling chores on Commodore conversion units for all 12 games… Also had two punts early in the year, with one landing inside the opponent’s 20-yard line.

2016
Nelson saw the first collegiate action on special teams as a third-year walk-on with the Commodores… Had two punts in the opener against South Carolina before Sam Loy took over the chores.

2015
Nelson did not see game action as a second-year punting prospect.

2014
Nelson did not see game action as a first-year kicking prospect… Walk-on spent the season as a reserve punter.

High School
Earned three varsity letters… Two-year starting punter and placekicker for Birmingham-area school… Named All-Area punter as senior after averaging 43 yards… Also lettered on golf team… Recipient of the state’s Bryant-Jordan Scholarship and school’s top scholar-athlete as senior.

Personal
William Patrick Reid Nelson… Born Nov. 16, 1995… Son of Robert and Ronee Nelson… Has two older brothers, Evan and Kyle, and older sister, Melissa… Dad is retired, mom is nurse at Birmingham children’s hospital… Working toward a degree in Economics.

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