J J Nelson

WR · UAB · 2015

Draft Details

Year

2015

Position

College

UAB

J J Nelson Career Stats

Best statistical season: 2016 with ARI (568 receiving yards).

Receiving

Season	Team	G	Tgt	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD
2015	ARI	10	27	11	299	2
2016	ARI	14	74	34	568	6
2017	ARI	16	61	29	508	2
2018	ARI	9	19	7	64	0
2019	OAK	1	5	4	36	1
Career		50	186	85	1,475	11

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

J J Nelson is a former wide receiver out of UAB who entered the NFL in 2015 as an undrafted free agent. He played 50 regular-season games from 2015 to 2019, with the Arizona Cardinals and Oakland Raiders.

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1	4	LV	Amari Cooper	WR	Alabama
1	5	WAS	Brandon Scherff	G	Iowa
1	6	NYJ	Leonard Williams	DE	USC
1	7	CHI	Kevin White	WR	West Virginia
1	8	ATL	Vic Beasley	DE	Clemson
1	9	NYG	Ereck Flowers	G	Miami
1	10	LA	Todd Gurley	RB	Georgia

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