One of the most imposing wide outs in the country... Is the complete package, combining outstanding size, blazing speed and excellent hands... Is a threat to score whenever he touches the ball... A Biletnikoff Award finalist and consensus All-American in 2007.

2007: A consensus All-American who was named to nine first team All-America squads... Set 11 different K-State receiving records during monster 2007 season... Swept first team All-Big 12 honors from the Associated Press, the league’s coaches, Rivals.com, the Kansas City Star and the Waco Tribune-Herald... Also earned honorable mention from the league’s coaches as a punt/kick returner despite just returning five punts on the season... One of three finalists for the Biletnikoff Award... Is the complete package, combining outstanding size, blazing speed and excellent hands... Threat to score whenever he touches the ball... Holds K-State’s single-season reception records with 122 catches and 1,606 yards... Holds the school record for 100-yard receiving games in a season with 8... Broke the Big 12 record for receptions by a senior in a single-season... Finished career second in school history for receptions with 206 and yardage with 2,822... Just the fifth player in school history to eclipse the 2,000 yard mark for a career... Ranked second in the Big 12 and nationally in receptions and yardage... Third in the Big 12 and 20th nationally with 155.2 all-purpose yards per game... Is one of just two receivers in the nation with more than 1,600 yards this season... Had six games of at least 10 receptions for at least 100 years... Rewrote the school’s single-game yardage mark in two games, racking in 209 yards against Missouri State and 214 yards at Iowa State... Broke school record for receptions in a game against Missouri State and Fresno State with 15... Caught one touchdown and also threw for another against the Bears, his second of the season... Followed that up with a 12-reception, 116 yard game at Texas... Also took a third-quarter punt 89 yards for a touchdown against the Bears, the longest in the Big 12 this season... Followed that game with a 10-reception, 137-yard performance against Kansas... Caught 12 passes for 176 yards and a career-best 3 touchdowns at Oklahoma State... Took a punt back 92 yards for a touchdown against Baylor... Collected 14 receptions for 214 yards and 1 touchdown at Iowa State... Collected 15 receptions for 165 yards and one score against Fresno State.

2006: Appeared in all 13 games, starting nine, despite struggling with injuries all season long... Still managed to lead the Wildcats in both receptions and receiving yards for the second straight year... Hauled in 39 catches for 547 yards and a touchdown... Averaging 14.0 yards per reception... Hauled in four or more receptions in seven games... Also completed a 28-yard pass against Texas... Had a career-best eight catches at Kansas for 64 yards... Came up big in the Texas Bowl vs. Rutgers with four receptions for 81 yards, including catches of 33 and 31 yards... Totaled three catches, including a crucial third down reception that closed out the Texas win, for 15 yards... Also recoverd a late-game on-side kick attempt by the Longhorns... Caught his first touchdown pass of the season at Colorado, a 74-yarder during which he broke several tackles... Finished the Colorado game with a career-high 117 yards receiving on five catches... Snagged five passes for 71 yards in the win over Marshall.

2005: Started all 11 games... Earned second team All-Big 12 honors from the Kansas City Star... Picked up honorable mention All-Big 12 accolades from the coaches and The Associated Press... Selected as K-State’s most improved offensive player... Led the Wildcats in both receptions (45), receiving yards (669) and receiving touchdowns (8)... Also paced K-State in scoring with 54 points (9 TDs)... Ranked tied for third in the Big 12 in touchdown catches (8), seventh in receiving yards per game (60.8) and 11th in receptions per game (4.1), despite playing in an offense that attempted the league’s fewest passes (318)... His 45 receptions were the second most ever by a Wildcat sophomore, while his eight receiving touchdowns rank seventh on K-State’s all-time single-season chart... Became the only K-State receiver in school history to catch a TD pass in each of the first seven games of a season... Was also the only Wildcat to have at least one catch in every game... Had 10 receptions of 20 yards or more, with four of 40 yards or longer... Totaled a season-high 107 yards on just three catches, including a 73-yard touchdown grab, at Oklahoma... Caught three passes for 98 yards, including a season-long 80-yard TD, at Texas Tech... Recorded a season-best seven receptions for 78 yards, including a 10-yard TD grab, vs. Missouri... Was also a steady player on special teams, recording a pair of solo tackles and recovering a blocked punt in the end zone vs. Texas A&M... Hauled in first career touchdown (seven yards) in first-ever start vs. Florida International. 

2004: Did not see any playing time as a member of the secondary.

2003: Redshirted.

High School: Played four years, lettering three, at nearby Riley County High School... Started at both quarterback and defensive back... Connected on 62 percent of his passes for 1,029 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior... Also rushed for 1,572 yards, averaged 9.8 yards per carry and scored 25 touchdowns... Named first team 3A All-State at quarterback by the Topeka Capital-Journal... Was a second team all-state selection for all divisions at both quarterback and defensive back... Named Flint Hills Player of the Year by the Manhattan Mercury... A two-time All-Mid-East League first teamer... Played in the 2003 Kansas Shrine Bowl... Passed for 1,045 yards and rushed for 730 yards and 16 touchdowns as a junior... Also lettered and started in basketball and track... Averaged 17.2 points on 58-percent shooting as a senior... Set school career records for blocks (161), steals (225) and assists (325)... Named first team all-state for all divisions by the Topeka-Capital Journal... Was the Manhattan Mercury’s Flint Hills Player of the Year... Won 3A track titles in the 100, 200, 400 and long jump at the 2003 state meet... Set division records in the 100 meters (10.63) and 200 meters (21.64).

Personal: Born May 31, 1985, in Manhattan, Kan... Parents are Alan and Kim Nelson... Enjoys working on his parents’ farm... Majoring in secondary education... Career goals include teaching and coaching.