Kansas State University Athletics
K-State Athletics Hall of Fame

Jordy Nelson
- Induction:
- 2021
- Class:
- 2007
Jordy Nelson personifies many of the success stories in Wildcat football history, going from walk-on to superstar status over the course of his collegiate career.  A walk-on safety from Riley, KS as a freshman in 2003, Nelson eventually switched to wide receiver and blossomed into one of the greatest at that position in program history.  As a senior in 2007, Nelson totaled 122 catches for 1,606 yards, both school records that stand today.  Named as one of three finalists for the Biletnikoff Award, given to the nation’s top college wide receiver, Nelson also was named All-Big 12 as a receiver and as a returner, and became the 10th Wildcat to ever be named a consensus 1st-team All-American.  His 206 career receptions and 2,822 career yards receiving still rank 3rd all-time, while he also finished his career with 6 punt returns for touchdowns.  A 2nd round draft choice by the Green Bay Packers in 2008, Nelson reached stardom with the Packers and in the NFL, winning Super Bowl 45 in 2011, setting the Packers’ single season receiving record in 2014 and earning his first Pro Bowl selection.  Nelson also earned the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year award in 2016 after missing the 2015 season with an injury and leading the NFL in receiving touchdowns.  Nelson retired from the NFL in 2019 after 11 seasons with over 600 receptions, nearly 8,600 yards, and eight Green Bay franchise records.  Nelson was placed into K-State football’s Ring of Honor in 2015 and is set to be inducted into Wisconsin’s Sports Hall of Fame in 2020.
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