23 Tyree Nelson
23 Tyree Nelson
Height: 5-11
Weight: 200
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.
High School: Mays
Previous College: Western Carolina
Position: RB
gp 10
yds 411
yds/g 41.1
td 3

2022: Carson-Newman's fourth-leading rusher in 2022, Nelson was nicked up in the middle of the year, but still recovered to rush for 41.1 yards per game and 411 yards on 76 carries.  He had a team-best 5.4 yards per rush.  He also caught 12 passes for 75 yards.  Nelson led Carson-Newman in all-purpose yardage for the year.  He finished the year with 893 yards when one factors in his 407 kick return yards. The freshman's top performance was an 89-yard day against Newberry (10/1).  He caught a career-high four passes for 41 yards against Emory & Henry (10/29).  He hit triple-digits in all-purpose yards in five games, topping out at 140 yards against the Wolves. He found the end zone three times on the season against Franklin Pierce (9/10), Newberry and Emory & Henry (10/29). 

HONORS: 

  • All-SAC Second Team 

PRIOR TO CARSON-NEWMAN: Saw action in five of the team’s nine games, each coming in the spring semester as an offensive reserve and on special teams … Recorded three rushes for four yards and returned six kickoffs for 162 yards, finishing with 169 all-purpose yards … Made his collegiate debut at Samford (Feb. 27), rushing three times for four yards and returned one kickoff for 26 yards … Returned a pair of kickoffs against VMI (March 6) and at Mercer (March 20), tallying a career-long return of 59 yards against the Bears.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time all-region selection … Tabbed top running back three times and received the M=r. Benjamin E. Mays award as a senior … Rushed for 813 yards on 121 carries with 11 touchdowns before a leg injury in his final season as a prep … Was an honorable mention 6-A Georgia All-State from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution … Rushed for over 1,000 yards as a sophomore, collecting second-team All-Region 5-6A … Earned MVP honors at running back at the Elite GA Showcase … Listed as a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com and a two-star recruit by Rivals.com … High school coach was Niketa Battle … Also ran track as a prep where he was selected MVP.

Recent Games
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23
Statistics category Overall Conf
Rushes 76 66
Yards 411 335
Yards per game 41.1 41.9
Yards per rush 5.4 5.1
Touchdowns 3 2
Fumbles 1 1
Fumbles lost 1 1
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 3 7 2.3 5 0 - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 7 69 9.9 23 1 - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 4 34 8.5 31 0 - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 3 2 0.7 5 0 - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 15 89 5.9 23 1 - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 10 35 3.5 18 0 1 1
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 9 47 5.2 16 0 - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 10 40 4.0 15 1 - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 5 25 5.0 18 0 - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 10 63 6.3 13 0 - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 1 3 3.0 3 0 - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 1 11 11.0 11 0 - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 1 5 5.0 5 0 - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 1 4 4.0 4 0 - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 1 1 1.0 1 0 - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - 1 1
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 2 5 2.5 7 0 - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 4 41 10.3 12 0 - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 1 5 5.0 5 0 - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 3 67 22.3 27 0 - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 4 94 23.5 32 0 - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 2 50 25.0 30 0 - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 2 31 15.5 18 0 - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 2 74 37.0 59 0 - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 2 43 21.5 30 0 - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 2 25 12.5 19 0 - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 1 23 23.0 23 0 - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 1 7 3 - - 10
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 1 69 11 - - 80
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 1 34 5 - 67 106
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 1 2 4 - 94 100
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 1 89 1 - 50 140
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 1 35 - - 31 66
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 1 47 5 - 74 126
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 1 40 41 - 43 124
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 1 25 5 - 25 55
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 1 63 - - 23 86
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 6 1 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 6 1 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 0 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 6 1 0 0 - - - - - 0 0 0
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 0 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 19 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2022-23 10 76 411 41.1 5.4 3 31 1 1
2023-24 9 58 275 30.6 4.7 2 37 1 1
Total 19 134 686 36.1 5.1 5 37 2 2
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2022-23 10 12 1.2 75 7.5 6.3 0 12
2023-24 9 10 1.1 59 6.6 5.9 0 22
Total 19 22 1.2 134 7.1 6.1 0 22
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 9 - - - - - - - 0
Total 19 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 9 - - - - - - - -
Total 19 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2022-23 18 407 22.6 0 59 - - - - -
2023-24 11 266 24.2 0 41 - - - - -
Total 29 673 23.2 0 59 - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2022-23 10 411 75 - 407 893 89.3
2023-24 9 275 59 - 266 600 66.7
Total 19 686 134 - 673 1493 78.6
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2022-23 18 1.8 3 0 0 - - - - - 0 0
2023-24 12 1.3 2 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Total 30 1.6 5 0 0 - - - - - 0 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2022-23 10 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023-24 9 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 19 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 10 76 411 41.1 5.4 3 31 1 1
Conference 8 66 335 41.9 5.1 2 31 1 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 31 217 54.3 7.0 2 31 - -
Away 6 45 194 32.3 4.3 1 18 1 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 47 286 57.2 6.1 3 23 - -
Losses 5 29 125 25.0 4.3 0 31 1 1
-
September 4 17 112 28.0 6.6 1 31 - -
October 4 44 211 52.8 4.8 2 23 1 1
November 2 15 88 44.0 5.9 0 18 - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 10 12 1.2 75 7.5 6.3 0 12
Conference 8 10 1.3 61 7.6 6.1 0 12
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 4 1.0 22 5.5 5.5 0 11
Away 6 8 1.3 53 8.8 6.6 0 12
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 7 1.4 58 11.6 8.3 0 12
Losses 5 5 1.0 17 3.4 3.4 0 7
-
September 4 4 1.0 23 5.8 5.8 0 11
October 4 7 1.8 47 11.8 6.7 0 12
November 2 1 0.5 5 2.5 5.0 0 5
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - 0
-
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
-
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total 18 407 22.6 0 59 - - - - -
Conference 18 407 22.6 0 59 - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 7 142 20.3 0 30 - - - - -
Away 11 265 24.1 0 59 - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 7 141 20.1 0 30 - - - - -
Losses 11 266 24.2 0 59 - - - - -
-
September 7 161 23.0 0 32 - - - - -
October 8 198 24.8 0 59 - - - - -
November 3 48 16.0 0 23 - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 10 411 75 - 407 893 89.3
Conference 8 335 61 - 407 803 100.4
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 4 217 22 - 142 381 95.3
Away 6 194 53 - 265 512 85.3
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 5 286 58 - 141 485 97.0
Losses 5 125 17 - 266 408 81.6
-
September 4 112 23 - 161 296 74.0
October 4 211 47 - 198 456 114.0
November 2 88 5 - 48 141 70.5
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 18 1.8 3 0 0 - - - - - 0 0
Conference 12 1.5 2 0 0 - - - - - 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 12 3.0 2 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Away 6 1.0 1 0 0 - - - - - 0 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 18 3.6 3 0 0 - - - - - 0 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
-
September 6 1.5 1 0 0 - - - - - - 0
October 12 3.0 2 0 0 - - - - - 0 0
November 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 10 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 8 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
September 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -