7 Tyree Nelson
7 Tyree Nelson
Height: 5-11
Weight: 200
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Atlanta, Ga.
High School: Mays
Previous College: Western Carolina
Position: RB
gp 9
yds 275
yds/g 30.6
td 2

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 7 Tusculum L, 27-21
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14
Statistics category Overall Conf
Rushes 58 51
Yards 275 254
Yards per game 30.6 31.8
Yards per rush 4.7 5.0
Touchdowns 2 2
Fumbles 1 1
Fumbles lost 1 1
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 2 1 0.5 1 0 - -
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 1 5 5.0 5 0 - -
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 3 3 1.0 2 0 - -
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 1 1 1.0 1 0 - -
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 4 16 4.0 9 0 1 1
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 22 136 6.2 37 1 - -
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 14 91 6.5 19 1 - -
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 4 1 0.3 2 0 - -
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 7 21 3.0 15 0 - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 2 4 2.0 5 0 - -
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 3 5 1.7 3 0 - -
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 1 -3 -3.0 0 0 - -
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 - - - - - 1 1
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 3 41 13.7 22 0 - -
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 1 12 12.0 12 0 - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 - - - - - -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 - - - - - 0
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 4 100 25.0 41 0 - - - - -
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 1 10 10.0 10 0 - - - - -
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 1 18 18.0 18 0 - - - - -
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 2 61 30.5 33 0 - - - - -
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 3 77 25.7 32 0 - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 - - - - - -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 1 1 - - - 1
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 1 5 4 - 100 109
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 1 3 5 - - 8
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 1 1 -3 - 10 8
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 1 16 - - 18 34
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 1 136 - - - 136
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 1 91 41 - - 132
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 1 1 - - 61 62
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 1 21 12 - 77 110
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 0 0 - 0 - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 6 1 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 0 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 - - 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 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 9 58 275 30.6 4.7 2 37 1 1
Conference 8 51 254 31.8 5.0 2 37 1 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 45 254 50.8 5.6 2 37 - -
Away 4 13 21 5.3 1.6 0 9 1 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 25 111 27.8 4.4 1 19 1 1
Losses 5 33 164 32.8 5.0 1 37 - -
-
September 3 6 9 3.0 1.5 0 5 - -
October 4 41 244 61.0 6.0 2 37 1 1
November 2 11 22 11.0 2.0 0 15 - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 9 10 1.1 59 6.6 5.9 0 22
Conference 8 9 1.1 47 5.9 5.2 0 22
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 7 1.4 54 10.8 7.7 0 22
Away 4 3 0.8 5 1.3 1.7 0 3
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 6 1.5 46 11.5 7.7 0 22
Losses 5 4 0.8 13 2.6 3.3 0 12
-
September 3 5 1.7 9 3.0 1.8 0 5
October 4 4 1.0 38 9.5 9.5 0 22
November 2 1 0.5 12 6.0 12.0 0 12
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 9 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - 0
-
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
-
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total 11 266 24.2 0 41 - - - - -
Conference 8 189 23.6 0 41 - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 8 187 23.4 0 41 - - - - -
Away 3 79 26.3 0 33 - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 3 79 26.3 0 33 - - - - -
Losses 8 187 23.4 0 41 - - - - -
-
September 4 100 25.0 0 41 - - - - -
October 2 28 14.0 0 18 - - - - -
November 5 138 27.6 0 33 - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 9 275 59 - 266 600 66.7
Conference 8 254 47 - 189 490 61.3
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 5 254 54 - 187 495 99.0
Away 4 21 5 - 79 105 26.3
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 4 111 46 - 79 236 59.0
Losses 5 164 13 - 187 364 72.8
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September 3 9 9 - 100 118 39.3
October 4 244 38 - 28 310 77.5
November 2 22 12 - 138 172 86.0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 12 1.3 2 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Conference 12 1.5 2 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 12 2.4 2 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 6 1.5 1 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 1.2 1 0 0 - - - - - - 0
-
September 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
October 12 3.0 2 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 9 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 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 4 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 3 - - 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 - - - - - - - -