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Jersey Number 91
Javon Nelson
- Position:
- DT
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 300
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Murfreesboro, TN
- High School:
- Riverdale
2023 (r-Sophomore)
• Did not play in any games
2022 (r-Freshman)
• Spent the year out of football
2021 (Freshman at Memphis)
• Was redshirted
High School
• Lettered in football and basketball at Riverdale High School
• A three-star prospect and the No. 18 overall recruit in Tennessee according to 247Sports
• Earned all-state honors as a senior (61 tackles, including 15 for loss) and all-region recognition as a junior
• Helped Riverdale compile a 10-3 record and reach the Class 6A quarterfinals in 2020, the school's best season in a decade
Personal
• Full name: Javon Edward Nelson
• Parents: William Nelson
• Born: 12/5/02
• Major: Undecided
• Did not play in any games
2022 (r-Freshman)
• Spent the year out of football
2021 (Freshman at Memphis)
• Was redshirted
High School
• Lettered in football and basketball at Riverdale High School
• A three-star prospect and the No. 18 overall recruit in Tennessee according to 247Sports
• Earned all-state honors as a senior (61 tackles, including 15 for loss) and all-region recognition as a junior
• Helped Riverdale compile a 10-3 record and reach the Class 6A quarterfinals in 2020, the school's best season in a decade
Personal
• Full name: Javon Edward Nelson
• Parents: William Nelson
• Born: 12/5/02
• Major: Undecided
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