Matt Nelson

Nelson, Matt
Position: OT
Height: 6-7 Weight: 299
Born: December 19, 1995
High School: Xavier (Cedar Rapids, IA)

Year	College	Participation
2014	Iowa	Redshirted
2015	Iowa	Lettered
2016	Iowa	Lettered
2017	Iowa	Lettered
2018	Iowa	Lettered

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL	67	ROT-LOT	16	1
2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)2021 DET NFL	67	ROT-LOT-TE	13	11
2022 Detroit Lions (NFL)2022 DET NFL	67	ROT	11	0
2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)2023 DET NFL	67	ROT-LOT	3	2
4 Years (NFL)4 Years NFL			43	14

Team	Date	Transaction
2019 Detroit Lions (NFL)Detroit Lions	5/10/2019	Signed
2019 Detroit Lions (NFL)Detroit Lions	8/31/2019	Released
2019 Detroit Lions (NFL)Detroit Lions	9/1/2019	Practice Squad
2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)Detroit Lions	12/30/2019	Signed (Future)
2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)Detroit Lions	3/17/2021	Exclusive Rights Free Agent
2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)Detroit Lions	4/19/2021	Signed
2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)Detroit Lions	12/20/2021	Reserve/COVID
2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)Detroit Lions	12/29/2021	Activated
2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)Detroit Lions	3/16/2022	Exclusive Rights Free Agent
2022 Detroit Lions (NFL)Detroit Lions	4/19/2022	Signed
2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)Detroit Lions	9/28/2023	Injured Reserve
2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)Detroit Lions	3/13/2024	Unrestricted Free Agent
2024 New York Giants (NFL)New York Giants	3/22/2024	Signed
2024 New York Giants (NFL)New York Giants	8/26/2024	Released
2025 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)Minnesota Vikings	7/31/2025	Signed
2025 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)Minnesota Vikings	8/11/2025	Injured Reserve
2025 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)Minnesota Vikings	3/11/2026	Unrestricted Free Agent

SNAP COUNTS	TOTAL	OFF	OFF%	DEF	DEF%	ST	ST%
2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL	313	241	23.0	0	0.0	72	16.3
2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)2021 DET NFL	719	675	61.3	0	0.0	44	10.0
2022 Detroit Lions (NFL)2022 DET NFL	132	70	6.1	0	0.0	62	13.8
2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)2023 DET NFL	94	85	7.2	0	0.0	9	2.0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	1258	1071		0		187

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	YAC	FUM
2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)2021 DET NFL	1	0	0.0	0			0	0	0	0		0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	1	0	0.0	0			0	0	0	0		0

DEFENSE	TKL	DEF	ST	MT	QH	TFL	FF	PD	BL
2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

PENALTIES	Called	Declined	Accepted	Yards	Nullified Yards	First Downs	Stalled Drives
2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL	2	0	2	15	4	0	1
2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)2021 DET NFL	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2022 Detroit Lions (NFL)2022 DET NFL	2	0	2	19	86	0	0
2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)2023 DET NFL	1	0	1	15	5	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	7	2	5	49	95	0	1