Matt NelsonNelson, MattPosition: OL Height: 6-7 Weight: 299 Born: December 19, 1995 High School: Xavier (Cedar Rapids, IA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Iowa | Redshirted |
| 2015 | Iowa | Lettered |
| 2016 | Iowa | Lettered |
| 2017 | Iowa | Lettered |
| 2018 | Iowa | Lettered |
| 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 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 5/10/2019 | 2019 Detroit Lions (NFL)2019 DET NFL |
| Released | 8/31/2019 | 2019 Detroit Lions (NFL)2019 DET NFL |
| Practice Squad | 9/1/2019 | 2019 Detroit Lions (NFL)2019 DET NFL |
| Signed (Future) | 12/30/2019 | 2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL |
| Exclusive Rights Free Agent | 3/17/2021 | 2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL |
| Signed | 4/19/2021 | 2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)2021 DET NFL |
| Reserve/COVID | 12/20/2021 | 2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)2021 DET NFL |
| Activated | 12/29/2021 | 2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)2021 DET NFL |
| Exclusive Rights Free Agent | 3/16/2022 | 2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)2021 DET NFL |
| Signed | 4/19/2022 | 2022 Detroit Lions (NFL)2022 DET NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 9/28/2023 | 2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)2023 DET NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/13/2024 | 2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)2023 DET NFL |
| Signed | 3/22/2024 | 2024 New York Giants (NFL)2024 NYG NFL |
| Released | 8/26/2024 | 2024 New York Giants (NFL)2024 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 7/31/2025 | 2025 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2025 MIN NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 8/11/2025 | 2025 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2025 MIN NFL |
| 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 |
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