BYU Highlights
- Named to Athlon Sports Preseason All-Big 12 Fourth Team (2024)
Personal
- Parents are David Nelson and Amberli Gustin
- Major: Economics
- Younger brother, Jackson, joined BYU as an offensive lineman in 2024
- His mom played basketball for BYU from 1989-1994
- His dad played basketball for Boise State, while his grandpa played football for the Broncos
- His brother and sister both play college basketball
- Brother graduated from Baylor Law School
- Loves playing the guitar, starting a band called "Third and Long"
Before BYU
- Three-star recruit by ESPN and 247Sports
- Played both offensive line and defensive line for Salem Hills High School
- Named to Deseret News 5A All-State First Team
- His senior year he tallied 50 total tackles with 12 sacks, six tackles for loss and one fumble recovery that he returned for a touchdown
- Coached by Harry Schwenke
- Also recruited by Idaho State, Weber State, Utah State and Boise State