Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
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College career
Iowa
Nelson choose to commit to the University of Iowa,[4] where he redshirted during his freshman season. As a redshirt freshman in 2007, Nelson was given the opportunity to compete with Jake Christensen for the Hawkeyes starting quarterback spot, but Christensen won, and Nelson was named the team's backup quarterback. Nelson saw his first college playing time in the Hawkeyes second game of the season, a 35–0 victory over Syracuse. Nelson completed his only pass attempt for 12 yards.[5] Nelson would later be moved to wide receiver, losing the backup quarterback position to Ricky Stanzi. Nelson was dismissed from the Hawkeyes football team by head coach Kirk Ferentz.[6]
Nelson choose to enroll at Texas Southern University in 2009, where he was named the starting quarterback for the Tigers.[8] Nelson was named the Southwestern Athletic Conference Newcomer of the Year after finishing second in the conference in passing yards and passing touchdowns.[9] In 2010, Nelson returned as the starter for the Tigers, and lead them to a west division title. Nelson however missing the SWAC Championship Game due to an NCAA violation.[10] The Tigers ended up winning the SWAC Championship Game without Nelson,[11] The NCAA later revoked the teams championship due to a major sports violation.[12]
Professional career
Nelson was rated the 51st best quarterback in the 2011 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[13]
Nelson was assigned to the Spokane Shock of the Arena Football League (AFL) on November 8, 2012.[15] Nelson was brought in to compete for playing time at quarterback, with former Shocker starter Kyle Rowley departing for the Orlando Predators. Nelson made the team as a backup to Erik Meyer.[16] Nelson lined up at a multitude of positions for the Shock, making his debut as a quarterback, only to run the football. It wasn't until the Shock's Week 11 game against the San Jose SaberCats when Nelson attempted his first pass. Nelson finished the season with 5 touchdown passes on 16-of-20 attempts, while also getting 6 rushing touchdowns, and 4 receiving touchdowns.
The Shock picked up their rookie option on Nelson in September 2013.[17]
On January 5, 2015, Nelson was reassigned to the Shock. After spending the first 12 weeks of the season on the refused to report list, Nelson was activated on June 16, 2015.
Cleveland Gladiators
In March 2016, Nelson was assigned to the Cleveland Gladiators. He began the season at jack linebacker for the Gladiators but became the starting quarterback after injuries to Chris Dieker and Dennis Havrilla.[20][21] He made his first start at quarterback for the team on April 29, 2016 after Havrilla was injured, throwing for 332 yards and six touchdowns in a 76–56 loss to the Orlando Predators.[21][22] Nelson threw for 3,425 yards and 70 touchdowns in 2016. On March 25, 2017, Nelson was placed on recallable reassignment. Nelson was assigned to the Gladiators on April 12, 2017. Nelson made his first start of the season for the Gladiators on April 22, 2017. Nelson was the third different starting quarterback the Gladiators had used in three games.
Nelson was assigned to the Washington Valor on May 29, 2018.[24] He led the Valor to a 69–55 victory in ArenaBowl XXXI and was named the ArenaBowl Most Valuable Player.
Jacksonville Sharks
Nelson signed with the Jacksonville Sharks in Week 6 of the 2022 season where he threw for 40 Touchdowns and 11 interceptions.
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Arvell Nelson born September 27 1988 is an American football quarterback for the San Antonio Gunslingers of the National Arena League NAL He was signed by the Alabama Hammers as an undrafted free agent in 2012 He played college football at University of Iowa before transferring to Fort Scott Community College and Texas Southern University 1 Arvell NelsonNelson in 2017San Antonio GunslingersPosition QuarterbackPersonal informationBorn 1988 09 27 September 27 1988 age 34 Cleveland OhioHeight 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m Weight 230 lb 104 kg Career informationHigh school Cleveland OH GlenvilleCollege Texas SouthernUndrafted 2011Career historyAlabama Hammers 2012 Spokane Shock 2013 Pittsburgh Power 2014 Spokane Shock 2015 Cleveland Gladiators 2016 2017 Richmond Roughriders 2018 Washington Valor 2018 2019 Jacksonville Sharks 2022 San Antonio Gunslingers 2023 present Roster status ActiveCareer highlights and awardsArenaBowl champion XXXI ArenaBowl MVP XXXI SWAC Newcomer of the Year 2009 Second Team All KJCCC 2008 Career Arena statistics as of 2019Comp Att 926 1 525Passing yards 11 427TD INT 220 47QB rating 107 13Rushing TDs 52Player stats at ArenaFan com Contents 1 Early life 2 College career 2 1 Iowa 2 2 Fort Scott 2 3 Texas Southern 3 Professional career 3 1 Alabama Hammers 3 2 Spokane Shock 3 3 Pittsburgh Power 3 4 Spokane Shock 3 5 Cleveland Gladiators 3 6 Richmond Roughriders 3 7 Washington Valor 3 8 Jacksonville Sharks 3 9 San Antonio Gunslingers 3 10 AFL statistics 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditNelson attended Glenville High School in Cleveland Ohio where he was a quarterback for the Tarblooders football team 2 Nelson s quarterback play landed him scholarship opportunities at Iowa Michigan State North Carolina Syracuse Tennessee and Wisconsin 3 US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes Name Hometown High school college Height Weight 40 Commit dateArvell NelsonQB Cleveland Ohio Glenville High School 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 171 lb 78 kg 4 9 Jan 18 2006 Recruiting star ratings Scout Rivals 247Sports ESPN grade 73Overall recruiting rankings Scout 24 QB Rivals 22 QB 32 OH ESPN 80 QB 31 OH 81 Midwest Refers to 40 yard dash Note In many cases Scout Rivals 247Sports and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height weight and 40 time In these cases the average was taken ESPN grades are on a 100 point scale Sources Iowa Football Commitment List 21 Rivals com Retrieved November 17 2014 Iowa College Football Recruiting Commits Scout com Retrieved November 17 2014 ESPN ESPN com Retrieved November 17 2014 Scout com Team Recruiting Rankings Scout com Retrieved November 17 2014 2006 Team Ranking Rivals com Retrieved November 17 2014 247 247sports com Retrieved November 17 2014 College career EditIowa Edit Nelson choose to commit to the University of Iowa 4 where he redshirted during his freshman season As a redshirt freshman in 2007 Nelson was given the opportunity to compete with Jake Christensen for the Hawkeyes starting quarterback spot but Christensen won and Nelson was named the team s backup quarterback Nelson saw his first college playing time in the Hawkeyes second game of the season a 35 0 victory over Syracuse Nelson completed his only pass attempt for 12 yards 5 Nelson would later be moved to wide receiver losing the backup quarterback position to Ricky Stanzi Nelson was dismissed from the Hawkeyes football team by head coach Kirk Ferentz 6 Fort Scott Edit In 2008 Nelson enrolled at Fort Scott Community College where he joined the football team as a safety Nelson also saw time playing quarterback but his play at safety lead him to being named second team All Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference 7 Texas Southern Edit Nelson choose to enroll at Texas Southern University in 2009 where he was named the starting quarterback for the Tigers 8 Nelson was named the Southwestern Athletic Conference Newcomer of the Year after finishing second in the conference in passing yards and passing touchdowns 9 In 2010 Nelson returned as the starter for the Tigers and lead them to a west division title Nelson however missing the SWAC Championship Game due to an NCAA violation 10 The Tigers ended up winning the SWAC Championship Game without Nelson 11 The NCAA later revoked the teams championship due to a major sports violation 12 Professional career EditNelson was rated the 51st best quarterback in the 2011 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout com 13 Pre draft measurables Height Weight 40 yard dash 10 yard split 20 yard split 20 yard shuttle Three cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 224 lb 102 kg 4 96 s 1 76 s 2 93 s 4 42 s 7 06 s 29 in 0 74 m 8 ft 8 in 2 64 m 6 repsAll values from Texas Southern Pro Day 13 Alabama Hammers Edit After going undrafted in the 2011 NFL Draft Nelson signed with the Alabama Hammers of the Professional Indoor Football League PIFL Nelson was named the team s starting quarterback for the first eight games of the season before being replaced by Tony Colston 14 Spokane Shock Edit Nelson was assigned to the Spokane Shock of the Arena Football League AFL on November 8 2012 15 Nelson was brought in to compete for playing time at quarterback with former Shocker starter Kyle Rowley departing for the Orlando Predators Nelson made the team as a backup to Erik Meyer 16 Nelson lined up at a multitude of positions for the Shock making his debut as a quarterback only to run the football It wasn t until the Shock s Week 11 game against the San Jose SaberCats when Nelson attempted his first pass Nelson finished the season with 5 touchdown passes on 16 of 20 attempts while also getting 6 rushing touchdowns and 4 receiving touchdowns The Shock picked up their rookie option on Nelson in September 2013 17 Pittsburgh Power Edit Nelson warming up his arm 2017 On October 3 2013 the Shock traded Nelson and Ben Ossai for Pittsburgh Power wide receiver Mike Washington 18 The Power folded in November 2014 19 Spokane Shock Edit On January 5 2015 Nelson was reassigned to the Shock After spending the first 12 weeks of the season on the refused to report list Nelson was activated on June 16 2015 Cleveland Gladiators Edit In March 2016 Nelson was assigned to the Cleveland Gladiators He began the season at jack linebacker for the Gladiators but became the starting quarterback after injuries to Chris Dieker and Dennis Havrilla 20 21 He made his first start at quarterback for the team on April 29 2016 after Havrilla was injured throwing for 332 yards and six touchdowns in a 76 56 loss to the Orlando Predators 21 22 Nelson threw for 3 425 yards and 70 touchdowns in 2016 On March 25 2017 Nelson was placed on recallable reassignment Nelson was assigned to the Gladiators on April 12 2017 Nelson made his first start of the season for the Gladiators on April 22 2017 Nelson was the third different starting quarterback the Gladiators had used in three games Richmond Roughriders Edit Nelson signed with the Richmond Roughriders of the American Arena League in April 2018 23 Washington Valor Edit Nelson was assigned to the Washington Valor on May 29 2018 24 He led the Valor to a 69 55 victory in ArenaBowl XXXI and was named the ArenaBowl Most Valuable Player Jacksonville Sharks Edit Nelson signed with the Jacksonville Sharks in Week 6 of the 2022 season where he threw for 40 Touchdowns and 11 interceptions San Antonio Gunslingers Edit On March 16 2023 Nelson signed with the San Antonio Gunslingers of the National Arena League NAL 25 AFL statistics Edit Year Team Passing RushingCmp Att Pct Yds TD Int Rtg Att Yds TD2013 Spokane 16 20 80 0 162 5 0 140 00 14 24 42014 Pittsburgh 7 13 53 8 67 1 0 87 66 11 42 22015 Spokane 101 175 57 7 1 104 18 7 85 51 33 86 72016 Cleveland 261 439 59 5 3 425 70 11 113 28 59 211 112017 Cleveland 242 378 64 0 3 084 61 13 114 68 51 221 122018 Washington 129 212 60 8 1 509 27 7 0 00 26 127 62019 Washington 170 288 59 0 2 076 38 9 101 27 45 145 10Career 926 1 525 60 7 11 427 220 47 107 13 239 856 52Stats from ArenaFan 26 References Edit Jerry DiPaola March 6 2014 Journey led Nelson to Power www triblive com Trib Total Media Inc Retrieved March 7 2014 Todd Stumpft November 22 2004 Glenville does it again www clevelandbrowns com Cleveland Browns Archived from the original on November 29 2014 Retrieved November 17 2014 Arvell Nelson www rivals com Yahoo Retrieved November 17 2014 National Signing Day Time to sign on the dotted line for high school standouts www wkyc com wkyc tv Inc February 1 2006 Archived from the original on November 17 2014 Retrieved November 17 2014 Christensen throws 4 TD passes to lead Iowa past Syracuse 35 0 www usatoday com USA TODAY September 8 2007 Retrieved November 17 2014 Iowa Dumps Glenville s Nelson www wordpress com WordPress com March 7 2008 Retrieved November 11 2014 KJCCC All Conference Football Team www kjccc org Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Retrieved November 17 2014 Doug Lesmerises November 11 2009 Ohio State Iowa and Glenville s Arvell Nelson what could have been Ohio State Insider www cleveland com Northeast Ohio Media Group Retrieved November 17 2014 Rodney Bush December 9 2009 Nelson Earns Newcomer of the Year Honors and Four Tigers Named to All SWAC Team www ibcsports com Inside Black College Sports Retrieved November 17 2014 Jerome Solomon December 11 2010 QB Arvell Nelson ineligible for TSU in SWAC title game Houston Chronicle Retrieved November 17 2014 Doug Segrest December 11 2010 SWAC Championship Game Big defense backup QB deliver Texas Southern victory against Alabama State www al com Alabama Media Group Retrieved November 17 2014 Steve Eder October 9 2012 Texas Southern Is Penalized By the N C A A The New York Times Retrieved November 17 2014 a b Arvell Nelson nfldraftscout com Retrieved August 29 2016 Reggie Benson June 6 2012 Alabama Hammers notebook Quarterback change could be coming www al com Alabama Media Group Retrieved November 17 2014 SHOCK HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED FALAKISENI AND NELSON www spokaneshock com Spokane Shock November 8 2012 Archived from the original on November 29 2014 Retrieved November 17 2014 Shock Make Final Roster Cuts www khq com WorldNow and KHQ March 18 2013 Retrieved November 17 2014 Ryan Eucker September 10 2013 Shock Reload Roster For 2014 www spokaneshock com Spokane Shock Archived from the original on November 29 2014 Retrieved November 17 2014 Jerry DiPaola October 3 2013 Power trade record setting WR Washington to Spokane www triblive com Trib Total Media Retrieved November 17 2014 DiPaola Jerry November 17 2014 Power fold for now AFL remains hopeful of keeping franchise viable triblive com Archived from the original on December 21 2014 Retrieved December 20 2014 Gladiators hold on to defeat Tampa Bay 41 28 arenafan com April 9 2016 Retrieved April 30 2016 a b Cleveland Gladiators fall to Orlando Predators 76 56 cleveland com April 29 2016 Retrieved April 30 2016 Gladiators Drop First Road Game Fall To Soul In Philadelphia 67 50 cleveland cbslocal com April 23 2016 Retrieved April 30 2016 Roughriders sign former Cleveland Gladiators AFL Star Arvell Nelson richmondroughriders com Archived from the original on April 10 2018 Retrieved April 9 2018 Transactions afldigital com Archived from the original on May 31 2018 Retrieved May 31 2018 2023 NAL Transactions nationalarenaleague com Arvell Nelson arenafan com Retrieved August 5 2017 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arvell Nelson Arena Football League bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arvell Nelson amp oldid 1149865858, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
