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David Nelson

Retired

Pittsburgh Steelers · WR

David Nelson recorded 49 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 5 rostered seasons with New York Jets, Buffalo Bills.

▶Best highlights

31.2

rec yds/gm

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rush yds/gm

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playoff games

49

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to David Nelson's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2011
OAKLANDRAIDERS
BUFFALOBILLS
SEP 18, 2011

Oakland Raiders vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Sep 18, 2011

10 rec · 83 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2013
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NEW YORKJETS
DEC 22, 2013

Cleveland Browns vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Dec 22, 2013

4 rec · 33 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
2010
BUFFALOBILLS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
DEC 19, 2010

Buffalo Bills vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Dec 19, 2010

3 rec · 61 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2011
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW YORKJETS
NOV 27, 2011

Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 27, 2011

5 rec · 47 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2013
NEW YORKJETS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
OCT 27, 2013

New York Jets vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Oct 27, 2013

8 rec · 80 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from David Nelson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 84 receiving yards

Regular Season
2011
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
BUFFALOBILLS
SEP 25, 2011

New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Sep 25, 2011

6 rec · 84 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career highs: 10 receptions · 13 targets

Regular Season
2011
OAKLANDRAIDERS
BUFFALOBILLS
SEP 18, 2011

Oakland Raiders vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Sep 18, 2011

10 rec · 83 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career high: 2 receiving touchdowns

Regular Season
2013
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NEW YORKJETS
DEC 22, 2013

Cleveland Browns vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Dec 22, 2013

4 rec · 33 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped David Nelson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1997–2016

01
BUFNELSON—David Nelson
BUFMOULDS80Eric Moulds
BUFJACKSON22Fred Jackson

Great defenses and near misses without January

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

Buffalo cycled through coaches and quarterbacks while devoted fans waited through the league's longest active playoff drought.

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Franchise era

2011–present

02
NYJNELSON—David Nelson
NYJWILKERSON96Muhammad Wilkerson
NYJWILLIAMS95Quinnen Williams

Defensive talent waits for quarterback stability

New York Jets · The playoff drought

New York continued producing excellent defenders but cycled through quarterbacks and coaches during the league's longest active postseason absence.

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Career accomplishments

5 NFL seasons49 career games138 career receptions1,530 career receiving yards10 career receiving touchdowns8 career solo tacklesJersey: 860 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 12, 2010Most recent: Oct 16, 2014

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history