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Jersey Number 96
Hayden Nelson
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Brookfield, Wisc.
- High School:
- Brookfield Central HS
2022
Did not see game action.
2021
Did not see game action in his first season in the program.
High Schoolย
Rated a three-star prospect by both 247Sports and Rivals.com ... highly regarded defensive prospect in the state of the Wisconsin ... credited with 30 tackles, an interception and seven tackles for loss in 2020 ... in 2019, he made 33 tackles with six tackles for loss ... recorded 71 tackles and forced two fumbles in 2018 season.
Personal
Son of Brian and Julie Nelson ... has three brothers and two sisters ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 ... continued to fulfill his passion for community service with regular visits to the Children's Hospital ... earned a spot on the 2022-23 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll ... named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2023, Winter 2023 and Spring 2023 ... international development studies major.
Did not see game action.
2021
Did not see game action in his first season in the program.
High Schoolย
Rated a three-star prospect by both 247Sports and Rivals.com ... highly regarded defensive prospect in the state of the Wisconsin ... credited with 30 tackles, an interception and seven tackles for loss in 2020 ... in 2019, he made 33 tackles with six tackles for loss ... recorded 71 tackles and forced two fumbles in 2018 season.
Personal
Son of Brian and Julie Nelson ... has three brothers and two sisters ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 ... continued to fulfill his passion for community service with regular visits to the Children's Hospital ... earned a spot on the 2022-23 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll ... named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2023, Winter 2023 and Spring 2023 ... international development studies major.
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