DAVID NELSONNelson, David AlanHeight: 6-5 Weight: 217 Born: November 7, 1986 Dallas, TX High School: S.H. Rider (Wichita Falls, TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Florida | |
| 2006 | Florida | |
| 2007 | Florida | Lettered |
| 2008 | Florida | Lettered |
| 2009 | Florida | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2010 BUF NFL | 86 | WR | 15 | 3 |
| 2011 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2011 BUF NFL | 86 | WR | 16 | 13 |
| 2012 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2012 BUF NFL | 86 | TE | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 New York Jets (NFL)2013 NYJ NFL | 86 | WR | 12 | 6 |
| 2014 New York Jets (NFL)2014 NYJ NFL | 86 | WR | 6 | 5 |
| 5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL | 50 | 28 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 4/30/2010 | 2010 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2010 BUF NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 9/11/2012 | 2012 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2012 BUF NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/12/2013 | 2012 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2012 BUF NFL |
| Signed | 4/10/2013 | 2013 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2013 CLE NFL |
| Released | 8/31/2013 | 2013 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2013 CLE NFL |
| Signed | 10/2/2013 | 2013 New York Jets (NFL)2013 NYJ NFL |
| Released | 10/18/2014 | 2014 New York Jets (NFL)2014 NYJ NFL |
| Signed | 8/13/2015 | 2015 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2015 PIT NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 8/25/2015 | 2015 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2015 PIT NFL |
| Released | 2/9/2016 | 2015 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2015 PIT NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2012 BUF NFL | 28 | 28 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 New York Jets (NFL)2013 NYJ NFL | 571 | 569 | 54.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.4 |
| 2014 New York Jets (NFL)2014 NYJ NFL | 299 | 298 | 27.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 898 | 895 | 0 | 3 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2010 BUF NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 2011 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2011 BUF NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 2013 New York Jets (NFL)2013 NYJ NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2014 New York Jets (NFL)2014 NYJ NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 60 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2010 BUF NFL | 47 | 31 | 66.0 | 353 | 11.4 | 37 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2011 BUF NFL | 98 | 61 | 62.2 | 658 | 10.8 | 35 | 5 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2012 BUF NFL | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 31 | 15.5 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 New York Jets (NFL)2013 NYJ NFL | 60 | 36 | 60.0 | 423 | 11.8 | 31 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 New York Jets (NFL)2014 NYJ NFL | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 65 | 8.1 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 226 | 138 | 61.1 | 1530 | 11.1 | 37 | 10 | 77 | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 New York Jets (NFL)2014 NYJ NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2010 BUF NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2011 BUF NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 New York Jets (NFL)2013 NYJ NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 New York Jets (NFL)2014 NYJ NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2011 BUF NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 New York Jets (NFL)2013 NYJ NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 New York Jets (NFL)2014 NYJ NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
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