2015 Football Roster
Roster
Nelson Adams
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 310
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Brandon, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Brandon HS
2016 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
CAREER: Solid defensive tackle who spent five years with the program and was a starter as a senior … Played in 52 games with 16 starts … Collected 80 tackles, seven tackles for loss, four sacks and blocked two kicks … Graduated from MSU in December 2016 with a degree in human sciences.
2016 SENIOR SEASON: Started all 13 games at defensive tackle and won the St. Petersburg Bowl with his game-saving play in the final seconds … Finished with 25 tackles, 2.5 sacks and two pass breakups … Also blocked two kicks – a PAT against Samford and a 37-yard field goal attempt that would have won the game for Miami in the final seconds of the St. Pete Bowl … Busted through the line and got a hand on the kick with 0:05 remaining … Collected a season-high five tackles vs. Arkansas (11/19) … Tallied his first sack of the season at UMass to go along with two tackles (9/24) … Picked up four tackles and a quarterback hurry against South Carolina (9/10) … Also had a tackle for loss against Auburn (10/8) … Named to the 2016 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll with over a 3.0 semester GPA.
2015 JUNIOR SEASON: Played in all 13 games with three starts … Starts came against Troy, Louisiana Tech and Kentucky … Accumulated 25 tackles, one tackle for loss, one pass breakup and recovered a fumble for a touchdown … Tallied three tackles in the season-opening victory at Southern Miss (9/5) ... Tied a career high with four tackles a week later vs. No. 14 LSU (9/12) … Made his first career start at defensive tackle in the Troy victory (10/10), recovering a fumble in the end zone for his first career touchdown and making three tackles with one tackle for loss … Touchdown came two minutes into the first quarter after it was forced by Brandon Bryant and put MSU up 14-0.
2014 SOPHOMORE SEASON: Appeared in all 13 games … Recorded 19 tackles on the season (six solo) with two tackles for loss … Also deflected one pass at the line and caused five quarterback hurries … Notched at least one tackle in 11 of the 13 games on the year … Tallied six multiple-tackle performances, vs. Southern Miss (8/30), at South Alabama (9/13), Auburn (10/11), at Kentucky (10/25), UT Martin (11/8) and at Alabama (11/15) … Recorded his first-career sack against Southern Miss for a loss of six yards … Recorded a sack for a loss of five yards and a one-yard tackle for loss at South Alabama in the game’s first 20 minutes … Provided two tackles and one pass breakup vs. Auburn in a battle of unbeatens … His final multiple-tackle performance of the season came at Alabama as he tackled Amari Cooper and T.J. Yeldon … Set a career-high for tackles with four vs. UT Martin.
2013 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON: Made MSU debut and appeared in all 13 games ... Ended the campaign with 11 tackles (three solo) with 1.5 hits for lost yardage and one blocked kick ... Of 11 tackles, 10 came on rushing plays ... Booked more than one tackle in two games, against Troy (9/21) and versus Alabama (11/16) ... Registered 0.5 hits for lost yardage in three contests, versus Troy, Bowling Green (10/12) and Alabama ... Blocked a punt against Alcorn State (9/7) ... Recorded first career tackle against Oklahoma State (8/31), taking down Jeremy Smith after a two-yard gain during the final drive of the contest ... Tallied first hit for lost yardage versus Troy ... Booked a season-best three tackles against Alabama, all on T.J. Yeldon rushes.
2012 TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON: Redshirted during initial year on campus.
HIGH SCHOOL: Rated a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Scout.com, ESPN.com and 247Sports ... The 45th-ranked player at his position by 247Sports ... Included in the top-25 list of players in the state by Rivals.com, ESPN.com and 247Sports ... The 11th-best player in Mississippi according to the Clarion-Ledger ... Led team to the Class 6A North State semifinals ... Recorded 81 tackles as a senior, including 18 behind the line of scrimmage ... Credited with six sacks, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries, including one returned for a touchdown during final campaign ... Helped the Bulldogs to an 8-5 overall record, including a 5-2 mark in 6A Region 3 action … Team advanced to the quarterfinals of the Mississippi High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) 6A state playoffs before falling 16-0 to Meridian ... Key member of a defense that allowed 280 points, 21.5 per contest ... Defense held three foes to 10 or fewer points during the season ... Played for head coach Brad Peterson, who is now on the MSU staff ... Took part in the Bernard Blackwell All-Star Classic following final season ... As a junior, tallied 55 hits, 14 sacks, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, one interception and a blocked field goal ... The 14 sacks were the seventh most in the state, regardless of classification ... Bulldogs finished with a 7-6 overall record and made it to the quarterfinals of the MHSAA playoffs ... Defense yielded 222 points and held four opponents to under 10 points, including posting a shutout in the playoff opener against George County ... Also played basketball at Brandon.
PERSONAL: Born Nelson Jamaal Adams on Feb. 16, 1994, in Brandon, Miss ... Son of Lonnie and Darlene Adams ... Has two brothers, Tyler, who played basketball at Georgetown, and teammate Fletcher … Wears No. 94 because he is a huge Fletcher Cox fan and that’s what Fletcher wore at MSU ... A human sciences major who earned his undergraduate degree in December 2016 … Twitter handle is @NelsonAdams12.
ADAMS’ CAREER HIGHS:
Tackles: 5, vs. Arkansas (11-19-16)
Sacks: 1, several times
Tackles for loss: 1, several times
Blocked kicks: 1, (twice) last vs. Miami (12-26-16)
Fumble recovery: 1, vs. Troy (10-3-15)
