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Jersey Number 81
CJ Nelson
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- North Richland Hills, Texas
- High School:
- Richland HS
Bio
As a Sophomore (2023)
As a Freshman (2022)
High School
Personal
- Appeared in first two games of season
- 34 snaps including 33 on special teams
- Appeared on kick coverage, kick return, punt coverage and punt return
- Two special teams tackles – both solo
As a Freshman (2022)
- Appeared in all 13 games (175 snaps)
- 149 snaps on special teams
- Snaps: Kick coverage (60), kick return (51), punt coverage (24) and punt return (14)
- Played wide receiver in five games (26 snaps)
- Three tackles
- Two receptions for seven yards vs. USF (Oct. 29)
- Scout Team Offensive Player of Week vs. Rice (Sept. 24)
High School
- Three-star prospect by 247Sports
- No. 69 overall wide receiver (247Sports)
- No. 60 overall player in Texas (247Sports)
- Also played quarterback
- Threw for 1,820 yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior
- Rushed for 651 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior
- As a senior averaged 65.1 yards per game
- As a junior, hauled in 48 passes for 1,079 yards and 14 TDs
- Averaged 134.5 yards receiving per game and 22.5 yards per catch
- 668 receiving yards and six TDs on 49 receptions as a sophomore
- Three-sport athlete – football, basketball, track and field
- Ran a 11.60 in the 100 meters as a junior
- Long jumped 20-3 and triple jumped 44-3
- First-Team Texas District 4-5A D-I at wide receiver as a junior
- Played in all three phases as a junior
- Unanimous First-Team All-District as a sophomore
- Chose Houston over TCU, Oregon, Texas Tech, Utah and Arizona State, among others
Personal
- Nickname: CJ
- Hobbies: video games
- Dream job outside of football: fire fighter
- He’s the youngest sibling
- Hidden talent: he can do a back flip
- Chose UH to stay close to home
- One word to describe himself on the field: beast
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: burger
- His motivation for working hard: his mom
- Best advice: keep pushing
- Highlight of his life thus far: being the best version of himself
- Sports hero: Deandre Hopkins
- Most memorable athletic accomplishment: winning Athlete of the Year in 2021
- Unique fact: basketball was his first sport he loved
Recap: Houston vs Colorado
Monday, September 15
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Colorado
Friday, September 12
Postgame Press Conference: Football at Rice
Saturday, September 06
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Stephen F. Austin
Friday, August 29
