Tyree Nelson

7 Tyree Nelson
Tyree Nelson
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    200
  • Hometown:
    Atlanta, Ga.
  • Position:
    RB
  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • High School:
    Mays
  • Previous College:
    Western Carolina
  • gp
    9
  • tk
    0.0
  • sac
    0.0
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    0
Bio

2022: Carson-Newman's fourth-leading rusher in 2022, Nelson was nicked up in the middle of the year, but still recovered to rush for 41.1 yards per game and 411 yards on 76 carries.  He had a team-best 5.4 yards per rush.  He also caught 12 passes for 75 yards.  Nelson led Carson-Newman in all-purpose yardage for the year.  He finished the year with 893 yards when one factors in his 407 kick return yards. The freshman's top performance was an 89-yard day against Newberry (10/1).  He caught a career-high four passes for 41 yards against Emory & Henry (10/29).  He hit triple-digits in all-purpose yards in five games, topping out at 140 yards against the Wolves. He found the end zone three times on the season against Franklin Pierce (9/10), Newberry and Emory & Henry (10/29). 

HONORS: 

  • All-SAC Second Team 

PRIOR TO CARSON-NEWMAN: Saw action in five of the team’s nine games, each coming in the spring semester as an offensive reserve and on special teams … Recorded three rushes for four yards and returned six kickoffs for 162 yards, finishing with 169 all-purpose yards … Made his collegiate debut at Samford (Feb. 27), rushing three times for four yards and returned one kickoff for 26 yards … Returned a pair of kickoffs against VMI (March 6) and at Mercer (March 20), tallying a career-long return of 59 yards against the Bears.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time all-region selection … Tabbed top running back three times and received the M=r. Benjamin E. Mays award as a senior … Rushed for 813 yards on 121 carries with 11 touchdowns before a leg injury in his final season as a prep … Was an honorable mention 6-A Georgia All-State from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution … Rushed for over 1,000 yards as a sophomore, collecting second-team All-Region 5-6A … Earned MVP honors at running back at the Elite GA Showcase … Listed as a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com and a two-star recruit by Rivals.com … High school coach was Niketa Battle … Also ran track as a prep where he was selected MVP.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 0 0
Assists 0 0
Tackles 0.0 0.0
Tackles per game .0 .0
Sacks 0.0 0.0
Sack yards 0 0
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 0.0 0.0
Tackle for loss yards 0 0
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14
Game Log - Passing
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Rushing
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 2 1 0.5 1 0 - -
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 1 5 5.0 5 0 - -
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 3 3 1.0 2 0 - -
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 1 1 1.0 1 0 - -
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 4 16 4.0 9 0 1 1
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 22 136 6.2 37 1 - -
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 14 91 6.5 19 1 - -
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 4 1 0.3 2 0 - -
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 7 21 3.0 15 0 - -
Game Log - Receiving
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 2 4 2.0 5 0 - -
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 3 5 1.7 3 0 - -
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 1 -3 -3.0 0 0 - -
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 - - - - - 1 1
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 3 41 13.7 22 0 - -
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 1 12 12.0 12 0 - -
Game Log - Kicking
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 - - - - - -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 - - - - - 0
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 - - - - - 0
Game Log - Punting
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Returns
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 4 100 25.0 41 0 - - - - -
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 1 10 10.0 10 0 - - - - -
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 1 18 18.0 18 0 - - - - -
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 2 61 30.5 33 0 - - - - -
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 3 77 25.7 32 0 - - - - -
Game Log - All-Purpose
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 - - - - - -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 1 1 - - - 1
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 1 5 4 - 100 109
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 1 3 5 - - 8
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 1 1 -3 - 10 8
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 1 16 - - 18 34
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 1 136 - - - 136
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 1 91 41 - - 132
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 1 1 - - 61 62
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 1 21 12 - 77 110
Game Log - Scoring
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 0 0 - 0 - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 6 1 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 0 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Game Log - Defense
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 31 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 35-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at East Tenn. St. L, 42-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Limestone L, 45-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 #17/15 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 24-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Newberry W, 34-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Tusculum L, 27-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Erskine W, 14-10 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 21 Mars Hill L, 21-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 Emory & Henry W, 37-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Virginia-Wise W, 52-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Catawba L, 24-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Career Stats - Passing
Statistic gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 19 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Career Stats - Rushing
Statistic gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2022-23 10 76 411 41.1 5.4 3 31 1 1
2023-24 9 58 275 30.6 4.7 2 37 1 1
Total 19 134 686 36.1 5.1 5 37 2 2
Career Stats - Receiving
Statistic gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2022-23 10 12 1.2 75 7.5 6.3 0 12
2023-24 9 10 1.1 59 6.6 5.9 0 22
Total 19 22 1.2 134 7.1 6.1 0 22
Career Stats - Kicking
Statistic gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 9 - - - - - - - 0
Total 19 - - - - - - - 0
Career Stats - Punting
Statistic gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 9 - - - - - - - -
Total 19 - - - - - - - -
Career Stats - Returns
Statistic kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2022-23 18 407 22.6 0 59 - - - - -
2023-24 11 266 24.2 0 41 - - - - -
Total 29 673 23.2 0 59 - - - - -
Career Stats - All-Purpose
Statistic gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2022-23 10 411 75 - 407 893 89.3
2023-24 9 275 59 - 266 600 66.7
Total 19 686 134 - 673 1493 78.6
Career Stats - Scoring
Statistic pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2022-23 18 1.8 3 0 0 - - - - - 0 0
2023-24 12 1.3 2 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Total 30 1.6 5 0 0 - - - - - 0 0
Career Stats - Defense
Statistic gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2022-23 10 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023-24 9 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 19 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Split Stats - Passing
Statistic gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Split Stats - Rushing
Statistic gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 9 58 275 30.6 4.7 2 37 1 1
Conference 8 51 254 31.8 5.0 2 37 1 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 45 254 50.8 5.6 2 37 - -
Away 4 13 21 5.3 1.6 0 9 1 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 25 111 27.8 4.4 1 19 1 1
Losses 5 33 164 32.8 5.0 1 37 - -
Month
September 3 6 9 3.0 1.5 0 5 - -
October 4 41 244 61.0 6.0 2 37 1 1
November 2 11 22 11.0 2.0 0 15 - -
Split Stats - Receiving
Statistic gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 9 10 1.1 59 6.6 5.9 0 22
Conference 8 9 1.1 47 5.9 5.2 0 22
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 7 1.4 54 10.8 7.7 0 22
Away 4 3 0.8 5 1.3 1.7 0 3
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 6 1.5 46 11.5 7.7 0 22
Losses 5 4 0.8 13 2.6 3.3 0 12
Month
September 3 5 1.7 9 3.0 1.8 0 5
October 4 4 1.0 38 9.5 9.5 0 22
November 2 1 0.5 12 6.0 12.0 0 12
Split Stats - Kicking
Statistic gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 9 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
Split Stats - Punting
Statistic gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
Split Stats - Returns
Statistic kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total 11 266 24.2 0 41 - - - - -
Conference 8 189 23.6 0 41 - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 187 23.4 0 41 - - - - -
Away 3 79 26.3 0 33 - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 79 26.3 0 33 - - - - -
Losses 8 187 23.4 0 41 - - - - -
Month
September 4 100 25.0 0 41 - - - - -
October 2 28 14.0 0 18 - - - - -
November 5 138 27.6 0 33 - - - - -
Split Stats - All-Purpose
Statistic gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 9 275 59 - 266 600 66.7
Conference 8 254 47 - 189 490 61.3
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 254 54 - 187 495 99.0
Away 4 21 5 - 79 105 26.3
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 4 111 46 - 79 236 59.0
Losses 5 164 13 - 187 364 72.8
Month
September 3 9 9 - 100 118 39.3
October 4 244 38 - 28 310 77.5
November 2 22 12 - 138 172 86.0
Split Stats - Scoring
Statistic pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 12 1.3 2 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Conference 12 1.5 2 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 12 2.4 2 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 6 1.5 1 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 1.2 1 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Month
September 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
October 12 3.0 2 0 0 - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0
Split Stats - Defense
Statistic gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 9 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 8 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
News mentions
Catawba outlasts C-N on Senior Day
Catawba outlasts C-N on Senior Day

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. — Costly penalties and a slow start on offense doomed Carson-Newman on Senior Day inside Burke-Tarr Stadium. The Eagles were penalized 12 times for 140 yards in a 24-14 loss to Catawba in a South Atlantic Conference matchup Saturday.

Lion’s last-minute drive sinks C-N in heartbreaker
Lion’s last-minute drive sinks C-N in heartbreaker

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman’s defense stood tall most of the afternoon but gave up a backbreaking fourth-down conversion on a scoring drive in the final minutes to fall 21-17 to Mars Hill in a South Atlantic Conference matchup inside Burke-Tarr Stadium.

Stellar defense grounds Fleet in 14-10 slog
Stellar defense grounds Fleet in 14-10 slog

GREENWOOD, S.C. — It was night of homecomings at JW Babb Stadium, but the host team, Eskine College, had its Homecoming festivities spoiled.

C-N stalls out in 24-7 loss to No. 15 Lenoir-Rhyne
C-N stalls out in 24-7 loss to No. 15 Lenoir-Rhyne

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. — Carson-Newman’s offense started hot, scoring on its first possession but couldn’t keep up with No. 15 Lenoir-Rhyne on the scoreboard for the rest of the game.

Saints gash Eagles, 45-14
Saints gash Eagles, 45-14

GAFFNEY, S.C. — After being shut out of the endzone in the first three quarters, Carson-Newman’s offense got on track in the fourth, but it was already too late. The Eagles surrendered 579 yards of offense to fall 45-14 to Limestone at Saints Field in the South Atlantic Conference opener for both teams.

Carson-Newman Football ETSU Pre-Game Press Conference Transcripts
Historic defensive performance keys Eagles to season-opening Dragon slaughter
Historic defensive performance keys Eagles to season-opening Dragon slaughter

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - While the offense made its share of plays and fresh-faced running backs shined, it was the defense that put forth an historic performance as Carson-Newman knocked off Virginia-Lynchburg 35-3 inside Burke-Tarr Stadium in its season opener Thursday night.

Carson-Newman Football Position Previews: The Specialists
Carson-Newman Football Position Previews: The Specialists

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – This is the sixth part in an eight-part series chronicling Carson-Newman football's positions for the 2023 season. This feature breaks down the Eagle specialists with assistance from special teams coordinator Antonio Goss. 

Carson-Newman Football Position Previews: The Running Backs
Carson-Newman Football Position Previews: The Running Backs

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – This is the first part in an eight-part series chronicling Carson-Newman football's positions for the 2023 season. This feature breaks down the Eagle ball carriers with the assistance of running backs coach Leonard Weaver. 

Six Eagles nab preseason All-Mountain Division honors
Six Eagles nab preseason All-Mountain Division honors

ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman’s football program has landed six Eagles, five offensive players and one defensive, on the South Atlantic Conference’s preseason All-Mountain Division team.