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Charles
Nelson
#86 Wide Receiver
Charles
Nelson
#86 Wide Receiver
Height 5'8
Weight 169 lbs
Birth Date (Age) 1995-10-28 (26)
Born Daytona Beach, FL
School Oregon
Status AMER
Receptions 4
Yards 29
Touchdowns 0
Average 7.3
Profile Stats

NEED TO KNOW:

  • Acquired: Free agent (Feb. 5, 2022)
  • CFL experience (Elks): 3 (0)
  • College: University of Oregon (2014-17)
  • Highlights:
    • Played in seven games in 2021 for Winnipeg— primarily as a return man — before being moved to the practice roster in late September.
    • Signed as a free agent with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2018.
    • Played 49 games for Oregon from 2014-2017, registering 124 receptions for 1,555 yards and 14 touchdowns.
    • 2015 Pac-12 All-Conference first team.

YEAR-BY-YEAR: 

  • 2021: (Winnipeg) Played in seven regular season games, primarily as a return man, Nelson combined for 546 yards on punt/kick returns.
  • 2019: (Winnipeg) In 4 regular season games, Nelson returned 10 kickoffs for 202 yards and had 19 punt returns for 231 yards.
  • 2018: (Winnipeg) Appeared in one game, returning five kickoffs for 123 yards and registered three catches for 35 yards.

Seasons

Receiving

YEAR TEAM GP REC ATT YDS YAC TD AVG LG
2018
WPG 1 3 3 35 30 0 11.7 19
2019
WPG 4 1 1 4 -4 0 4.0 4
2021
WPG 7 4 6 29 15 0 7.3 16
Total
12 8 10 68 41 0 8.5 19

Rushing

YEAR TEAM GP CAR YDS TDS AVG LG
2018
WPG 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
2019
WPG 4 0 0 0 0.0 0
2021
WPG 7 1 6 0 6.0 6
Total
12 1 6 0 6.0 6

Punt Returns

YEAR TEAM GP PR YDS AVG LG TD
2018
WPG 1 4 7 1.80 4 0
2019
WPG 4 19 231 12.20 81 0
2021
WPG 7 33 265 8.00 32 0
Total
12 56 503 9.0 81 0

Kickoff Returns

YEAR TEAM GP KOR YDS AVG LG TD
2018
WPG 1 5 123 24.60 37 0
2019
WPG 4 10 202 20.20 55 0
2021
WPG 7 15 281 18.70 31 0
Total
12 30 606 20.2 55 0

Missed FG Returns

YEAR TEAM GP NO YDS AVG LG TD
2018
WPG 1 0 0 0.00 0 0
2019
WPG 4 0 0 0.00 0 0
2021
WPG 7 3 71 23.70 35 0
Total
12 3 71 23.7 35 0

Game Log

Receiving

DATE WEEK OPP REC ATT YDS TD AVG LG
08-05
1 HAM 4 6 29 0 7.3 16
08-13
2 TOR 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
08-21
3 TOR 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
08-29
4 CGY 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-05
5 SSK 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-11
6 SSK 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-18
7 EDM 0 0 0 0 0.0 0
Total
4 6 29 0 7.3 16

Rushing

DATE WEEK OPP CAR YDS TD AVG LG
08-05
1 HAM 0 0 0 0.0 0
08-13
2 TOR 1 6 0 6.0 6
08-21
3 TOR 0 0 0 0.0 0
08-29
4 CGY 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-05
5 SSK 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-11
6 SSK 0 0 0 0.0 0
09-18
7 EDM 0 0 0 0.0 0
Total
1 6 0 6.0 6

Punt Returns

DATE WEEK OPP PR YDS AVG LG TD
08-05
1 HAM 5 41 8.20 12 0
08-13
2 TOR 7 84 12.00 32 0
08-21
3 TOR 4 18 4.50 7 0
08-29
4 CGY 5 46 9.20 11 0
09-05
5 SSK 8 45 5.60 10 0
09-11
6 SSK 2 13 6.50 14 0
09-18
7 EDM 2 18 9.00 14 0
Total
33 265 0.0 32 55

Kickoff Returns

DATE WEEK OPP PR YDS AVG LG TD
08-05
1 HAM 1 21 21.00 21 0
08-13
2 TOR 2 38 19.00 19 0
08-21
3 TOR 3 72 24.00 31 0
08-29
4 CGY 4 79 19.80 31 0
09-05
5 SSK 0 0 0.00 0 0
09-11
6 SSK 2 35 17.50 22 0
09-18
7 EDM 3 36 12.00 18 0
Total
15 281 0.0 31 113.3

Missed FG Returns

DATE WEEK OPP PR YDS AVG LG TD
08-05
1 HAM 0 0 0.00 0 0
08-13
2 TOR 0 0 0.00 0 0
08-21
3 TOR 0 0 0.00 0 0
08-29
4 CGY 1 6 6.00 6 0
09-05
5 SSK 0 0 0.00 0 0
09-11
6 SSK 2 65 32.50 35 0
09-18
7 EDM 0 0 0.00 0 0
Total
3 71 0.0 35 38.5