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Devon Nelson

LCB  •  Miami Dolphins  •  Age 32
5' 10", 190 lbs Draft: Round 1, Pick 24 (2025) Drafted By: Miami Dolphins College: New Mexico Player_ID: 7243 Yrs Pro: 10 Cap Cost: $26.0M

Defensive Stats

Yr Tm GP GS Tkl Tkl% Ast TFL TFL% Sk Hur QBkd PB PR% Int ThA ThA% PD PA PD% PA% BPA FF FR Pen DAV NAV
2034 MIA 9 9 52 11.1 16 6 2.5 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 3 64 17.3 11 36 17.2 56.3 4 1 1 3 3.9 0.460
2033 MIA 15 15 68 10.1 20 10 2.7 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 2 77 15.3 10 43 13.0 55.8 9 2 0 3 5.4 0.680
2032 MIA 16 16 60 7.2 20 7 1.7 0.0 1 0 0 0.1 1 64 9.2 11 31 17.2 48.4 4 1 0 2 6.3 0.760
2031 MIA 15 15 52 8.2 20 9 2.6 1.0 2 0 0 0.6 2 38 7.0 3 21 7.9 55.3 4 0 0 3 6.3 0.760
2030 MIA 10 10 31 6.8 8 8 3.5 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 31 9.0 7 15 22.6 48.4 0 0 0 3 3.8 0.430
2029 MIA 14 14 48 6.7 13 12 3.4 1.0 1 0 0 0.4 1 48 8.5 13 27 27.1 56.3 3 1 0 3 6.5 0.780
2028 MIA 16 16 81 10.0 20 15 3.9 0.0 3 0 0 0.5 1 52 8.3 8 40 15.4 76.9 5 1 1 1 5.8 0.660
2027 MIA 16 16 73 9.5 24 15 3.5 2.0 0 0 0 0.3 2 46 7.5 10 39 21.7 84.8 8 2 0 4 6.2 0.790
2026 MIA 11 11 35 6.8 9 - - 0.0 1 0 0 0.3 0 - - 6 18 - - - 0 0 - 4.3 0.530
2025 MIA 12 12 66 11.5 19 - - 1.0 0 0 0 0.2 2 - - 5 39 - - - 0 1 - 3.8 0.430
Career 134 134 566 8.8 169 82 - 5.0 8 0 0 0.3 14 420 8.3 84 309 - - 37 8 3 22 - -

Returns Stats

Yr Tm GP GS PR PR Yds Y/PRet PR TD PR TD% KR KR Yds Y/KRet KR TD KR TD% Pen RetAV NAV
2034 MIA 9 9 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 3 0.0 0.460
2033 MIA 15 15 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 3 0.0 0.680
2032 MIA 16 16 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 2 0.0 0.760
2031 MIA 15 15 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 3 0.0 0.760
2030 MIA 10 10 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 3 0.0 0.430
2029 MIA 14 14 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 3 0.0 0.780
2028 MIA 16 16 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 1 0.0 0.660
2027 MIA 16 16 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 4 0.0 0.790
2026 MIA 11 11 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - - 0.0 0.530
2025 MIA 12 12 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - - 0.0 0.430
Career 134 134 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 22 - -

Defensive Stats

Yr Tm GP GS Tkl Tkl% Ast TFL TFL% Sk Hur QBkd PB PR% Int ThA ThA% PD PA PD% PA% BPA FF FR Pen DAV NAV
2034 MIA 1 1 6 10.3 1 1 - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 5 14.7 0 3 - - 3 0 0 2 - -
2032 MIA 1 1 2 9.2 5 0 - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 7 17.5 1 2 - - 0 0 0 1 - -
2031 MIA 1 1 10 12.0 0 1 - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 7 18.4 0 5 - - 1 0 0 0 - -
2030 MIA 1 1 11 20.6 2 0 - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 5 14.7 0 8 - - 0 0 0 0 - -
2027 MIA 2 2 6 5.8 1 1 - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 6 7.9 0 4 - - 0 0 0 0 - -
Career 6 6 35 10.7 9 3 - 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 30 13.5 1 22 - - 4 0 0 3 - -

Returns Stats

Yr Tm GP GS PR PR Yds Y/PRet PR TD PR TD% KR KR Yds Y/KRet KR TD KR TD% Pen RetAV NAV
2034 MIA 1 1 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 2 - -
2032 MIA 1 1 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 1 - -
2031 MIA 1 1 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 - -
2030 MIA 1 1 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 - -
2027 MIA 2 2 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 - -
Career 6 6 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 3 - -

Salary Information

Year Salary Bonus Cap Cost Cap Percentage
2034 $12,790,000 $13,190,000 $25,980,000 10%
2035 $13,890,000 $5,340,000 $19,230,000 7%

Ratings History

Year Scout Type Age RD MM ZN BR PD PH IN PR KR EN ST Overall Potential
2025 Pre-Camp 23 82 33 57 55 82 48 63 0 0 50 14 35 48
2025 Post-Camp 23 86 100 81 76 95 54 87 0 0 93 51 50 84
2026 Pre-Camp 24 85 100 82 78 95 54 88 0 0 93 53 56 84
2026 Post-Camp 24 100 84 54 65 78 50 88 0 0 68 20 66 66
2027 Pre-Camp 25 100 94 67 70 94 50 95 0 0 72 22 79 79
2027 Post-Camp 25 86 84 70 49 78 54 59 0 0 97 13 69 69
2028 Pre-Camp 26 84 82 70 48 76 54 58 0 0 98 17 68 68
2028 Post-Camp 26 100 100 72 75 100 49 94 0 0 68 17 83 83
2029 Pre-Camp 27 100 100 72 76 100 49 75 0 0 67 17 82 82
2029 Post-Camp 27 100 100 71 76 100 48 74 0 0 65 17 81 81
2030 Pre-Camp 28 100 100 71 77 94 48 74 0 0 64 17 81 81
2030 Post-Camp 28 80 79 71 46 97 54 73 0 0 98 17 69 69
2031 Pre-Camp 29 89 88 80 55 84 53 60 0 0 90 14 74 74
2031 Post-Camp 29 88 88 79 55 85 52 60 0 0 88 14 73 73
2032 Pre-Camp 30 87 88 80 54 84 52 60 0 0 88 14 73 73
2032 Post-Camp 30 87 96 42 70 100 38 82 0 0 69 20 72 72
2033 Pre-Camp 31 87 96 43 69 100 38 82 0 0 69 20 72 72
2033 Post-Camp 31 88 96 42 68 100 38 82 0 0 70 20 72 72
2034 Pre-Camp 32 88 96 42 68 100 38 82 0 0 70 20 72 72
2034 Post-Camp 32 80 86 40 68 89 36 70 0 0 64 20 67 67

Transactions

Year Team Transaction
2026 Miami Dolphins changed primary position from RCB
2028 Miami Dolphins signed a renegotiated contract: 5yrs, $51,010,000
2029 Miami Dolphins signed a renegotiated contract: 4yrs, $84,110,000
2030 Miami Dolphins signed a renegotiated contract: 3yrs, $66,500,000
2031 Miami Dolphins signed a renegotiated contract: 4yrs, $48,590,000
2032 Miami Dolphins signed a renegotiated contract: 4yrs, $34,650,000