Tony Nelson
Minnesota Golden Gophers
68
DepthProjected Starter
Is Tony Nelson starting?
Tony Nelson is the projected starter at RG for Minnesota Golden Gophers.
Redshirt senior · #59 · 6'6", 325 lbs
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Minnesota Starting Lineup
- QB
- RB
- WR-X
- WR-Z
- WR-SL
- TE
- LT
- LG
- C
- RGTony NelsonThis player
- RT
Top offensive linemen in the Big Ten
The Story
The Story
A 3-star recruit out of Tracy, ranked #1,316 nationally coming out of high school.
Recruit3★ · #1,316 Natl
Tracy, MN
- Jersey
- #59
- Class
- RS SR
- Height
- 6'6"
- Weight
- 325 lbs
At 6'6", 325 lbs, Tony Nelson plays for a Minnesota team rated 76 overall in the Big Ten.
Recruiting Profile
- Stars
- ★★★☆☆3-star
- Composite
- 0.8489
- National Rank
- #1316
- High School
- Tracy
- Hometown
- Tracy, MN
Why this rating?
On a 72-rated offense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 68 after depth penalty.
Team offense (SP+)
72
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
-4 for role
2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.
2026 Game Log
Not tracked for this position.
Linemen and long snappers don't record box-score stats, so there's no game-by-game log to show.
Tony Nelson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
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