David Nelson life and biography

David Nelson is an American football wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League.

COLLEGE: Started 13-of-44 games totaling 46 catches for 630 yards with seven touchdowns at Florida .

2009:
Ranked third on the Gators in receptions (25) and fourth in receiving yards (291) in 14 games with nine starts… hauled in a career-high four catches for 53 yards including Florida’s only touchdown in SEC Championship game vs. Alabama…member of 2009 SEC Football Community Service team

2008:
Totaled 12 receptions for 228 yards with five touchdowns in 13 games with three starts… caught a critical score in the fourth quarter of the BCS National Championship game to help secure the National Championship title… caught first career touchdown in win vs. Kentucky

2007:
Appeared in all 13 games collecting four catches for 35 yards… made first career start vs. Ole Miss catching one pass for five yards

2006:
Saw playing time in four games… caught a then career-best three catches for 47 yards in 62-0 win vs. Western Carolina… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll

2005: Redshirt… named to the 2005 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll

PERSONAL:
Sociology major… three-year starter, four-year letterwinner and captain of the football team at Rider (Wichita Falls, TX) High School… finished senior year with 91 catches for 1,641 yards and 18 touchdowns en route to an appearance in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and Class 4A first-team all-state… also played baseball, basketball and track earning letters in all three sports… tabbed all-district for basketball and baseball… named to the 2002, 2003 and 2004 all-state squads .

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