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3 Kiel Nelson
Kiel Nelson
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    205
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Mitchell, S.D.
  • High School:
    Mitchell High School
  • Position:
    QB
  • gp
    6
  • yds
    305
  • td
    1
  • yds/g
    50.8

Bio

General: The Mitchell, S.D., native looks to compete for the starting job at quarterback in his second season with the Tigers.

Sophomore (2020): Played in five games for the Tigers… Averaged 61.0 yards per game… Completed 26-of-54 passing attempts with a 48.1 passing percentage.

Freshman (2019): Averaged 113 passing yards and 29.9 rushing yards per game ... recorded his best game passing against Northwestern College with 206 passing yards ... finished the season with 791 passing yards and 209 rushing yards ... played in seven games.

High School: He was named All-State Football and was a two-time team captain ... helped his team to a 2016 South Dakota Class 'AA' State Football Championship, where he tallied a 91-yard touchdown run ... was a three-year starter and a four-time letterwinner in football ... also participated in basketball for four seasons and track for three years.

Personal: Born Feb. 13, 2001 ... son of Paul and Katie Nelson ... an entrepreuneurial leadership major.  

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213 N. Main St. Mitchell, S.D.,57301 

Contact: Jim Johnston 

(605) 996-8226 

 

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2605 N. Main St. Mitchell, S.D., 57301 

Contact: Paul Nelson 

(605) 996-8440 

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Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 3 at Doane W, 29-26
Oct 17 Midland L, 50-14
Oct 24 at Morningside L, 56-21
Oct 31 Briar Cliff W, 26-7
Nov 14 at Jamestown W, 35-16
Nov 21 Concordia (NE) W, 28-17
  Total Conference
Completions 26 26
Attempts 54 54
Completion % 48.1% 48.1%
Yards 305 305
Yards per game 50.8 50.8
Yards per attempt 5.6 5.6
Touchdowns 1 1
Interceptions 1 1
Sacks 1 1
Yards lost 14 14
Pass Efficiency 98.0 98.0

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 12 at Hastings L, 45-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 at Northwestern L, 50-16 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 Dordt L, 47-10 4 8 50.0% 97 12.1 0 0 0 0
Oct 3 at Doane W, 29-26 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Midland L, 50-14 22 46 47.8% 208 4.5 1 1 1 14
Oct 24 at Morningside L, 56-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 Briar Cliff W, 26-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 at Jamestown W, 35-16 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 Concordia (NE) W, 28-17 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 12 at Hastings L, 45-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 19 at Northwestern L, 50-16 - - - - - - -
Sep 26 Dordt L, 47-10 6 32 5.3 30 0 - -
Oct 3 at Doane W, 29-26 - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Midland L, 50-14 8 -19 -2.4 4 0 1 1
Oct 24 at Morningside L, 56-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 31 Briar Cliff W, 26-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 14 at Jamestown W, 35-16 - - - - - - -
Nov 21 Concordia (NE) W, 28-17 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 12 at Hastings L, 45-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 19 at Northwestern L, 50-16 - - - - - - -
Sep 26 Dordt L, 47-10 1 4 4.0 4 0 - -
Oct 3 at Doane W, 29-26 - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Midland L, 50-14 - - - - - 1 1
Oct 24 at Morningside L, 56-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 31 Briar Cliff W, 26-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 14 at Jamestown W, 35-16 - - - - - - -
Nov 21 Concordia (NE) W, 28-17 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 12 at Hastings L, 45-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 19 at Northwestern L, 50-16 - - - - - 0
Sep 26 Dordt L, 47-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 3 at Doane W, 29-26 - - - - - 0
Oct 17 Midland L, 50-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 24 at Morningside L, 56-21 - - - - - -
Oct 31 Briar Cliff W, 26-7 - - - - - -
Nov 14 at Jamestown W, 35-16 - - - - - -
Nov 21 Concordia (NE) W, 28-17 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 12 at Hastings L, 45-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 at Northwestern L, 50-16 - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 Dordt L, 47-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 at Doane W, 29-26 - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Midland L, 50-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Morningside L, 56-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 Briar Cliff W, 26-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 at Jamestown W, 35-16 - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 Concordia (NE) W, 28-17 6 162 27.0 39 2 2 0 0

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 12 at Hastings L, 45-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 at Northwestern L, 50-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 Dordt L, 47-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 at Doane W, 29-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 Midland L, 50-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Morningside L, 56-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 Briar Cliff W, 26-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 at Jamestown W, 35-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 Concordia (NE) W, 28-17 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 12 at Hastings L, 45-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 19 at Northwestern L, 50-16 1 - - - - 0
Sep 26 Dordt L, 47-10 1 32 4 - - 36
Oct 3 at Doane W, 29-26 1 - - - - 0
Oct 17 Midland L, 50-14 1 -19 - - - -19
Oct 24 at Morningside L, 56-21 - - - - - -
Oct 31 Briar Cliff W, 26-7 - - - - - -
Nov 14 at Jamestown W, 35-16 - - - - - -
Nov 21 Concordia (NE) W, 28-17 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 12 at Hastings L, 45-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 19 at Northwestern L, 50-16 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 26 Dordt L, 47-10 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 3 at Doane W, 29-26 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Oct 17 Midland L, 50-14 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 24 at Morningside L, 56-21 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 Briar Cliff W, 26-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 at Jamestown W, 35-16 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 Concordia (NE) W, 28-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 12 at Hastings L, 45-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 at Northwestern L, 50-16 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 26 Dordt L, 47-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 3 at Doane W, 29-26 4 1 5.0 - - 0.0 - - 1 - 1 51 0 - - -
Oct 17 Midland L, 50-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Morningside L, 56-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 31 Briar Cliff W, 26-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 14 at Jamestown W, 35-16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 Concordia (NE) W, 28-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2020-21 6 26 54 48.1% 305 50.8 5.6 1 1 43 98.0
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 11 2 2 100.0% 22 2.0 11.0 0 0 18 192.4
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 28 28 56 50.0% 327 11.7 5.8 1 1 43 101.4

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2020-21 6 14 13 2.2 0.9 0 30 1 1
2021-22 - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 22 -33 -3.0 -1.5 1 5 1 1
2023-24 11 5 4 0.4 0.8 0 2 - -
Total 28 41 -16 -0.6 -0.4 1 30 2 2

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2020-21 6 1 0.2 4 0.7 4.0 0 4
2021-22 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 51 4.6 711 64.6 13.9 6 61
2023-24 11 50 4.5 776 70.5 15.5 8 43
Total 28 102 3.6 1491 53.3 14.6 14 61

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2020-21 6 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 - - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 11 - - - - 0 0 - 0
2023-24 11 - - - - 0 0 - 0
Total 28 - - - - 0 0 - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2020-21 6 6 162 27.0 39 2 2 0 0
2021-22 - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 38 1323 34.8 65 12 10 3 0
2023-24 11 31 1058 34.1 68 9 8 1 0
Total 28 75 2543 33.9 68 23 20 4 0

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 20 439 21.9 0 47 - - - - -
2023-24 19 368 19.4 0 33 - - - - -
Total 39 807 20.7 0 47 - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2020-21 6 13 4 - - 17 2.8
2021-22 - - - - - 0 -
2022-23 11 -33 711 - 439 1117 101.5
2023-24 11 4 776 - 368 1148 104.4
Total 28 -16 1491 - 807 2282 81.5

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2020-21 0 0.0 0 0 - - 0 - - - - 0
2021-22 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 44 4.0 1 6 0 - - - 0 - 1 0
2023-24 50 4.5 0 8 0 - - - 0 - 1 0
Total 94 3.4 1 14 0 - 0 - 0 - 2 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2020-21 6 4 1 5.0 .8 - - 0.0 - - 1 0 1 51 - -
2021-22 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 2 0 2.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 3 0 3.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 28 9 1 10.0 .4 - - 0.0 - - 1 0 1 51 - -

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 6 26 54 48.1% 305 50.8 5.6 1 1 43 98.0
Conference 6 26 54 48.1% 305 50.8 5.6 1 1 43 98.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 3 26 54 48.1% 305 101.7 5.6 1 1 43 98.0
Away 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 4 26 54 48.1% 305 76.3 5.6 1 1 43 98.0
Month                      
September 3 4 8 50.0% 97 32.3 12.1 0 0 43 151.9
October 2 22 46 47.8% 208 104.0 4.5 1 1 36 88.6
November 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 6 14 13 2.2 0.9 0 30 1 1
Conference 6 14 13 2.2 0.9 0 30 1 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 3 14 13 4.3 0.9 0 30 1 1
Away 3 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 14 13 3.3 0.9 0 30 1 1
Month                  
September 3 6 32 10.7 5.3 0 30 - -
October 2 8 -19 -9.5 -2.4 0 4 1 1
November 1 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 6 1 0.2 4 0.7 4.0 0 4
Conference 6 1 0.2 4 0.7 4.0 0 4
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 3 1 0.3 4 1.3 4.0 0 4
Away 3 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 2 - - - - - - -
Losses 4 1 0.3 4 1.0 4.0 0 4
Month                
September 3 1 0.3 4 1.3 4.0 0 4
October 2 - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 6 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 3 - - - - - - - 0
Away 3 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 2 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 2 - - - - - - - 0
November 1 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 6 6 162 27.0 39 2 2 0 0
Conference 6 6 162 27.0 39 2 2 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 3 6 162 27.0 39 2 2 0 0
Away 3 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 2 6 162 27.0 39 2 2 0 0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 2 - - - - - - - -
November 1 6 162 27.0 39 2 2 0 0

Splits Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month                    
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 6 13 4 - - 17 2.8
Conference 6 13 4 - - 17 2.8
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 3 13 4 - - 17 5.7
Away 3 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 2 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 4 13 4 - - 17 4.3
Month              
September 3 32 4 - - 36 12.0
October 2 -19 - - - -19 -9.5
November 1 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 0 0.0 0 0 - - 0 - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 0 0 - - 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
Month                        
September 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 0 - - - 0 - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 6 4 1 5.0 .8 - - 0.0 - - 1 0 1 51 - -
Conference 6 4 1 5.0 .8 - - 0.0 - - 1 0 1 51 - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 3 4 1 5.0 1.7 - - 0.0 - - 1 0 1 51 - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 2 4 1 5.0 2.5 - - 0.0 - - 1 0 1 51 - -
Losses 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month                                
September 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 2 4 1 5.0 2.5 - - 0.0 - - 1 0 1 51 - -
November 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -

News Mentions

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Photos

Dordt vs. Dakota Wesleyan

9/26/2020 1:00 PM CDT

Dordt vs. Dakota Wesleyan

9/26/2020 1:00 PM CDT

Dordt vs. Dakota Wesleyan

9/26/2020 1:00 PM CDT

Midland vs. Dakota Wesleyan

10/17/2020 1:00 PM CDT

Midland vs. Dakota Wesleyan

10/17/2020 1:00 PM CDT

Midland vs. Dakota Wesleyan

10/17/2020 1:00 PM CDT

Midland vs. Dakota Wesleyan

10/17/2020 1:00 PM CDT

Concordia (NE) vs. Dakota Wesleyan

11/21/2020 1:00 PM CST