STEVEN NELSONNelson, Steven, IIHeight: 5-11 Weight: 194 Born: January 22, 1993 Warner Robins, GA High School: Northside (Warner Robins, GA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Sequoias JC | |
| 2012 | Sequoias JC | |
| 2013 | Oregon State | Lettered |
| 2014 | Oregon State | Lettered |
| Draft: 3rd round (98th overall) 2015 Kansas City Chiefs |
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| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2015 KC NFL | 20 | RCB | 12 | 0 |
| 2016 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2016 KC NFL | 20 | RCB-LCB | 15 | 15 |
| 2017 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2017 KC NFL | 20 | RCB | 9 | 7 |
| 2018 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2018 KC NFL | 20 | RCB-LCB | 16 | 16 |
| 2019 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2019 PIT NFL | 22 | RCB | 15 | 15 |
| 2020 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2020 PIT NFL | 22 | RCB | 15 | 15 |
| 2021 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2021 PHI NFL | 3 | LCB | 16 | 16 |
| 2022 Houston Texans (NFL)2022 HOU NFL | 21 | LCB | 15 | 15 |
| 2023 Houston Texans (NFL)2023 HOU NFL | 21 | CB | 17 | 16 |
| 9 Years (NFL)9 Years NFL | 130 | 115 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 5/1/2015 | 2015 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2015 KC NFL |
| Signed | 5/15/2015 | 2015 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2015 KC NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 9/4/2017 | 2017 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2017 KC NFL |
| Activated | 10/30/2017 | 2017 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2017 KC NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/13/2019 | 2018 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2018 KC NFL |
| Signed | 3/15/2019 | 2019 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2019 PIT NFL |
| Released | 3/23/2021 | 2020 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2020 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 7/28/2021 | 2021 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2021 PHI NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/16/2022 | 2021 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2021 PHI NFL |
| Signed | 4/13/2022 | 2022 Houston Texans (NFL)2022 HOU NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/13/2024 | 2023 Houston Texans (NFL)2023 HOU NFL |
| Practice Squad | 12/9/2024 | 2024 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2024 KC NFL |
| Practice Squad Elevation | 2/8/2025 | 2024 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2024 KC NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2015 KC NFL | 178 | 0 | 0.0 | 53 | 4.9 | 125 | 28.0 |
| 2016 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2016 KC NFL | 1129 | 0 | 0.0 | 1012 | 90.4 | 117 | 26.1 |
| 2017 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2017 KC NFL | 549 | 0 | 0.0 | 514 | 46.6 | 35 | 7.6 |
| 2018 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2018 KC NFL | 1165 | 0 | 0.0 | 1164 | 98.8 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 2019 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2019 PIT NFL | 1090 | 0 | 0.0 | 1030 | 93.6 | 60 | 14.0 |
| 2020 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2020 PIT NFL | 959 | 0 | 0.0 | 907 | 88.5 | 52 | 11.6 |
| 2021 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2021 PHI NFL | 982 | 0 | 0.0 | 982 | 87.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Houston Texans (NFL)2022 HOU NFL | 959 | 0 | 0.0 | 958 | 81.7 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 2023 Houston Texans (NFL)2023 HOU NFL | 1097 | 0 | 0.0 | 1088 | 95.4 | 9 | 1.9 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 8108 | 0 | 7708 | 400 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2018 KC NFL | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 35 | 0 |
| 2019 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2019 PIT NFL | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| 2020 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2020 PIT NFL | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2021 PHI NFL | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 Houston Texans (NFL)2022 HOU NFL | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| 2023 Houston Texans (NFL)2023 HOU NFL | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 33 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 13 | 159 | 12.2 | 35 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 Houston Texans (NFL)2022 HOU NFL | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2016 KC NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2017 KC NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2019 PIT NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2020 PIT NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2015 KC NFL | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2016 KC NFL | 65 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2017 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2017 KC NFL | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2018 KC NFL | 68 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2019 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2019 PIT NFL | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2020 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2020 PIT NFL | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2021 PHI NFL | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 Houston Texans (NFL)2022 HOU NFL | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 Houston Texans (NFL)2023 HOU NFL | 63 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 456 | 448 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 78 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2015 KC NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 58 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2016 KC NFL | 7 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 Kansas City Chiefs2017 KC NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2018 KC NFL | 11 | 2 | 9 | 121 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2019 PIT NFL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2020 PIT NFL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2021 PHI NFL | 5 | 0 | 5 | 78 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 Houston Texans (NFL)2022 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 Houston Texans (NFL)2023 HOU NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 41 | 7 | 34 | 417 | 58 | 29 | 0 |
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