2026 Football Roster
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Oct 10 (Sat)
1 PM
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Jersey Number 29
Jaden Nelson
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 197
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Tifton, Ga.
- High School:
- Tift County
- Signed in December 2024
2025 (Freshman)
- Played the first three games before a season-ending injury.
- Three tackles, all at Memphis.
- Fumble recovery at Tennessee Tech.
- Dean's List and A.D. Honor Roll.
Prior to Chattanooga
- Played for Jeff Littleton at Tift County High School.
- All-region as a junior and senior…team Defensive Player of the Year both years.
- 90 tackles as a junior and senior with 3.0 for loss…collected four interceptions.
- Also played basketball.
Personal
- Parents are Sheron Peng and Ronald Nelson…an older brother, Kaleb.
- Mechanical Engineering is his study course of interest.
Coach Rusty Wright on Nelson:
"South Georgia guy. Plays at a good high school down in Tift County. Does a really good job of playing back there in a secondary for them. Has really good ball skills, good tackler. You know, just I think he's got an opportunity to grow and be a be a really good one for us for a long time."
2025 (Freshman)
- Played the first three games before a season-ending injury.
- Three tackles, all at Memphis.
- Fumble recovery at Tennessee Tech.
- Dean's List and A.D. Honor Roll.
Prior to Chattanooga
- Played for Jeff Littleton at Tift County High School.
- All-region as a junior and senior…team Defensive Player of the Year both years.
- 90 tackles as a junior and senior with 3.0 for loss…collected four interceptions.
- Also played basketball.
Personal
- Parents are Sheron Peng and Ronald Nelson…an older brother, Kaleb.
- Mechanical Engineering is his study course of interest.
Coach Rusty Wright on Nelson:
"South Georgia guy. Plays at a good high school down in Tift County. Does a really good job of playing back there in a secondary for them. Has really good ball skills, good tackler. You know, just I think he's got an opportunity to grow and be a be a really good one for us for a long time."
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