'09 GA LB Robert Nelson (Official Offer)

GoRU · #1 (**permalink**) 07-21-2008, 06:18 AM

Outside linebacker
Stone Mountain (GA) Stone Mountain

Ht: 6-foot-0
Wt: 205 lbs
Forty: 4.59 secs
Bench max: 350 pounds
Vertical: 34 inches
Class: 2009 (High School)

PalmettoSports.com | South Carolina Recruiting | Phil Kornblut | GoUpstate.com

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LB Robert Nelson (6-0 205) of Stone Mountan, GA attended USC's camp Friday, and the Gamecocks sit in a very good shape with him. "They sent me on a tour of the campus and I fell in love with the campus," Nelson said. "Everything looked really clean. I got a feel for the coaches and I liked them a lot. I've always been told that coming out of a Steve Spurrier program is one of the best things a young man can do in his life." Nelson said USC his current favorite with Auburn second on his list and Tennessee third. He attended an Auburn camp earlier in the summer. He also has offers from West Virginia, Troy and Louisiana Tech and is also getting interest from Purdue, Indiana, Ohio, Florida and Memphis. Nelson had a huge senior season setting a Georgia single season record with 176 tackles from his middle linebacker spot. "I believe I was born to play linebacker," Nelson said. "Tackling is my specialty. I know how not to run the long way to the ball."

GoRU · #2 (**permalink**) 08-27-2008, 06:39 PM

PalmettoSports.com | South Carolina Recruiting | Phil Kornblut | GoUpstate.com

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LB Robert Nelson (6-0 205) of Stone Mountain, GA has been favoring USC for several weeks and the Gamecocks continue to sit atop his list. Auburn is second and Tennessee is third. Nelson also has offers from West Virginia, MIssissippi State, Troy and Louisiana Tech, and he's hearing from Purdue, Indiana, Ohio, Florida, Memphis and Illinois. "I'm expecting a lot more people to come in September 1st," Nelson said. "I'll set my visits after September 1st. I want to go thru the season and see what other offers I get. I'm hearing a lot from coach Cooper (at USC). He's telling me they need somebody to make the tackles, and I told him I'm the man." Nelson made 176 tackles with 8 sacks last season.

GoRU · #3 (**permalink**) 09-18-2008, 07:57 AM

Stone Mountain's Nelson has 28 offers | College recruiting | ajc.com

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Stone Mountain linebacker Robert Nelson may have led the state in gathering scholarship offers during the last month.

This week, the 6-foot, 205-pound Nelson got offers from N.C. State, Memphis and Appalachian State. Last week, he was offered by Purdue, Middle Tennessee State, and Savannah State. He has 28 scholarships and counting.

Nelson’s other offers are from Auburn, Tennessee, North Carolina, Alabama, South Carolina, West Virginia, Ohio State, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Kentucky, Duke, Vanderbilt, Louisville, Troy, Louisiana Tech, Alabama-Birmingam, Liberty, Western Kentucky, Georgia Southern, Samford, Akron and Miami-Ohio.