Age
30
Dec 19, 1995
Matt Nelson
DET · 2019–2023→NYG · 2024→MIN · 2025UFA
MattNelson#69RT
2023 Season
Latest productionGames
0
2025
Snaps
0
offense
Snap %
—
avg / game
Penalties
0
regular season
Pen Yds
0
regular season
Missed
18
regular season
Career
Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career
Career Path
2014 — Present · Includes honors2025
Minnesota Vikings · Offensive Tackle
T · 0 active weeks
NFL
2024
New York Giants · Offensive Tackle
T · 0 active weeks
NFL
2019–2023
Detroit Lions · Offensive Tackle
T · 52 active weeks
NFL
2014–2018
Iowa · DE
NCAA
Draft Profile
2019 DraftSelection
Undrafted Free Agent
2019 UDFA signing with Detroit Lions
TeamDET
StatusUDFA
Undrafted Free Agent
Data Sources & Attribution
CreditsHeadshot — NFL officialA local silhouette placeholder is shown in the hero. Official artwork is not embedded for licensing reasons; the `View headshot` button links to the source on NFL.com.
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.