2020 Football Roster
Roster
Cooper Nelson
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Position:
- WR
- Hometown:
- Sun Prairie, Wis.
- High School:
- Sun Prairie
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 187
2019 Season: Redshirt season
High School: First-team all-state by Associated Press and Wisconsin Football Coaches Association as a senior ... finalist for Al Toon Award presented to state’s top senior wide receiver ... All-Big 8 Conference selection at wide receiver as a junior and senior ... two-time all-area ... recorded 60 receptions for 1,027 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior ... helped Sun Prairie to 13-1 record and Division 1 state title game appearance as a junior, catching 39 passes for 794 yards and 6 TDs ... finished career with 105 receptions for 1,896 yards and 19 TDs ... also lettered in basketball, baseball and track ... team captain as a senior ... four-year honor roll student ... coach was Brian Kaminski
Personal: Parents are Scott and Becky Nelson ... father played football at Wisconsin from 1989-93 and was starting safety on Badgers’ 1993 Big Ten championship and Rose Bowl-winning team ... uncle Todd Nelson played football at Air Force ... uncle Rick Nelson was UW football team manager from 1996 to 2000
