Stats from Coltfreaks:
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Nelson finished the season having played every snap and allowed only 4 quarterback hits and 2 sacks as a rookie.
He became the first guard in NFL history be named Offensive Player of the Month.
He is the first Colts rookie lineman named to the Pro Bowl since Colts Ring of Honor member Chris Hinton did so in 1983.
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I love watching his play on the field; he just wants to punish folks.
Some say that #6 was too high for an OG.
Without having taken Mike McGlinchey (#8), Derwin James (#17) or Leighton Vander Esch (#19), I am hard pressed to look at any of the next 15 picks or so and find one that performed at anywhere near the same level as Nelson did in 2018. For who was available with our pick (i.e. Not Chubb), we found the most impactful dude.
6 hits total for Q in 639 pass attempts (0.939%) or just under once in every 100 pass attempts by Luck.
Amazing.
Keep the faith, Colts fans. The best is yet to come.
Walk Worthy,