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CJ Nelson

Position coaches (Ball State, 2026): Ray Holmes, Shaq Vann

North Richland Hills, TXGraduate5'11"184 lb#7

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Estimated NIL value

$7K

Model estimate. This is not a reported contract.

Transfer Vulnerability Score

2 / 100

4th

Low risk. Percentile vs all active college players we track.

HS recruit

Class

Graduate

Seasons left (incl. 2026)

Final season

Portal entry

February 04, 2026

CJ Nelson is a 5'11", 184-lb Graduate WR from North Richland Hills, TX. CJ Nelson entered the transfer portal from Eastern Illinois on February 4, 2026 and committed to Ball State. CJ Nelson has a TransferPortl Transfer Vulnerability Score of 2 out of 100, a relative risk score for entering the transfer portal.

Updated Nov 9, 2026

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Transfer Details

Eastern IllinoisTO

Ball State

Advanced Statistics

2025 · 22 rec

EPA / Pass Play

0.87

93rd

Yards / Reception

17.9 yds

93rd

Yards / Touch

16.0 yds

86th

Scrimmage Yards

400

46th

Pass Usage

15.4%

57th

Overall Usage

7.7%

57th

Percentiles rank this season against every 2025 FBS and FCS WRs with the same minimum sample. Higher is better.

TVS History

Current TVS

Highest TVS

Sep 20, 2026

Each step is a saved weekly score; dots mark where the score changed. Hover to read any saved score. Model signals include recruiting profile, production and usage, team transfer rate, coaching changes, position, and prior transfer history. TVS is a relative risk score. It is not a literal probability.

Before past portal windows

Window	Team	TVS	Outcome
2026	Eastern Illinois	12 Low	Entered portal
2025	Eastern Illinois	3 Low	Did not enter
2024	Houston	28 Elevated	Entered portal

Each score comes from a model trained only on seasons before that roster year, so it shows what TVS would have said at the time.

Market Value History

Current market value

$6,615

Highest market value

$19,889

Nov 26, 2022

Each step is a saved TransferPortl estimate; dots mark where the estimate changed. Hover to read any saved estimate. Team logos mark recorded team changes. Historical points use point-in-time cumulative statistics and do not use later-season production.

Transfer History

Original School

Eastern Illinois

February 04, 2026

Eastern Illinois → Ball State

Committed

Recruitment

Class of 2022

Committed to SMU Jun 2021 -> flipped to Houston Dec 2021

Season Statistics