NC StateILBCommitted

Da'Kaari Nelson

Position coach (NC State, 2026): Isaiah Moore

Livingston, ALSenior6'3"241 lb#8

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Estimated NIL value

$87K

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

Senior

Seasons left (incl. 2026)

2 seasons

Portal entry

January 17, 2026

Da'Kaari Nelson is a 6'3", 241-lb Senior ILB from Livingston, AL. Da'Kaari Nelson entered the transfer portal from Penn State on January 17, 2026 and committed to NC State. TransferPortl estimates Da'Kaari Nelson's NIL market value at $87K, a model estimate rather than a reported contract. Da'Kaari 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

Penn StateTO

NC State

Advanced Statistics

2026 · 10 tkl

Havoc Plays

48th

Ball Plays

88th

Solo Tackle Rate

70.0%

96th

Percentiles rank this season against every 2026 FBS and FCS LBs with the same minimum sample. Higher is better.

TVS History

Current TVS

Highest TVS

Nov 9, 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	Penn State	35 High	Entered portal
2025	Penn State	25 Elevated	Did not enter
2024	Penn State	20 Moderate	Did not enter

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

$87,439

Highest market value

$126,335

Oct 3, 2026

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

Penn State

January 17, 2026

Penn State → NC State

Committed

Recruitment

Class of 2023

Committed to Penn State Jun 2022

Season Statistics