A Young Indiana LB With Legit Ohio-Blue-Chip Roots
PJ Nelson is a second-year Indiana linebacker who entered college as a consensus three-star and top-50 national linebacker prospect, and his high-school résumé screams production: 137 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, and 8 sacks as a senior in 2024. Indiana lists him at 6-1, 222 pounds in 2026, and early reports describe him as a developmental piece rather than a finished product, with limited game action so far. Why care? He brings physicality, tackling juice, and proven back-seven instincts; if your team values upside and special-teams-to-defense growth, he’s the kind of linebacker worth watching.
