Travis Nelson

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-0
Weight:
190
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Rocky Mount, N.C.
High School:
Rocky Mount

2005: Walk-on reserve linebacker.

2004: Was not a member of the program.

Prior to Duke: Two-year letterman at Rocky Mount under coach B.W. Holt ... helped squad to 15 wins and two state playoff berths ... carded 63 tackles and two interceptions during senior season ... also played baseball ... member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Greg and Nancy Nelson ... grandfather, Bob Deyton, played football at Duke before graduating in 1951 ... grandmother, Yvonne Deyton, and mother also graduated from Duke ... brother, Rob, and father both played football at North Carolina ... born January 11, 1986.