Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Quenton Nelson was born on March 19th, 1996 in Holmdel, New Jersey. He is an offensive guard in the NFL. 

Nelson grew up in Holmdel Township, New Jersey and attended Holmdel High School as a freshman before transferring to Red Bank Catholic High School in Red Bank, New Jersey. He committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football. 

The Indianapolis Colts selected Nelson in the first round (sixth overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. On November 1, 2018, Nelson was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month for October, after he was part of an offensive line that hadn't allowed a sack in 156 straight dropbacks and had 200 rushing yards in back-to-back games for first time in 33 years. Nelson becoming the first guard to ever win the award, and he and Darius Leonard (who won Defensive Player of the Month in September) became the first teammates to win awards in the same season. He was named to the Pro Bowl as a rookie and was named first-team All-Pro.

In 2023 he was selected to his 6th Pro Bowl.