Noah Nelson holds the LDE · Starter spot in UAB Blazers’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Noah Nelson is a 6'5", 295-pound left defensive end from Atlanta, Georgia who attended Westlake High School. Nelson transferred to UAB after playing at Georgia State, where he appeared in seven games during the 2025 season. He previously saw action in five games at Grambling State in 2023, recording two tackles including one solo tackle, and appeared in two games at Clark Atlanta in 2022. Nelson made the Dean's List in fall 2025 at Georgia State.

Georgia Statethrough 2025

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