Players

• Led the team with nine receptions for 140 yards and a TD in the Super Bowl XLV win over Pittsburgh, becoming just the fourth NFL wide receiver ever to post nine catches for 140 yards and a score in a Super Bowl.
• Posted career highs in receptions (45) and receiving yards (582) in 2010.
• Totaled more than 1,000 all-purpose yards in 2009, with 320 yards receiving, 635 yards on kickoff returns, and 90 yards on punt returns.
• Played in every game in 2008, the only Packers rookie to appear in every contest, and became only rookie in team history to post 30-plus catches and a 45-plus yard kick return in his debut season.
• Consensus All-America selection at Kansas State and one of three finalists for the Biletnikoff Award in 2007.
• Went from being a walk-on safety as a freshman in 2003 to posting the most prolific single season in Kansas State history with 122 receptions for 1,606 yards in ’07.

CAREER: Steady performer will look to build off his most productive season as well as one of the best postseason performances by a wide receiver in franchise history…Played in all 16 regular-season games for the first time in his career and posted career highs in catches (45) and receiving yards (582)…His output surged over the final 12 games as he hauled in 39 passes for 529 yards, with all six of his 25-yard grabs coming over that span…Posted the finest performance of his career in Super Bowl XLV with nine catches for 140 yards and a TD in the win over Pittsburgh…Became just the fourth receiver in Super Bowl history with nine-plus receptions for at least 140 yards and a TD, joining Washington’s Ricky Sanders (XXII), San Francisco’s Jerry Rice (Super Bowl XXIII and XXIX) and New England’s Deion Branch (XXXVIII)…Tied WR Greg Jennings for the team lead with a league-high 21 catches in the playoffs, which topped WRs Robert Brooks (1995) and Antonio Freeman (1997) for the franchise postseason mark…The tandem became the first WR teammate duo in NFL history to each post 20 receptions in the same postseason…Continued to serve as one of the team’s kickoff returners in 2010, posting a team-high 22.5-yard average on 22 returns…Has posted a kick return of 45-plus yards in each of his three seasons in Green Bay, becoming the first Green Bay player to do so since Corey Harris (1992-94)…Has played in all but three games during his career, alternating as a No. 3 or 4 wideout with James Jones, and is recognized for his downfield blocking skills…Put up similar numbers in his first two seasons, totaling 55 receptions for 686 yards and four touchdowns in 2008-09, plus an additional touchdown in the postseason…Also has served as team’s primary return man at times due to injuries to others, and posted more than 1,000 all-purpose yards each of the past two seasons…In 2008, was the only Green Bay rookie to play in every game, and became the lone rookie in franchise history to post 30-plus catches and a 45-plus yard kick return…For his career, has 100 receptions for 1,268 yards (12.7 avg.) and six TDs…Has a 23.1-yard average on 58 career kickoff returns…After starting his college career as a walk-on safety at Kansas State, went on to become one of the most prolific receivers in school history…Finished career second in school history with 206 receptions for 2,822 yards, trailing only Kevin Lockett (1993-96), who caught 217 passes for 3,032 yards and went on to be selected in the second round by the Kansas City Chiefs in 1997…Became only the fifth player in school history to surpass the 2,000-yard career receiving mark…As a senior, posted school records for receptions (122) and receiving yards (1,606) on his way to earning consensus All-America honors…Was one of three finalists for the Biletnikoff Award, given annually to the top receiver in the country…His 122 receptions broke the Big 12 Conference record for catches in a season by a senior…Ranked second in the country and in the Big 12 in receptions and yardage, trailing only Texas Tech’s Michael Crabtree (134-1,962)…Set school single-game yardage mark at Iowa State in ’07 with 214 yards and also single-game reception record vs. Missouri State and Fresno State with 15 receptions in each contest…Showed his versatility by returning two of his six career punt returns for touchdowns, an 89-yarder and a 92-yarder, and threw two passes as a senior, both for touchdowns…All-around athlete who set division records in the 100 meters and 200 meters as a senior in high school, and also was an all-state selection in basketball.

2010 SEASON: Played in all 16 contests for the first time in his career with a career-best four starts…Posted career-highs in catches (45), good for fourth on the team, and in receiving yards (582), which ranked third on the team…Recorded two TD catches for the third straight season…Led the team with a 22.5-yard average on 22 kickoff returns, with a long of 51…Was especially productive over the final 12 games with 39 receptions for 529 yards, including all six of his 25-yard catches…Tied Jennings for the team lead with a league-high 21 catches in the playoffs, which topped Brooks (1995) and Freeman (1997) for the franchise postseason mark…His 286 receiving yards in the playoffs ranked No. 3 in franchise postseason history behind only Freeman (308 in 1997) and Jennings (303 in 2010)…At Philadelphia (Sept. 12): Posted a 31.2-yard average on five kickoff returns, the best mark by a Packer with five-plus returns since WR Roell Preston’s 32.0-yard average on eight returns vs. Minnesota (Oct. 5, 1998). Had returns of 51 and 40 yards in the second half, the first time in his career he had two 40-yard returns in the same game, and was awarded a game ball by the coaching staff…Vs. Miami (Oct. 17): Started as the team opened with a three-WR set and caught four passes for 64 yards (16.0 avg.). On the Packers’ final possession of regulation, had a 24-yard catch-and-run on third-and-10 and a 13-yard pickup the next play on a drive that culminated with a game-tying 1-yard QB sneak by Aaron Rodgers with 13 seconds remaining to send the game into OT…At N.Y. Jets (Oct. 31): Posted a regular-season career-high five catches for 55 yards (11.0 avg.). Made a clutch reception in the fourth quarter, hauling in a 14-yard pass over the middle to convert a third down. The catch helped set up Mason Crosby’s second FG, a 41-yarder that put Green Bay up 6-0 with just under four minutes left…At Atlanta (Nov. 28): Matched his career high in receptions with five for 61 yards (12.2 avg.), including a 10-yard bullet on fourth down from Rodgers with 56 seconds remaining that tied the game at 17. Roamed in and out of coverage in the back of the end zone while Rodgers bought time with his feet. Got just enough separation from S Thomas DeCoud to haul in the pass on the left side of the end zone, getting both feet down before getting drilled out of bounds by DeCoud…Vs. N.Y. Giants (Dec. 26): Caught four passes for a career-high 124 yards (31.0 avg.), highlighted by a career-long 80-yard reception for a TD in the first quarter. Beat S Antrel Rolle down the middle of the field and streaked into the end zone. Set up another TD in the fourth quarter when he went up over CB Corey Webster to haul in a 38-yard pass to the Green Bay 1; RB John Kuhn scored on the next play…At Atlanta (NFC Divisional, Jan. 15): Started and posted eight receptions for 79 yards (9.9 avg.) and a TD. Four of the grabs came on third down to pick up first downs, including an 8-yard catch to the Atlanta 8 that converted a third-and-3. Punctuated that drive with a 6-yard TD reception…At Chicago (Jan. 23, NFC Championship): Started and had four catches for 67 yards (16.8 avg.). Had a 22-yard grab on the opening drive to put the ball at the Chicago 2; two plays later, Rodgers took it in on a bootleg for a 1-yard TD…Vs. Pittsburgh (Super Bowl XLV, Feb. 6): Led the team with nine receptions for 140 yards (15.6 avg.), career highs in both categories, and a TD. Became just the fourth receiver in Super Bowl history with nine-plus receptions for at least 140 yards and a TD, joining Sanders (XXII), Rice (Super Bowl XXIII and XXIX) and Branch (XXXVIII). The nine catches tied RB Edgar Bennett (at Dal., Jan. 16, 1994) and Freeman (vs. Den., Jan 25, 1998) for the most by a Packer in the postseason and tied the third-highest total by any NFL player in a Super Bowl. His yardage total was the most by an individual in any of the franchise’s five Super Bowl appearances and was the fourth-highest single-game total in team postseason history. Scored his TD from 29 yards out on a third-and-1 on the offense’s second drive of the game when he ran a go route along the right sideline against CB Wiliam Gay. Used an outside release and then separated just enough to get past Gay, jumping up to haul the ball in at the 3-yard line before falling into the end zone for a 7-0 lead. His game-long 38-yard catch came on the first drive of the fourth quarter on third-and-10 from the Pittsburgh 40. Lined up wide right as the lone receiver in a four-WR set, and ran a deep in route against S Ryan Clark. Caught the ball at the 28 before cutting across the field and up the left sideline, evading defenders until being forced out of bounds at the 2 by S Troy Polamalu. Two plays later, Rodgers found Jennings for an 8-yard TD and a 28-17 lead.

2009: Played in 13 games and posted 22 receptions for 320 yards (14.5 avg.) and two TDs...Also returned 25 kickoffs for a 25.4-yard average and 17 punts for a 5.3-yard average...His kick-return average ranked sixth in the NFC and 11th in the NFL...Inactive at Cleveland (Oct. 25), vs. Minnesota (Nov. 1) and at Tampa Bay (Nov. 8) with knee injury sustained vs. Detroit (Oct. 18)…Vs. Chicago (Sept. 13): Handled kick- and punt-return duties with CB Will Blackmon sidelined due to an injury and posted 46-yard kick return on opening kickoff, bouncing it out to the left sideline to the Green Bay 49…At St. Louis (Sept. 27): Posted three receptions for 46 yards (15.3 avg.), with all three catches going for first downs, including 24-yarder down the left sideline in the third quarter…At Minnesota (Oct. 5): Caught three passes for 47 yards (15.7 avg.), including a short pass over the middle in the fourth quarter that he took 33 yards for a TD…Vs. Detroit (Oct. 18): Returned one kickoff for 29 yards, but sustained a sprained knee on his first punt return of the game, a muffed catch that he recovered at the Green Bay 22; injury sidelined him for the remainder of the game and the next three contests…Vs. Dallas (Nov. 15): Returned from knee injury and posted season-high four receptions for 32 yards (8.0 avg.). Caught 7-yard pass in the flat early in the fourth quarter on third-and-6 at the Dallas 8; QB Aaron Rodgers scored on a sneak on the next play to put Green Bay up 10-0…Vs. San Francisco (Nov. 22): Caught three passes for 21 yards (7.0 avg.), including a 7-yard TD late in the first half on a hitch where he made CB Tarell Brown miss at the line…Vs. Baltimore (Dec. 7): Returned opening kickoff 38 yards out to the Green Bay 43 to help set up a 28-yard Mason Crosby FG…At Pittsburgh (Dec. 20): Caught four passes for a career-high 71 yards (17.8 avg.). Made a nice adjustment to come back and catch a 27-yard pass down the right sideline with CB William Gay covering, then on the next play made a nice block down the field on CB Ike Taylor on RB Ryan Grant’s 24-yard TD run. Also had a 24-yard reception down the sideline late in the first half…Vs. Seattle (Dec. 27): With Matt Flynn at QB, drew 36-yard pass-interference penalty on CB Marcus Trufant in fourth quarter down to the Seattle 7 that set up a RB Ahman Green TD run two plays later…At Arizona (Jan. 3): Posted the longest catch of his career to that point when he beat CB Michael Adams deep down the middle and made a leaping 51-yard grab at Arizona’s 1-yard line; Rodgers took it in for a TD on a QB sneak on the next play. Returned three kickoffs for a 29.7-yard average, highlighted by a career-long 54-yard return late in the fourth quarter. Became first Packer since AFL-NFL merger in 1970 to post a 50-plus yard reception and a 50-plus yard kickoff return in the same game…At Arizona (NFC Wild Card, Jan. 10): Caught an 11-yard TD pass late in the third quarter, making the grab at Arizona’s 5 from a scrambling Rodgers and then beating CB Bryant McFadden to the end zone.

2008: Played in every game with two starts, the only rookie on the roster to appear in every contest…Finished fourth on the team with 33 receptions for 366 yards (11.1 avg.) and two TDs…Also returned 11 kickoffs for 208 yards (18.9 avg.)...Was named Packers Hall of Fame Team Rookie of the Year…At Detroit (Sept. 14): Caught first NFL pass, a 29-yard TD reception from Rodgers in the second quarter…Vs. Dallas (Sept. 21): Established career high with four receptions for 42 yards (10.5 avg.), all of them coming in the second half. Would match reception total twice in the next three games…At Tennessee (Nov. 2): Started first career game as Packers opened up in three-WR set and had two catches for 34 yards. Posted 40-yard kickoff return in the second quarter…Vs. Houston (Dec. 2): Made three catches for 25 yards (8.3 avg.), including a 9-yard TD reception in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 21…Vs. Detroit (Dec. 28): Returned opening kickoff 45 yards, a season-long…2008 Draft: Selected in the second round (36th overall), the third WR taken. The choice was obtained from the N.Y. Jets, along with a fourth-round selection (113th overall), in exchange for Green Bay’s first-round pick (30th overall). Only the third player from Kansas State ever selected by the Packers, and the highest selection since HB Veryl Switzer (fourth overall) in 1954. Became first top-40 selection from KSU in the draft since CB Terence Newman was selected fifth overall by the Dallas Cowboys in 2003.

COLLEGE: Utilized the work ethic he learned on the family farm growing up as he went from being a walk-on safety as a freshman in 2003 to posting the most prolific single season in Kansas State history with 122 receptions for 1,606 yards in 2007 on his way to earning consensus All-America honors…Finished career second in school history with 206 receptions for 2,822 yards, trailing only Lockett, who caught 217 passes for 3,032 yards and went on to be selected in the second round by the Kansas City Chiefs in 1997…Became just the fifth player in school history to eclipse the 2,000-yard career receiving mark and tied Quincy Morgan’s school record for 100-yard receiving games with 10…Showed his versatility by returning two of his six career punt returns for TDs, an 89-yarder and a 92-yarder, and threw two passes as a senior, both for TDs…Made the switch to WR in the spring of 2005, and made an immediate impact as he led the team in receptions, yards and receiving TDs as a sophomore…Majored in social science…Senior season (2007): A consensus All-American who was named to nine first-team All-America squads…Swept first-team All-Big 12 honors from The Associated Press, the league’s coaches, Rivals.com, the Kansas City Star and the Waco Tribune-Herald…One of three finalists for the Biletnikoff Award, given annually to the top receiver in the nation…Also earned honorable mention recognition from the league’s coaches as a punt/kick returner despite returning just five punts on the season…Started all 12 games and posted school single-season records with 122 receptions for 1,606 yards (13.2 avg.)…Registered a school-record eight 100-yard receiving games…Caught eight or more passes in 10 of 12 games and 10 or more passes six times…Ranked second in the Big 12 and nationally in receptions and yardage…Was one of just two receivers in the country to record 1,600 yards receiving, joining Crabtree of Texas Tech…Returned five punts for 264 yards (52.8 avg.) and two TDs…Broke his own school single-game receiving yardage record set earlier in the season with 214 yards on 14 grabs (15.3 avg.) at Iowa State (Nov. 3)…Tied his own single-game record for receptions with 15 catches for 165 yards (11.0 avg.) and a TD at Fresno State (Nov. 24) in the final game of his career…Junior season (2006): Played in all 13 games with nine starts despite battling a knee injury all season long…Still managed to lead the Wildcats in both receptions and receiving yards for the second straight year…Caught 39 passes for 547 yards (14.0 avg.) and a TD…Posted four or more receptions in seven games…Sophomore season (2005): Started all 11 games and earned second-team All-Big 12 honors from the Kansas City Star…Picked up honorable mention All-Big 12 recognition from the conference’s coaches and AP…Selected as Kansas State’s most improved offensive player…Led the Wildcats in receptions (45), receiving yards (669) and receiving TDs (eight)…Ranked tied for third in the Big 12 in TD catches, seventh in yards per game (60.8) and 11th in receptions per game (4.1), despite playing in an offense that attempted the league’s fewest passes (318)…Became the only receiver in school history to catch a TD pass in each of the first seven games of a season…Redshirt freshman season (2004): Did not see any playing time as a safety.

PERSONAL: Given name Jordy Ray Nelson…Born in Manhattan, Kan. …Married to Emily, who played basketball at Bethel College (Kan.); the couple has a 1-year-old son, Royal…Wife runs mentoring program at Fort Howard Elementary School in Green Bay…Won a national AAU championship in the 400 meters as a 10-year-old…Parents, Alan and Kim, are lifelong farmers who opened Nelson’s Landing in 2007, a sports bar/restaurant in Leonardville, Kan. …Growing up, his family had season tickets to Kansas State football…High school: Second-team all-state selection for all divisions as a senior at both QB and DB at Riley County (Kan.) High School…Earned first-team 3A all-state honors from the Topeka Capital-Journal at QB…Connected on 62 percent of his passes for 1,029 yards and eight TDs as a senior...Also rushed for 1,572 yards, averaging 9.8 yards per carry with 25 TDs…Named Flint Hills Player of the Year by the Manhattan Mercury…Was a two-time first-team All-Mid-East League selection…Played in the 2003 Kansas Shrine Bowl…Named first-team all-state as a senior in basketball for all divisions by the Topeka-Capital Journal…Set school career records for blocks (161), steals (225) and assists (325)…Named Flint Hills Player of the Year in basketball by the Manhattan Mercury…Won 3A track titles in the 100, 200, 400 and long jump at the 2003 state meet...Set division records in the 100 meters (10.63) and 200 meters (21.64)…Community involvement: In 2009, traveled the state as a member of the Packers’ annual Tailgate Tour, making scheduled and surprise visits to various communities…Received the Nice Guy Award at the annual Doug Jirschele Sports Awards Banquet in Clintonville, Wis. …Joined teammates in visiting a fifth-grade class at a local elementary school to congratulate students for raising $2,000 for the Bay Area Humane Society…With his fellow Green Bay receivers, participated in a holiday bell-ringing contest against the Minnesota Vikings’ defensive linemen to see which group could raise the most in donations…Signed autographs and interacted with kids at the City of Green Bay’s annual Kids Day…Participated in the Donald Driver Celebrity Softball Game, the Edgar Bennett Celebrity Bowl-A-Thon and the Greg Jennings Celebrity Golf Tournament…Appeared at Families of Children with Cancer holiday party and at events to benefit Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin and the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Fox Valley…Along with teammates S Nick Collins and LB Brad Jones, served as a model for the unveiling of the 2010 Packers throwback jersey at Fan Fest…Was honored on Feb. 17 when it was declared “Jordy Nelson Day” in Kansas by Governor Sam Brownback…Hobbies/interests: Enjoys working on the family farm and listening to country music…Enjoys playing cards with teammates, and says he has learned 12-15 new games since joining the Packers…Traveled to Cabo San Lucas and Puerto Vallarta on a cruise last offseason…Residence: Green Bay.