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2025 Nevada Football Roster

43 Nelson Ropati

  • Position Defensive Line
  • Ht./Wt. 6-3 / 291
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown San Francisco, Calif.
  • High School Balboa HS
  • Previous School CCSF

Biography

NEVADA CAREER
JUNIOR (2024):
 Appeared in all 13 games, making four starts ... Finished with 19 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss ... Made a tackle-for-loss at Minnesota (Sept. 14) ... Had a season-high six tackles against Oregon State (Oct. 12) ... Shared a TFL against Fresno State (Oct. 18) ... Made three solo tackles against Air Force (Nov. 23).

PRIOR TO NEVADA
Named to the All-Bay 6 First Team under head coach Jimmy Collins at CCSF in 2023, after posting 7.0 tackles-for-loss and 4.5 sacks among his 21 tackles … Totaled 10.5 TFL and 5.5 sacks over his two-year CCSF career … At Balboa High School, he made 111 tackles, including two sacks and 10.0 TFL as a senior … Was named to the 2019 AAA/CIF San Francisco Section First Team, and All-Metro Honorable Mention by the San Francisco Chronicle … Mother is Lorna Ropati.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2024Junior

    Defensive Line
    6'3" 285 lbs
  • 43

    2024Junior

    Defensive Line
    6'3" 285 lbs
    43
  • 43

    2025Senior

    Defensive Line
    6'3" 291 lbs
    43