Carson Nielsen

OL · #79 · Iowa · FR · 6'7" · 311 · Waterloo, IA

First season

Recruiting

2026 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2026 board
#286 Sequel Patterson ATH · Indian Land SCAR
#287 Dereon Coleman QB · Jones MIA
#288 Carson Nielsen OT · Waterloo West IOWA
#289 Devin Carter WR · Douglas County FSU
#290 Kasen Thomas LB · Bishop Heelan Catholic IOWA
OTs in the class
#26 Daniel McMorris Norman North CAL
#27 Justin Morales El Paso Franklin ARIZ
#28 Carson Nielsen Waterloo West IOWA
#29 Charlie Thom Avon Old Farms ND
#30 Evan Goodwin Bauxite SMU

The situation

Iowa 2025 offense ›
Explosive play rate 10.9% 46
Red zone TD rate 74.5% 76
Line yards per carry 3.0 90
Sack rate allowed 5.9% 48