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Bearcats Make Top Eight Schools For Three-Star Local Recruit

Cincinnati is winding down its spring sessions.

Russ Heltman

P.J. Nelson sprints to the endzone for a Princeton touchdown as part of a strip-sack, scoop and
P.J. Nelson sprints to the endzone for a Princeton touchdown as part of a strip-sack, scoop and / Geoff Blankenship for The Enquirer / USA

CINCINNATI —  The Bearcats cracked the top eight schools for three-star 2025 Princeton (Ohio) linebacker Paul Nelson.

UC, Michigan, West Virginia, Illinois, Indiana, Toledo, Pittsburgh, and Kentucky are in the final group.

The 6-2, 205-pound linebacker is ranked 909th nationally on 247Sports and 86th among linebackers.

Nelson is a strong wrap tackler who shows patience in gaps as a roving middle linebacker. He flashed strong form in one-on-one tackling opportunities and has the length to hold up in coverage, with some interceptions mixed into his profile.

Check out his highlights here.

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Russ Heltman is a contributor for AllBearcats and AllBengals. He is the morning host and producer for 89.3 WMKV in Cincinnati, OH. Russ can be found on Twitter: @RussHeltman11 or you can reach him by email at Heltmandm@yahoo.com.

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