MEEKER | Dirk Nelson, grandson of Forrest and Connie Nelson of Meeker, has signed on to play football at Colorado State University next fall on a full-ride scholarship. Dirk is a 6 foot 2 inch, 291-pound offensive lineman for Visalia Central Valley Christian High School in California, where he lives with his parents, Chris and Jessica Nelson. Chris is a 1984 graduate of Meeker High School.
“We are excited that our son will be coming back to Colorado to play football at Colorado State,” Chris said via email, adding, “Dirk is very proud of his Colorado heritage, and it will be nice for him to be closer to his grandparents and cousin Macy [Collins].”
Dirk will follow in his grandparents’ footsteps as a CSU Ram. Both Forrest and Connie are CSU alumni.
Dirk has been part of three consecutive playoff runs for Central Valley and committed to UNLV (University of Nevada—Las Vegas) in November, but changed his mind and agreed to sign with the after a recent visit to Fort Collins. He’s rated as the No. 31 center in the nation.
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