Jim Nelson serves as Safeties Coach for Stony Brook University's Football program in Stony Brook, New York.
Head coach Billy Cosh and the Stony Brook football staff announced the hiring of Jim Nelson as the Safeties Coach for the 2025 season. In his first season in 2025, Nelson helped guide the Seawolves to a 6–6 record, including a 5–1 mark at LaValle Stadium, as Stony Brook earned its second consecutive .500-or-better season for the first time since the 2017–18 campaign. He played a key role in the secondary, which totaled 10 interceptions and 39 pass breakups on the year.
