Charles Nelson (born October 28, 1995) is an American former professional football wide receiver and return specialist.

He played college football at Oregon, where he earned all-conference honors as a return specialist in 2014 and 2015.

[1][2] At Oregon, Nelson was one of the program's most versatile players, splitting time at wide receiver, cornerback, and returning kicks and punts.

[3][4] After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL draft, Nelson had tryouts with the Kansas City Chiefs and Indianapolis Colts but did not sign with them.

He returned to the Blue Bombers in September, joining their practice roster for five games before playing in the season finale against Edmonton.