Malachi Nelson

QB · #16 · Syracuse · SR · 6'3" · 205 · Los Alamitos, CA

QB depth chart, 3rd

532 2026 pass yards
3-2 2026 TD-INT
132.3 Passer rating
12 Career games (7 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCmp-Att Pass yds TD-INT Rtg Rush yds
2026 Syracuse3242-70 532 3-2 132.3 -14
2025 UTEP65104-190 1,163 8-9 110.6 -13
2024 Boise State3012-17 128 0-1 122.1 -11

2026 Percentile vs QBs

Pass yards per game 177.3 39
Completion rate 60.0% 34
Yards per attempt 7.6 53
TD rate 4.3% 34
INT rate 2.9% 32
Passer rating 132.3 36

Around Malachi

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Steve Angeli QB · 731 pass yds · 3g
RB Tylik Hill RB · 431 rush yds · 5g
WR-X Umari Hatcher WR · 784 rec yds · 6g
WR-Z Cole Weaver WR · 73 rec yds · 6g
WR-SL Darius Johnson WR · 114 rec yds · 6g
TE David Clement TE · 69 rec yds · 6g

The situation

Syracuse 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 11.6% 46
Red zone TD rate 60.5% 12
Line yards per carry 1.9 12
Sack rate allowed 6.1% 46

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentCompletions Pass attempts Passing yards Passing TDs INTs Carries Rushing yards Rushing TDs Sacks taken
W1New Hampshire Wildcats0 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
W6 @ UVA16 29 217 1 0 6 19 0 0
W7 LOU26 39 315 2 2 6 -33 0 5

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Five-star high school recruit

The 2023 board
#10 Francis Mauigoa OT · IMG Academy MIA
#11 Adepoju Adebawore EDGE · North Kansas City OKLA
#12 Malachi Nelson QB · Los Alamitos USC
#13 Cormani McClain CB · Lakeland COLO
#14 Suntarine Perkins LB · Raleigh MISS
QBs in the class
#3 Dante Moore Martin Luther King UCLA
#4 Jackson Arnold Denton Guyer OKLA
#5 Malachi Nelson Los Alamitos USC
#6 Christopher Vizzina Briarwood Christian CLEM
#7 Jaden Rashada Pittsburg ASU
2026 · 39th pctile of QBs
Recruit · 100th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.