Malachi Nelson

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

Transferred from UTEP

1,163 2025 pass yards

8-9 2025 TD-INT

110.6 Passer rating

9 Career games (5 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Cmp-Att	Pass yds	TD-INT	Rtg	Rush yds
2025	UTEP	6	5	104-190	1,163	8-9	110.6	-13
2024	Boise State	3	0	12-17	128	0-1	122.1	-11

2025 Percentile vs QBs

Pass yards per game 193.8 62

Completion rate 54.7% 17

Yards per attempt 6.1 25

TD rate 4.2% 39

INT rate 4.7% 11

Passer rating 110.6 17

Around Malachi

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production

Steve Angeli QB · 1,317 pass yds · 4g

Ahmad Miller RB · no college stats

WR-X

Calvin Russell III WR · no college stats

WR-Z

Zamondre Merriweather WR · no college stats

WR-SL

Darien Williams WR · 101 rec yds · 8g

David Clement TE · 30 rec yds · 11g

The situation

Syracuse 2025 offense ›

Explosive play rate 9.5% 18

Red zone TD rate 61.7% 13

Line yards per carry 1.9 11

Sack rate allowed 9.3% 8

2025 Game log

with UTEP

Wk	Opponent	Cmp-Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sk taken
W1	@ USU	22-34	178	1	1	2
W2	Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks	14-26	278	4		1
W3	@ TEX	24-36	209		2	2
W4	ULM	22-46	404	3	2	3
W5	LT	18-38	73		4
W7	LIB	4-10	21			2

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

Dante Moore Martin Luther King UCLA

Jackson Arnold Denton Guyer OKLA

Malachi Nelson Los Alamitos USC

Christopher Vizzina Briarwood Christian CLEM

Jaden Rashada Pittsburg ASU

2025 · 62th pctile of QBs

Recruit · 100th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.