# Malachi Nelson

QB · Syracuse (ACC) · #16 · 6'3" · 205 lbs · SR

Transferred from UTEP · 9 career games (5 starts)

## Career statistics

### Passing

| Season | Team | GP | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yards | TD | INT | Rating |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | UTEP | 6 | 104 | 190 | 54.7% | 1,163 | 8 | 9 | 110.6 |
| 2024 | BSU | 3 | 12 | 17 | 70.6% | 128 | 0 | 1 | 122.1 |

### Rushing

| Season | Team | GP | Carries | Yards | Avg | TD |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | UTEP | 6 | 23 | -13 | -0.6 | 0 |
| 2024 | BSU | 3 | 2 | -11 | -5.5 | 0 |

## 2025 game log

| Week | Opponent | Cmp | Att | Pass yds | Pass TD | INT | Carries | Rush yds |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | at USU | 22 | 34 | 178 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 2 | vs ? | 14 | 26 | 278 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| 3 | at TEX | 24 | 36 | 209 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -3 |
| 4 | vs ULM | 22 | 46 | 404 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -15 |
| 5 | vs LT | 18 | 38 | 73 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 19 |
| 7 | vs LIB | 4 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -14 |

## Recruiting

5-star recruit in the 2023 class · #12 national · QB #5 · from Los Alamitos (Los Alamitos, CA)

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Source: SharpData OS – https://www.sharpdataos.com/cfb/players/25450ed0-9e92-11ed-89d6-fdd09d0038bf
Odds shown are point-in-time snapshots.