Mekhi Nelson

RB · #35 · Nebraska · SO · 6'0" · 200 · Wilkes-Barre, PA

RB depth chart, 2nd

147 2025 rush yards
2 2025 total TDs
5% Team touch share
8 Explosive plays
12 Career games (1 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCarries Rush yds YPC Rec Rec yds TD
2025 Nebraska12127 147 5.4 8 102 2

2025 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 12.3 24
Yards per carry 5.4 71
Receiving yards per game 8.5 64
Total TDs 2 36

Around Mekhi

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production
QB Anthony Colandrea QB · 3,459 pass yds · 14g · at UNLV
RB Isaiah Mozee RB · 155 rec yds · 13g
WR-X Nyziah Hunter WR · 617 rec yds · 12g
WR-Z Kwazi Gilmer WR · 535 rec yds · 12g · at UCLA
WR-SL Jacory Barney Jr. WR · 484 rec yds · 13g
TE Luke Lindenmeyer TE · 312 rec yds · 13g

The situation

Nebraska 2025 offense ›
Explosive play rate 11.2% 52
Red zone TD rate 65.7% 28
Line yards per carry 2.5 55
Sack rate allowed 8.6% 16

2025 Game log

WkOpponentCar Tgt Rec Yds TD RZ opps
W1 @ CIN1
W2 AKR5 3 3 63 1 2
W4 MICH3 1 1 15
W6 MSU1 11
W9 NW 1 1 6
W10 USC1 2
W11 @ UCLA 1
W13 @ PSU3 13
W14 IOWA1 3
W19 @ UTAH12 3 3 136 1 1

Recruiting

2024 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2024 board
#685 Zy'marion Lang WR · Cardinal Mooney TOL
#698 Dominic Overby WR · West Jordan ISU
#699 Mekhi Nelson RB · St. Thomas More NEB
#700 Cole Tabb RB · Choctawhatchee STAN
#700 Devoux Tuataga EDGE · Cedar Valley BYU
RBs in the class
#52 Will Henderson III Gilmer UTSA
#53 Harry Stewart III Frisco Centennial KU
#54 Mekhi Nelson St. Thomas More NEB
#55 Cole Tabb Choctawhatchee STAN
#56 Xavier Robinson Carl Albert OKLA
2025 · 24th pctile of RBs
Recruit · 76th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.