Mekhi Nelson

#35 · RB · Jr. · Nebraska6′0″ · 200 lb · Wilkes-barre, PA · St. Thomas More

Rushing yards333159th of 278 running backsLast gameL 10–17vs Washington · Oct 31
Nextat IllinoisFri Nov 6 · 8 pm ET
333 rushing yards in 8 games; their best was 64 vs Ohio.
Game 1: against Ohio, win 49-21, 64 rushing yards, 1 touchdown64WOHIOGame 2: against Bowling Green, win 56-7, 48 rushing yards48WBGSUGame 3: against North Dakota, win 34-7, 54 rushing yards, FCS opponent54WUNDFCSGame 4: at Michigan State, win 31-13, 61 rushing yards, 1 touchdown61WMSU@Game 5: against Maryland, win 48-23, 39 rushing yards, 2 touchdowns39WMDGame 6: against Indiana, loss 17-20, 18 rushing yards18LIUGame 7: at Oregon, loss 14-17, 25 rushing yards25LORE@Game 8: against Washington, loss 10-17, 24 rushing yards24LWASHSeason high
Game 1: against Ohio, win 49-21, 64 rushing yards, 1 touchdown64 · season highWOHIOGame 2: against Bowling Green, win 56-7, 48 rushing yardsWBGSUGame 3: against North Dakota, win 34-7, 54 rushing yards, FCS opponentWUNDFCSGame 4: at Michigan State, win 31-13, 61 rushing yards, 1 touchdownWMSU@Game 5: against Maryland, win 48-23, 39 rushing yards, 2 touchdownsWMDGame 6: against Indiana, loss 17-20, 18 rushing yardsLIUGame 7: at Oregon, loss 14-17, 25 rushing yardsLORE@Game 8: against Washington, loss 10-17, 24 rushing yards24LWASH
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Washington · L 10-17

6 carries, 24 yards

The other 7 games average 44 yards. This one was 20 below.

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Dashed line: 100 yards.

This week

What’s being said

3 stories in the last 30 days, from 3 outlets.

Oct 27: 3L 17-20 vs IndianaLL 14-17 at OregonLL 10-17 vs WashingtonLOct 6Nov 4Most in a day: 3
Oct 27: 3L 17-20 vs IndianaLL 14-17 at OregonLL 10-17 vs WashingtonLOct 6Nov 4Most in a day: 3
Stories per day. W and L: the team’s results.

Nebraska Running Back Mekhi Nelson has More to Play For After Becoming a Father in September

Sports Illustrated Oct 27

All 18 stories this season

Worth knowing

  • Mekhi Nelson has 161 receiving yards, already past last season's 102.

His most important play this season

  1. Q2, 12:37 · Nebraska down 9Mekhi Nelson runs 5 yards for a touchdownMaryland at Nebraska, week 5Q2, 12:37 · Nebraska 14, Maryland 16Nebraska answered right backNebraska answered right backNo Huddle M.Nelson rush left for 5 yards gain to the UMD00 touchdown, kick goodWatch from this playBig Ten Football

All 2 of his plays on video

26% of the carries, 22% of the yards, 24% of the touchdowns

  • Carries26%77 of 298
  • Yards22%333 of 1,508
  • Touchdowns24%4 of 17

Share of the team's rushing yards, game by game

No bar in a game where the team had under 100 rushing yards: a share of that little says nothing.

Who carried it

Share of the team's total this season.

Every carry this season

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leftmiddleright
a carry, up for a gain and down for a lossa touchdown

Each line is one carry: taller means more yards, and a line pointing down lost yards. Black lines are touchdowns. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside each lane the carries are lined up shortest to longest, not placed. Of his carries with a spot in the play text: left 11, middle 14, right 10.

Mekhi Nelson

RB · Nebraska · #35

Filling the Shoesas of Nov 4

Mekhi Nelson takes over from Emmett Johnson at Nebraska.

333rushing yards4rushing TD77carries

Rushing value per play

+0.18

our model · 2026 · 66 plays

Read the story so far

Mekhi Nelson arrived as a 3-star prospect. Mekhi Nelson lines up at RB for Nebraska.

On the field, the headline is 333 rush yds, with 4 rush td.

Mekhi Nelson inherited the RB job from Emmett Johnson (3-star).

The number to watch: +0.18 — rushing value per play.

RB successionleap of faith
  • Inherited fromEmmett Johnson 3★
  • Pushed byIsaiah Mozee 4★
  • How many games until Isaiah Mozee (4★) takes the job from Mekhi Nelson?

AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04

Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Does a little of everything without one standout trait.

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Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.