Player Profile

Mekhi Nelson

RB • 6'0" • 195 lbs • Wilkes-barre, PA, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Mekhi Nelson leans balanced backfield option traits and 47.6 efficiency.

Usage Score

6.3

Efficiency

47.6

Consistency

18

Season Value

43

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Nebraska

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
3
Primary stop by seasons
Nebraska
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Nebraska
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Utah

Mekhi Nelson, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Nebraska. Mekhi Nelson leans balanced backfield option traits and 47.6 efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

Nebraska paired 249 primary output with 47.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 47.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Utah

Loss with 136 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2025 Postseason · Nebraska

Games

10

Scrimmage Yards / G

24.9

Efficiency

47.6

Usage

6.3

Consistency

18

Best Game by takeover score

Utah

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Utah: 136. Cincinnati: 0. Akron: 63. Michigan: 15. Michigan State: 11. Maryland: 0. Northwestern: 6. USC: 2. Penn State: 13. Iowa: 3

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah: 15 by 83.6. Cincinnati: 1 by 0. Akron: 8 by 46.6. Michigan: 4 by 55.2. Michigan State: 1 by 95.8. Northwestern: 1 by 50. USC: 1 by 20.8. Penn State: 3 by 45.1. Iowa: 1 by 31.3

Split Comparison

Wins16 · n=5 · -17.8 vs Losses
Losses33.8 · n=5 · +17.8 vs Wins
First Half45 · n=5 · +40.2 vs Second Half
Second Half4.8 · n=5 · -40.2 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Utah

Best efficiency game

95.8 vs Michigan State

Result
Wed 12/31@ UtahL 22-4412887.3013489.1
Fri 11/28vs IowaL 16-4013303
Sun 11/23@ Penn StateL 10-373134.3004.3
Sat 11/1vs USCL 17-2112202
Sat 10/25vs NorthwesternW 28-21166
Sat 10/11@ MarylandW 34-31
Sat 10/4vs Michigan StateW 38-2711111011
Sat 9/20vs MichiganL 27-303196.3001-43.8
Sat 9/6vs AkronW 68-05112.2013527.9
Fri 8/29@ CincinnatiW 20-1710000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Nebraska

    2024-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 Regular SeasonNebraska220.81.4
2025 PostseasonNebraska24947.66.3247
2025 Regular SeasonNebraska24947.66.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Utah

Loss with 136 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

136

Primary metric

136 scrimmage yards and 28.8 usage.

#2

UTEP

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

2 scrimmage yards and 1.4 usage.

#3

Michigan State

11

Primary metric

Win with 11 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

11 scrimmage yards and 2.3 usage.

#4

Akron

63

Primary metric

Win with 63 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

63 scrimmage yards and 12.3 usage.

#5

Michigan

15

Primary metric

Loss with 15 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

15 scrimmage yards and 6.6 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Postseason · Nebraska

249 primary output · 47.6 efficiency · 6.3 usage

43

#2

2025 Regular Season · Nebraska

43

249 primary · 47.6 efficiency · 6.3 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Nebraska

30.9

2 primary · 20.8 efficiency · 1.4 usage

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2024 · Rating 0.8783

St. Thomas More · Oakdale, CT

Committed To
Nebraska
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2024

Career Facts

1

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

251

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 11 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
RB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
3
Career rushing yards
149