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.

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66%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a back

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Nebraska

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 1
Unique Seasons: 2
Program Path: Nebraska
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Utah

Player Story

Mekhi Nelson built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a running back from Wilkes-barre, PA wearing No. 35, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Mekhi Nelson's career was his backfield work: 149...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2024 · Rating 0.8783

St. Thomas More · Oakdale, CT

Committed To: Nebraska
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2024

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Latest team and position: Nebraska · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards: 251
Tracked sample: 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 11 games
Best season: 2025 Postseason · Nebraska
Top game: Utah
Recruit profile: 3-star · St. Thomas More · Nebraska
High school pipeline: St. Thomas More · 13 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 35 · Freshman
2025 Scrimmage yards rank: 249 scrimmage yards · RB 337th (top 46%) · Big Ten 125th (top 37%) · National 916th (top 34%)

Mekhi Nelson played RB for Nebraska. Across 2 tracked seasons, Mekhi Nelson recorded 149 rushing yards, 102 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Nebraska.

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