Usage Score
6.3
Player Dossier
2024-2025Nebraska
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.
Efficiency
47.6
Consistency
18
Season Value
43
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Nebraska
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- Nebraska
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Utah
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Mekhi Nelson, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · Nebraska. Mekhi Nelson leans balanced backfield option traits and 47.6 efficiency.
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.
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.
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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
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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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins16 · Games = 5 · -17.8 vs Losses
Losses33.8 · Games = 5 · +17.8 vs Wins
First Half45 · Games = 5 · +40.2 vs Second Half
Second Half4.8 · Games = 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 | @ Utah | L 22-44 | 12 | 88 | 7.30 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 9.1 |
| Fri 11/28 | vs Iowa | L 16-40 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sun 11/23 | @ Penn State | L 10-37 | 3 | 13 | 4.30 | 0 | — | — | 4.3 |
| Sat 11/1 | vs USC | L 17-21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Northwestern | W 28-21 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Maryland | W 34-31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Michigan State | W 38-27 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 11 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Michigan | L 27-30 | 3 | 19 | 6.30 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 3.8 |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Akron | W 68-0 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 7.9 |
| Fri 8/29 | @ Cincinnati | W 20-17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Nebraska
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Nebraska | 2 | 20.8 | 1.4 | — |
| 2025 Postseason | Nebraska | 249 | 47.6 | 6.3 | 247 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Nebraska | 249 | 47.6 | 6.3 | 0 |
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.