Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 69 | — |
| Success rate | 36.2% | 278th / 321 |
| Explosive run rate | 10.1% | 238th / 321 |
| Stuffed at the line | 20.3% | 261st / 321 |
| First downs | 14 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 13 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 3 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 15 | — |
| Target share | 6.9% | — |
| Catch rate | 73.3% | — |
| Success rate per target | 46.7% | — |
| Yards per target | 10.2 | — |
| Explosive catches | 20.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 1 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 3 | — |
Charting
Where Nelson's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted15 targets charted
Run direction71 carries
2025 charting · Nebraska
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (3 of Nelson’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted6 targets charted
Run direction17 carries
Career
3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Nebraska#15 · 5-2 | 7 | 37% | 71 | 309 | 4.4 | 4 | 36.2% | 11 | 161 | 1 | 6.9% |
| 2025 | Nebraska#61 · 7-6 | 10 | 13% | 27 | 147 | 5.4 | 2 | 47.6% | 8 | 102 | 0 | 5.0% |
| 2024 | Nebraska#39 · 7-6 | 1 | 1% | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Mekhi Nelson's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Mekhi Nelson's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Ohio | W 49–21 | 8.7 | 10 | 64 | 6.4 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 1 | 51 |
| 2 |  Bowling Green | W 56–7 | 6.9 | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 25 |
| 3 |  North Dakota | W 34–7 | 6.1 | 9 | 54 | 6.0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | @ Michigan State | W 31–13 | 6.1 | 15 | 61 | 4.1 | 1 | 19 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 5 |  Maryland | W 48–23 | 6.7 | 14 | 39 | 2.8 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 |  Indiana | L 17–20 | 6.4 | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 | @ Oregon | L 14–17 | 4.2 | 11 | 25 | 2.3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026 · 7 games | 6.4 | 71 | 309 | 4.4 | 4 | 29 | 11 | 161 | 14.6 | 1 | 51 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 71 | — |
| Yards | 309 | 160th / 1453 |
| Yards / carry | 4.4 | 198th / 326 |
| Touchdowns | 4 | 91st / 630 |
| Long | 29 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 11 | 520th / 1994 |
| Yards | 161 | 454th / 1980 |
| Yards / catch | 14.6 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 345th / 824 |
| Long | 51 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Ohio | — | 74 | ~27 (18–35) | 13 | 36% |
| Wk 2 · Bowling Green | — | 66 | ~19 (13–25) | 10 | 29% |
| Wk 3 · North Dakota | ✓ RB | 71 | ~17 (12–22) | 10 | 24% |
| Wk 4 · Michigan State | — | 67 | ~35 (24–45) | 17 | 52% |
| Wk 5 · Maryland | — | 75 | ~37 (25–48) | 17 | 49% |
| Wk 6 · Indiana | — | 83 | ~20 (14–26) | 6 | 24% |
| Wk 7 · Oregon | — | 67 | ~32 (22–41) | 13 | 48% |
| Season | 1 GS | 503 | 187 (148–231) | 86 | 37% |
Position Room
6 RBs on the Nebraska roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Mekhi Nelson | RB | JR | 71 | 309 | 4.4 | 4 | 11 | +0.16 |
| 25 | Jamal Rule | RB | FR | 60 | 391 | 6.5 | 5 | 4 | +0.47 |
| 22 | Isaiah Mozee | RB | SO | 44 | 223 | 5.1 | 1 | 9 | +0.13 |
| 30 | Vincent Genatone | RB | SR | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 21 | Kwinten Ives | RB | SR | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 2 | +0.95 |
| 23 | Conor Booth | RB | SO | 3 | 21 | 7 | 0 | — | +0.17 |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Nebraska depth chart →