Mekhi Nelson vs ranked teams
Mekhi Nelson has averaged 31.8 rushing yards in 4 games against AP Top 25 opponents, vs 25.4 in 14 games against everyone else (2024-2026, regular season and postseason).
- Vs AP Top 25
- 31.8
- rushing yards per game · 4 games
- Vs everyone else
- 25.4
- rushing yards per game · 14 games
- Difference
- +6.4
- per game, ranked minus everyone else
Career and by season
| Period | Opponents | Games | Rush att | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec yds | Diff vs others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | AP Top 25 | 4 | 5.0 | 31.8 | 0.25 | 20.0 | +6.4 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 6.1 | 25.4 | 0.36 | 13.1 | ||
| 2026 | AP Top 25 | 1 | 4.0 | 18.0 | 0.00 | 36.0 | −27.0 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 10.4 | 45.0 | 0.57 | 17.9 | ||
| 2025 | AP Top 25 | 3 | 5.3 | 36.3 | 0.33 | 14.7 | +30.0 |
| Everyone else | 6 | 1.8 | 6.3 | 0.17 | 9.7 | ||
| 2024 | AP Top 25 | 0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Everyone else | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
Every game against a ranked opponent
- 2026 Week 6vs No. 7 Indiana4 carries, 18 rush yds, 0 TD · 1 catches, 36 rec yds, 0 TD
- 2025 postseasonat No. 15 Utah12 carries, 88 rush yds, 1 TD · 3 catches, 48 rec yds, 0 TD
- 2025 Week 10vs No. 23 USC1 carries, 2 rush yds, 0 TD · 0 catches, 0 rec yds, 0 TD
- 2025 Week 4vs No. 21 Michigan3 carries, 19 rush yds, 0 TD · 1 catches, -4 rec yds, 0 TD
What counts: a game is ranked when the opponent stood in that week's AP Top 25 at kickoff. Games are regular season and postseason. Games are placed by season and week; dates and scores are not shown. Past results, not a projection.