Malachi Nelson
Syracuse Orange
71
Average

Malachi Nelson

Syracuse OrangeRebuilding
QBOffenseAverageTRANSFER · UTEP
3rd String

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Malachi Nelson is listed 3rd string at QB for Syracuse Orange.

Redshirt junior · #16 · 6'3", 193 lbs

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Depth at QB · Syracuse Orange

  1. 1981Steve AngeliStarter
  2. 21280Amari Odom
  3. 31671Malachi NelsonYou

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The Story

A Five-Star Talent

A 5-star recruit out of Los Alamitos, ranked #12 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 1,163 passing yards, 8 TD, 9 INT. That's 45% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 71 overall (Average tier).

Recruit5★ · #12 NatlTeam Share45%
Los Alamitos, CA
Jersey
#16
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
193 lbs
Transfer
UTEP

Stats

SeasonPass YdsTDINT
—116389

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★★5-star
Composite
0.9951
National Rank
#12
High School
Los Alamitos
Hometown
Los Alamitos, CA

Why this rating?

On a 78-rated offense; 61th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.75 for competition level) put them +5 vs unit starters → 71.

Team offense (SP+)
78
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 61% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 36% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.75)
Depth-chart adjustment
+5 for role; −12 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 17LLOUYDS 315
CMP-ATT
26-39
YDS
315
TD
2
INT
2
QBR
141.2
CAR
6
YDS
-33
AVG
-5.5
TD
0

Final L 34-26

Oct 10LUVAYDS 217
CMP-ATT
16-29
YDS
217
TD
1
INT
0
QBR
129.4
CAR
6
YDS
19
AVG
3.2
TD
0

Final L 28-25

Sep 5WUNHYDS 0
CMP-ATT
0-2
YDS
0
TD
0
INT
0
QBR
0.0
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 66-3

Malachi Nelson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

QB: 1163 pass yds · 8 TD · 9 INT
Usage / Involvement45%
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