Malachi Nelson

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Malachi Nelson
Boise State Broncos
Position Quarterback
ClassFreshman
Major Communications
Personal information
Born: (2003-12-07) December 7, 2003 (age 20)
Los Alamitos, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Los Alamitos
(Los Alamitos, California)

Malachi Nelson (born December 7, 2003) is an American football quarterback for the Boise State Broncos. He previously played for the USC Trojans.

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Early life and high school

Nelson was raised in Los Alamitos, California and attended Los Alamitos High School. He began receiving scholarship offers to play college football while he was in the eighth grade. [1] As a freshman as Los Alamitos, Nelson passed for 883 yards with eight touchdowns and five interceptions. [2] Nelson completed 73.9% of his passes for 1,513 yards and 23 touchdowns during his sophomore season. [3]

Nelson was rated a five-star recruit and committed to play college football at Oklahoma during the summer prior to his junior year over offers from Alabama, Florida State, LSU, Notre Dame, Ohio State, and USC. [4] Nelson was named the Press-Telegram Player of the Year after passing for 2,690 yards and 39 touchdowns in his junior season. [5] He decommitted shortly after the departure of Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley. [6] Nelson then committed to play at USC. [7] Nelson competed in the finals of the 2022 Elite 11 quarterback competition. [8] [9] Entering his senior season, he was ranked the best recruit in the nation by ESPN . [10]

College career

USC

Nelson joined the USC Trojans as an early enrollee in January 2023. [11]

On December 17, 2023, Nelson announced that he would be entering the transfer portal. [12]

Boise State

On January 6, 2024, Nelson announced that he would be transferring to Boise State. [13]

College statistics

SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsAvgTDIntRtgAttYdsAvgTD
USC Trojans
2023 100–01333.300.00033.3000.00
Boise State Broncos
2024 000–0000.000000.00000
Career [14] 100−01333.300.00033.3000.00

Personal life

Nelson's father, Eric, is a pastor. [15] Nelson signed a Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deal with a Los Angeles-based hospitality firm shortly after the conclusion of his junior year of high school. [16] [17]

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References

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  2. ↑ Morales, Antonio (April 7, 2020). "Is it 2023 yet? Malachi Nelson and the task of making good on 8th-grade offers". The Athletic . Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  3. ↑ "OU football: Malachi Nelson fits nicely in Lincoln Riley's line of QBs". The Oklahoman . July 20, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Oklahoma lands five-star quarterback Malachi Nelson from class of 2023". The Dallas Morning News . July 18, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Los Alamitos QB Malachi Nelson is the Player of the Year". Press-Telegram . December 23, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Los Alamitos' Malachi Nelson de-commits from Oklahoma to USC". Los Angeles Times . November 30, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
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  9. ↑ "7-on-7 summer football tournaments have lots of competition". Los Angeles Times . July 9, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  10. ↑ Neschis, Matthew (July 26, 2022). "Arch Manning passed by Malachi Nelson in ESPN recruiting ranking". New York Post . Retrieved August 14, 2022.
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