Receiver, Western Michigan (from VMI), 2023–⁠26

Egypt Nelson

Number
No. 8
Height
6′4″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Norfolk, VA

Egypt Nelson plays receiver for Western Michigan, after VMI (2023–⁠24). Last time out, against Kent State: 1 catch, 33 yards.

2026 so far

12 catches, 114 yards, 1 TD

Last game: 1 catch, 33 yards vs. Kent State, W 38–⁠7

Next game: at Toledo, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. -2@MICH
  2. 39MONM
  3. 5@RICE
  4. 13BOIS
  5. 26@BUF
  6. 33KENT

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

107receiving yards, career highat NC State, 2023

Team titles: MAC champions, 2025

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023VMI1524716.5144
2024*VMI2026913.4151
2026Western Michigan121149.5133
Career4763013.4351

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023VMI8WRYr 1
2024VMI8WRYr 2
2025Western Michigan8WRYr 3
2026Western Michigan8WRJr. (Yr 4)6′4″200

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2026Western Michigan23-0.371st (n=829)0.43-8.66%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Western Michigan 6 games, 12 catches, 114 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 5atMichiganL 12–⁠132−201–
Sep 12vs.MonmouthW 49–⁠14339123–
Sep 19atRiceW 28–⁠211505–
Sep 26vs.Boise StateL 7–⁠32113013–
Oct 3atBuffaloW 20–⁠1742609–
Oct 10vs.Kent StateW 38–⁠7133033–
2024 VMI 11 games, 20 catches, 269 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29atWilliam & MaryL 7–⁠4121007–
Sep 7vs.BucknellL 28–⁠35212076
Sep 21vs.Norfolk StateL 10–⁠32113013–
Oct 5atSamfordL 3–⁠2742107–
Oct 12atWoffordL 16–⁠312310190
Oct 19vs.The CitadelL 10–⁠13242023−4
Oct 26atChattanoogaL 10–⁠312341265
Nov 2vs.FurmanW 21–⁠17151051–
Nov 9vs.MercerL 0–⁠342302–
Nov 16atWestern CarolinaL 28–⁠58140040–
Nov 23vs.East Tennessee StateL 9–⁠16112012–
2023 VMI 6 games, 15 catches, 247 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 16atNC StateL 7–⁠453107144–
Sep 30atMercerL 3–⁠381505–
Oct 21vs.SamfordL 14–⁠2721208–
Oct 28vs.ChattanoogaL 23–⁠24456022–
Nov 4atEast Tennessee StateW 31–⁠24227020–
Nov 11atFurmanL 3–⁠37340018–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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