Running back, Miami (OH) (from Monmouth), 2022–⁠26

Rodney Nelson

Number
No. 5
Height
5′8″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Owings, MD

Rodney Nelson plays running back for Miami (OH), after Monmouth (2022–⁠25). Last time out, against Akron: 13 carries, 142 yards, 2 TD. Nelson leads Miami (OH) in rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

348 rushing yards, 2 TD

Last game: 13 carries, 142 yards, 2 TD vs. Akron, W 34–⁠14

Next game: at Central Michigan, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 5@PITT
  2. 18HC
  3. 32@CIN
  4. 29CONN
  5. 70BGSU
  6. 52@MASS
  7. 142AKR

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

244rushing yards, career highat Bryant, 20254rushing touchdowns, career highat Hampton, 20256catches, career highat Charlotte, 2025

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Monmouth7152.104
2024Monmouth1338096.1659
2025Monmouth2941,8056.11875
2026Miami (OH)683485.1258
Career5022,9775.92675

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Monmouth1−1−1.000
2024Monmouth171549.1026
2025Monmouth302297.6149
2026Miami (OH)22211.0023
Career504048.1149

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Monmouth5RBYr 1
2024Monmouth5RBYr 2
2025Monmouth5RBYr 3
2026Miami (OH)5RBJr. (Yr 4)5′8″195

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
2025Monmouth (FCS)3640.3095th (n=576)0.10107.738%

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 Miami (OH) 7 games, 348 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5atPittsburghL 14–⁠595503––
Sep 12vs.Holy CrossW 45–⁠7418010––
Sep 19atCincinnatiL 31–⁠35732014––
Sep 26vs.UConnW 24–⁠21122906123
Oct 3vs.Bowling GreenL 20–⁠2416700151−1
Oct 10atMassachusettsW 20–⁠191152015––
Oct 17vs.AkronW 34–⁠1413142258––
2025 Monmouth 12 games, 1,805 rushing yards, 18 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29atColgateW 42–⁠3922169275525
Sep 6atFordhamW 49–⁠2825112028446
Sep 13atCharlotteL 35–⁠42114509631
Sep 20vs.VillanovaW 51–⁠333318622017
Oct 4vs.Delaware StateW 49–⁠3832203263115
Oct 11atTowsonW 42–⁠312715213124
Oct 18vs.Stony BrookW 49–⁠212014127312
Oct 25atHamptonW 28–⁠1033233430320
Nov 1atBryantW 35–⁠734244269262
Nov 8vs.New HampshireL 13–⁠34198802338
Nov 15atNorth Carolina A&TW 63–⁠1923163329––
Nov 22vs.UAlbanyL 24–⁠31156902229
2024 Monmouth 12 games, 809 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29atEastern WashingtonL 27–⁠4261706223
Sep 7vs.LafayetteL 35–⁠4062209227
Sep 14atMaineW 51–⁠221491124––
Sep 21vs.Florida InternationalW 45–⁠4214117159312
Sep 28vs.FordhamW 63–⁠2113128134215
Oct 5vs.DelawareL 35–⁠421476016––
Oct 19vs.BryantW 55–⁠1716101019––
Oct 26vs.TowsonL 14–⁠269370719
Nov 2atRhode IslandL 28–⁠371346012227
Nov 9atNew HampshireL 20–⁠331047021215
Nov 16vs.VillanovaW 40–⁠33108312919
Nov 23atStony BrookW 55–⁠47844213217
2023 Monmouth 2 games, 15 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 23atLafayetteL 20–⁠28412041−1
Oct 14vs.HamptonW 61–⁠103304––

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

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