College Football Player Mekhi Nelson Arrested For Battery

Nebraska Cornhuskers running back Mekhi Nelson was arrested in Florida on Monday … TMZ Sports has learned.

The redshirt sophomore was taken into custody around noon at the Blue Flamingo Resort Key West and transported to a nearby jail and booked for misdemeanor battery.

Additional details surrounding the arrest are not yet available.

We obtained Nelson’s mug shot … and the 6’0″, 195-pound athlete gave an intense stare as he looked into the camera.

Nelson is entering his third year with the program … and is expected to compete for a starting job with Jamal Rule and Isaiah Mozee.

He had 27 carries for 147 yards and two touchdowns on the ground in 2025 — including a 38-yard score against Utah in the Las Vegas Bowl. Nelson also caught eight passes for 102 yards.

According to his Nebraska bio, Nelson was an Academic All-Big Ten and Tom Osborne Citizenship Team recipient last season.

Prior to college, Nelson starred at Wilkes-Barre High School in Pennsylvania and St Thomas More in Connecticut.