Rodney Nelson

2025 (Redshirt Sophomore) Phil Steele Preseason All-CAA Second Team Stats Perform FCS National Offensive Player of the Week 11/3 Finished the season with 1802 net rushing yards and 18 touchdowns Gained 244 yards and 2 touchdowns, against Bryant, 11/1 2024 (Redshirt Freshman) FCS Football Central Freshman All-America Team Phil Steele Third Team Freshman All-American and Fourth Team All-CAA Played in all 12 games, including nine starts, at running back as a redshirt freshman Team leader with 809 rushing yards on the season on 133 carries, good for 6.1 yards per attempt Totaled six rushing touchdowns Caught 17 passes for 154 yards on the year Had six carries for 17 yards and two receptions for 22 yards, including a season-long 18-yard reception, at Eastern Washington (8/29) Had six carries for 22 yards and two catches for 27 yards against Lafayette (9/7) Earned his first start and led Monmouth with 91 yards rushing, including a 24-yard run for his first-career touchdown at Maine (9/14) Led the Hawks with 117 yards rushing, including a career-long 59-yard touchdown run at FIU (9/21) Also had a season-high three catches at FIU for 12 yards (9/21) Racked up a career-high 128 yards rushing, including a 34-yard touchdown run against Fordham (9/28) Led the team with 76 yards rushing on 14 carries against Delaware (10/5) Had a team-high 101 rushing yards on 16 carries in the win over Bryant (10/19) Ran for 47 yards on 10 attempts and had two catches for 15 yards at New Hampshire (11/9) Led Monmouth with 83 yards on 10 carries, including a 26-yard touchdown run in the win over No. 8/9 Villanova (11/16) Ran for 44 yards on eight carries with two touchdowns in the win at No. 20/18 Stony Brook (11/23) Also caught two passes for 17 yards against the Seawolves (11/23) 2023 (Freshman) Appeared in three games at running back and on special teams as a freshman Made his collegiate debut at Lafayette (9/23) Made two solo tackles on special teams and seven rushing attempts for 15 yards Before Monmouth Played running back and corner back at Franklin High School for head coach Anthony Burgos Named to Maryland Varsity Class of 2022 Top Running Backs list Had 954 yards as a senior in 2021 Helped Franklin to 2019 and 2021 MPSSAA 3A region title games Personal Son of Renee Burris Brother, Gavin Nelson, is a wide receiver for the Hawks Major is undecided