Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos (c. 135 BC – 55 BC) was a son of Quintus Caecilius Metellus Balearicus. He was a Consul in 98 BC, having fought at the Iberian Peninsula against the Celtiberians and the Vaccaei, suffering before these ones a memorable defeat.
He married Licinia Prima, who after widowed married the Pontifex Maximus Quintus Mucius Scaevola, of whom she had Mucia Tertia. They had two children:
- Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer
- Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos Iunior
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