#5

Kenyon Clay

RBSenior6' 1", 223 lbsUnion, MS
Arkansas State Red Wolves4-4 · TDC #105
Snap share
29%
4 of 6 started · likely 23–36%
Rush yards
221
312th of 1519 in FBS
Yards / carry
4.3
199th of 312 in FBS
Rush TD
3
192nd of 683 in FBS
Receptions
10
705th of 2089 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.22
59th of 264 RBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

61 plays · +13.5 total EPA · 59th of 264 qualifying RBs
All plays+0.22
Passing+0.54
Rushing+0.15
1st down+0.16
2nd down-0.07
3rd down+0.78
Standard downs+0.29
Passing downs-0.33
ClayRB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays16%
Pass plays6%
Run plays25%
1st down21%
2nd down10%
3rd down13%
Standard downs19%
Passing downs7%
ClayRB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries50—
Success rate50.0%70th / 332
Explosive run rate12.0%197th / 332
Stuffed at the line14.0%131st / 332
First downs16—
Red-zone carries10—
Goal-line carries4—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets11—
Target share7.5%—
Catch rate90.9%—
Success rate per target54.5%—
Yards per target11.3—
Explosive catches9.1%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets1—
Red-zone targets0—

Charting

Where Clay's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
11
10 caught (91%)
Avg. depth of target
0.6
air yards per target
YAC per catch
12.0
120 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
4
of 124 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted11 targets charted

91% comp0.6 avg. depth12.0 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 2 targets (18%), 2 caught (100%), 16 yds, 8.0 per target2100% · 16yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (27%), 2 caught (67%), 18 yds, 6.0 per target367% · 18yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 1 caught (100%), 10 yds, 10.0 per target1100% · 10yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 3 targets (27%), 3 caught (100%), 4 yds, 1.3 per target3100% · 4yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 1 caught (100%), 1 yds, 1.0 per target1100% · 1yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (9%), 1 caught (100%), 75 yds, 75.0 per target1100% · 75yRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction50 carries

Left
12%
5.3 YPC · 83% succ.
Middle
56%
3.4 YPC · 29% succ.
Right
32%
4.8 YPC · 50% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · Arkansas State

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Clay’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
16
14 caught (88%)
Avg. depth of target
0.6
air yards per target
YAC per catch
5.1
71 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
11
of 82 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted16 targets charted

90% comp0.6 avg. depth5.1 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds2–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (6%), 1 caught (100%), 12 yds, 12.0 per target1100% · 12yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 4 targets (25%), 4 caught (100%), 18 yds, 4.5 per target4100% · 18yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 1 caught (100%), 4 yds, 4.0 per target1100% · 4yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (6%), 1 caught (100%), 4 yds, 4.0 per target1100% · 4yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (13%), 2 caught (100%), 10 yds, 5.0 per target2100% · 10yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 4 targets (25%), 3 caught (75%), 18 yds, 4.5 per target475% · 18yRight, 0–4 air yards: 3 targets (19%), 2 caught (67%), 16 yds, 5.3 per target367% · 16yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction66 carries

Left
20%
6.3 YPC · 31% succ.
Middle
68%
3.4 YPC · 31% succ.
Right
12%
6.8 YPC · 75% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

5 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SRRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farArkansas State#105 · 4-4629%522214.3350.0%1012417.5%
2025Arkansas State#105 · 7-61347%1395233.8336.6%3720538.2%
2024Southern Miss#133 · 1-111234%843874.6747.1%2122517.6%
2023Southern Miss#114 · 3-9813%401794.5130.0%1504.8%
2022Southern Miss#88 · 7-658%21462.2237.5%2903.4%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Kenyon Clay's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Kenyon Clay's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

6.7 avg. game scoreBest: 8.7 at Memphis (Week 1)1 of 5 games at 8.0+
RushingReceiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@MemphisL 24–428.713503.811028542.5175
2West GeorgiaW 52–76.312494.1111242.004
3@TCUL 7–31—252.505·····
4Kennesaw StateW 17–14—no stats recorded
5@LouisianaL 20–23—no stats recorded
6South AlabamaL 49–565.54102.5052199.5012
7@Southern MissW 23–136.210303.01103113.7011
8Georgia StateW 38–326.611777.0024155.005
2026 · 6 games6.7522214.33241012412.4175

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries52—
Yards221312th / 1519
Yards / carry4.3199th / 312
Touchdowns3192nd / 683
Long24—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions10705th / 2089
Yards124656th / 2074
Yards / catch12.4—
Touchdowns1412th / 914
Long75—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Memphis✓ RB59~37 (25–48)1663%
Wk 2 · West Georgia✓ RB56~21 (14–27)1438%
Wk 3 · TCU✓ RB54~9 (2–17)217%
Wk 6 · South Alabama—70~19 (13–25)627%
Wk 7 · Southern Miss✓ RB77~26 (18–34)1334%
Wk 8 · Georgia State—66~31 (21–40)1247%
Season4 GS497143 (113–177)6329%

Position Room

8 RBs on the Arkansas State roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
23Solomon BaggettRBFR683064.528+0.14
5Kenyon ClayRBSR522214.3310+0.22
31Timothy CarterRBSR23492.151+0.23
27James LeeRBSR211416.702+0.34
22Ezell JollyRBSR201105.515+0.12
4Devin SpencerRBJR——————
8Corey ReddickRBSR——————
24Nasir AllenRBSO——————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Arkansas State depth chart →