Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-6vs Long Island University | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | Season-high 1 yds |
#24
John Kelly
Freshman running back for Kansas. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 205 lb · Cypress, TX · Cypress Christian
The numbers
1
rushing yard · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rush yds, vs Long Island University
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Freshman running back for Kansas. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kansas in 2025.
John Kelly
He has spent two seasons in the Kansas backfield. The receipt on tape: 1 rush yds against Long Island University, Week 1, 2026.
1 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 1 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Kansas3-star out of Cypress Christian School
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Kansas
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–6
1 rush yds (1 car)
Dominant 45-point win at home against Long Island University.
With I. Marshall — 246 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.7 · 49 rush yds (7 car) · C. Ballard — 90 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 88.2 · 14 rush yds (1 car)
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Lance Leipold, all run-leaning offenses — 6-9 over that span.
2025Kansas5-7HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning
2026Kansas1-2HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 YDS/g, 1.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Pass share
41.2%
89 pass / 127 run
Plays / game
72.0
3 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
99 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
Get to Know John ... Who is your biggest role model and why? My brother. He has taught me so much. What is the significance behind your number? It's a mix of my high school numbers. Who was your favorite football player growing up or who is someone that you model your game after? Adrian…
The backfield · Kansas
- #6Yasin Willis553 rushing yards · 2025
- #4Jalen Dupree508 rushing yards · 2025
- #1Dylan Edwards205 rushing yards · 2025
- #25Justin Thurman32 rushing yards · 2025
- #24John Kelly8 rushing yards · 2025
3 more on the roster · Kansas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology