Last confirmed: UCLA, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 219 lb · Lancaster, CA
Joshua Kelley: RB · UCLA · #27.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Joshua Kelley
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Second year in the UCLA backfield. One game to point at: 176 rushing yards and 13 receiving yards against Stanford — Week 8, 2019.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
51.4% of carries overall (233/453) → 54.3% of Q4-with-lead carries (25/46) — 12.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
16 of 25 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (64.0%). 12 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (63.2%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 17
Sports Illustrated Oct 11Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 14-23vs San Diego State | 15 | 53 | 3.5 | 1 | 12 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-48vs No. 5 Oklahoma | 18 | 51 | 2.8 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 4 | W 67-63@ No. 19 Washington State | 20 | 90 | 4.5 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-20@ Arizona | 27 | 127 | 4.7 | 1 | 36 | |
| Wk 6 | L 31-48vs Oregon State | 21 | 74 | 3.5 | 1 | 14 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-16@ Stanford | 18 | 176 | 9.8 | 1 | 54 | Season-high 176 yds |
| Wk 9 | W 42-32vs No. 24 Arizona State | 34 | 164 | 4.8 | 4 | 24 | 4 rushing TDs |
| Wk 10 | W 31-14vs Colorado | 23 | 126 | 5.5 | 2 | 35 | |
| Wk 12 | L 3-49@ No. 8 Utah | 19 | 78 | 4.1 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 13 | L 35-52@ USC | 15 | 45 | 3.0 | 1 | 11 | |
| Wk 14 | L 18-28vs California | 19 | 76 | 4.0 | 1 | 20 | |
| Total | 229 | 1060 | 4.6 | 12 | 54 |
Week 9 · 2019
W 42-32
164 rush yds (34 car) · 4 TD
Edged out Arizona State at home in a shootout.
With D. Thompson-Robinson — 176 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 83.1 · 15 rush yds (8 car) · K. Philips — 3 rec · 39 yds · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
45%233 carriesFumble rate
0.4%1 of 229 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.6 yds/carry on 229 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 45% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
2 seasons under Chip Kelly — 7-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 90.7 | 4.0 | 1.5 |
| Road5g | 103 | 5.2 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 79.0 | 3.8 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 111 | 5.2 | 1.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chip Kelly
Pass share
46.8%
426 pass / 484 run
Plays / game
75.8
12 games
Team sack rate
7.7%
470 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2019
229 carries and 11 catches in 11 games, more touches a game than nearly every FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at UCLA, 2,303 rushing yards — drafted at #112 overall by the Los Angeles Chargers.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Where he ended up · NFL
Los Angeles ChargersEntering 7th NFL season
Los Angeles ChargersEntering 7th NFL season
