Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
8/33Inside-5 share
8 of the team's 33 inside-the-5 carries (24.2%).
Kani Benoit
Last confirmed: Oregon, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 211 lb · Phoenix, AZ
Kani Benoit: RB · Oregon · #29.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kani Benoit
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Four seasons at Oregon, two different head coaches: Mark Helfrich and Willie Taggart. One game to point at: 138 rushing yards and 17 receiving yards against California — Week 5, 2017.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Oregon in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 77-21vs Southern Utah | 7 | 107 | 15.3 | 3 | 35 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 2 | W 42-35vs Nebraska | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-13@ Wyoming | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 2 | 27 | |
| Wk 4 | L 35-37@ Arizona State | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-24vs California | 18 | 138 | 7.7 | 2 | 68 | Season-high 138 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 10-33vs No. 11 Washington State | 10 | 32 | 3.2 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-49@ No. 23 Stanford | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-31@ UCLA | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-20vs Utah | 9 | 71 | 7.9 | 1 | 24 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-38@ No. 12 Washington | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 13 | W 69-10vs Oregon State | 11 | 122 | 11.1 | 1 | 47 | |
 Bowl | L 28-38vs No. 25 Boise State | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 88 | 584 | 6.6 | 10 | 68 |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2017
W 77-21
107 rush yds (7 car) · 3 TD
Dominant 56-point win at home against Southern Utah.
With T. Brooks-James — 2 rec · 49 yds · 32 rush yds (9 car) · J. Herbert — 281 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 96.0 · 12 rush yds (4 car)
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 5 · California · 3rd and 3 · Q4 · EPA +6.47Kani Benoit run for 68 yds for a TD, (Aidan Schneider KICK)
- Week 13 · Oregon State · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +4.60Kani Benoit run for 47 yds for a TD, (Aidan Schneider KICK)
- Week 10 · Washington · 2nd and 3 · Q1 · EPA −4.36Kani Benoit run for 3 yds to the Wash 15 Kani Benoit fumbled, forced by JoJo McIntosh, recovered by Wash Keishawn Bierria , return for 12 yds to the Wash 7 WASHINGTON Penalty, Personal Foul (Ezekiel Turner) to the Wash 15
- Week 1 · Southern Utah · 3rd and 2 · Q2 · EPA +3.21Kani Benoit run for 29 yds for a TD, (Aidan Schneider KICK)
- Week 9 · Utah · 2nd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +2.74Kani Benoit run for 21 yds for a TD, (Aidan Schneider KICK)
- Week 3 · Wyoming · 3rd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +2.70Kani Benoit run for 4 yds for a TD, (Aidan Schneider KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 1 · Southern Utah · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +2.69Kani Benoit run for 35 yds to the SoUth 1 for a
- Week 13 · Oregon State · 4th and 1 · Q3 · EPA +2.57Kani Benoit run for 8 yds to the Oregn 49 for a
- Week 2 · Nebraska · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.44Kani Benoit run for 5 yds for a TD, (Aidan Schneider KICK)
- Week 1 · Southern Utah · 2nd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +2.14Kani Benoit run for 10 yds for a TD, (Aidan Schneider KICK)
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
88 of 88 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
55%80 carriesFumble rate
1.1%1 of 88 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds18%of carries
16 carries
Grind
1–3 yds31%of carries
27 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds34%of carries
30 carries
Explosive
10+ yds17%of carries
15 carries
6 of 9 (67%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 5 of 8 (62%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
6.6 yds/carry on 88 carries · 17% explosive (10+ yds) · 55% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2014Oregon13-2HC: Mark Helfrich · Run-leaning
2015Oregon9-4HC: Mark Helfrich · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2016Oregon4-8HC: Mark Helfrich · Run-leaning
2017Oregon7-6HC: Willie Taggart · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 79.2 | 8.4 | 1.3 |
| Road5g | 19.6 | 3.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 46.5 | 5.4 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 53.0 | 5.9 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Taggart
Pass share
33.5%
311 pass / 618 run
Plays / game
71.5
13 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
344 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
88 carries and 8 catches in 12 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Oregon
- 2017 Oregon TaggartYear 5 · 12 games
- 2016 Oregon HelfrichYear 4 · 9 games
- 2015 Oregon HelfrichYear 3 · 11 games
- 2014 Oregon HelfrichYear 2 · 6 games
- 2013 Oregon HelfrichYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Four seasons at Oregon, 1,346 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coaches2013–2016
Oregon
Coaching transition mid-career: Mark Helfrich → Willie Taggart. Worth noting in scheme + development context.