Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
6/18Inside-5 share
6 of the team's 18 inside-the-5 carries (33.3%).
Ke'aun Kinner
Last confirmed: Kansas, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′9″ · Little Elm, TX · Navarro College
Ke'aun Kinner: RB · Kansas · #22.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ke'aun Kinner
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. He has spent two seasons in the Kansas backfield. One game to point at: 152 rushing yards and 29 receiving yards against Iowa State — Week 11, 2016.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Kansas in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 55-6vs Rhode Island | 7 | 69 | 9.9 | 1 | 20 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-37vs Ohio | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 3 | L 7-43@ Memphis | 12 | 49 | 4.1 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 5 | L 19-55@ Texas Tech | 9 | 45 | 5.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 6 | L 23-24vs TCU | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-49@ No. 11 Baylor | 15 | 49 | 3.3 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-44vs Oklahoma State | 14 | 145 | 10.4 | 0 | 54 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-56@ No. 16 Oklahoma | 10 | 18 | 1.8 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-48@ No. 14 West Virginia | 14 | 65 | 4.6 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-31vs Iowa State | 18 | 152 | 8.4 | 1 | 39 | Season-high 152 yds |
| Wk 12 | W 24-21vs Texas | 20 | 69 | 3.5 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 13 | L 19-34@ Kansas State | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 0 | 11 | |
| Total | 140 | 738 | 5.3 | 3 | 54 |
Signature game
Week 11 · 2016
L 24-31
vs Iowa State
152 rush yds (18 car) · 1 TD · 1 rec · 29 yds
With C. Stanley — 171 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 44.0 · L. Gonzalez — 7 rec · 39 yds
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 11 · Iowa State · 3rd and 1 · Q3 · EPA +3.72Ke'aun Kinner run for 39 yds for a TD, (Matthew Wyman KICK)
- Week 11 · Iowa State · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.48Carter Stanley pass complete to Ke'aun Kinner for 29 yds to the IowSt 48 for a
- Week 8 · Oklahoma State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.45Ke'aun Kinner run for 54 yds to the OKSt 21 for a
- Week 13 · Kansas State · 3rd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.25Carter Stanley pass complete to Ke'aun Kinner for 17 yds to the KanSt 38 for a
- Week 3 · Memphis · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.50Montell Cozart pass complete to Ke'aun Kinner for 20 yds to the Kans 45 for a
- Week 1 · Rhode Island · 2nd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +2.49Ke'aun Kinner run for 11 yds for a TD, (Matthew Wyman KICK)
4 more plays
- Week 12 · Texas · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.40Carter Stanley pass complete to Ke'aun Kinner for 15 yds to the Kans 42 for a
- Week 1 · Rhode Island · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.20Ke'aun Kinner run for 13 yds to the Kans 46 for a
- Week 5 · Texas Tech · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.99Ke'aun Kinner run for 12 yds to the Kans 42 for a
- Week 12 · Texas · 2nd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +1.74Carter Stanley pass complete to Ke'aun Kinner for 26 yds to the Texas 37 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
139 of 140 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
42%139 carriesFumble rate
1.4%2 of 140 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds15%of carries
21 carries
Grind
1–3 yds38%of carries
53 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds29%of carries
40 carries
Explosive
10+ yds18%of carries
25 carries
6 of 8 (75%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 1 of 6 (17%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
5.3 yds/carry on 140 carries · 18% explosive (10+ yds) · 42% success rate.
Situational
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
15%
Stuffed (≤0)
38%
Grind (1–3)
29%
Chunk (4–9)
18%
Explosive (10+)
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under David Beaty — 2-22 over that span.
2015Kansas0-12HC: David Beaty · Balanced, fast tempo
2016Kansas2-10HC: David Beaty · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 81.2 | 6.8 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 41.8 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 44.0 | 5.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 79.0 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Beaty
Pass share
53.9%
464 pass / 397 run
Plays / game
71.8
12 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
497 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2016
Starter
140 carries and 19 catches in 12 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Two seasons at Kansas
- 2016 Kansas BeatyYear 2 · 12 games
- 2015 Kansas BeatyYear 1 · 12 games
- Before collegeSigned in 2013 as a 3-star recruit, No. 556 in the country.
His moves
- Signed in the 2013 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Two seasons at Kansas, 1,304 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2013
- Recruited3-star out of Little Elm
2015 12 games
- Signed with Kansas3-star out of Navarro College