Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3/25Inside-5 share
3 of the team's 25 inside-the-5 carries (12.0%).
Kelton Moore
Last confirmed: Nevada, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 225 lb · Arlington, TX
Kelton Moore: RB · Nevada · #23.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kelton Moore
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Kelton Moore has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Nevada. One game to point at: 36 rushing yards and 23 receiving yards against Oregon — Week 2, 2019.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Nevada in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-31vs Purdue | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | L 6-77@ No. 16 Oregon | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 0 | 11 | Season-high 36 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 19-13vs Weber State | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 4 | W 37-21@ UTEP | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 2 | 15 | |
| Wk 5 | L 3-54vs Hawai'i | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 8 | L 10-36@ Utah State | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | W 35-28@ Fresno State | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 14 | L 30-33vs UNLV | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Total | 34 | 126 | 3.7 | 2 | 16 |
Signature game
Week 4 · 2019
W 37-21
at UTEP
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 4 · UTEP · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +2.45Kelton Moore run for 1 yd for a TD, (Brandon Talton KICK)
- Week 4 · UTEP · 2nd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +2.44Kelton Moore run for 5 yds for a TD, (Brandon Talton PAT BLOCKED)
- Week 13 · Fresno State · 4th and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.01Kelton Moore run for 6 yds to the FrsSt 34 for a
- Week 2 · Oregon · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.95Carson Strong pass complete to Kelton Moore for 23 yds to the Oregn 42 for a
- Week 2 · Oregon · 4th and 1 · Q1 · EPA +1.90Kelton Moore run for 1 yd to the Oregn 41 for a
- Week 3 · Weber State · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.89Kelton Moore run for 11 yds to the 50 yard line for a
4 more plays
- Week 2 · Oregon · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.57Kelton Moore run for 4 yds to the Oregn 26 NEVADA Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the Oregn 36
- Week 5 · Hawai'i · 3rd and 16 · Q1 · EPA −1.54Carson Strong pass complete to Kelton Moore for a loss of 5 yards to the Hawa 40
- Week 2 · Oregon · 2nd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +1.44Kelton Moore run for 11 yds to the Nevad 40 for a
- Week 14 · UNLV · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.42Kelton Moore run for 16 yds to the UNLV 5 for a UNLV Penalty, personal foul (Kolo Uasike) to the UNLV 2 for a
Teams and coaches
2016Nevada5-7HC: Brian Polian · Run-leaning
2017Nevada3-9HC: Jay Norvell · Pass-leaning
2018Nevada8-5HC: Jay Norvell · Balanced
2019Nevada7-6HC: Jay Norvell · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 12.0 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 19.5 | 4.1 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 20.0 | 3.6 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 8.7 | 5.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Norvell
Pass share
53.4%
498 pass / 434 run
Plays / game
71.7
13 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
540 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2019
34 carries, 6 catches and 1 pass attempt in 8 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Nevada
- 2019 Nevada NorvellYear 4 · 8 games
- 2018 Nevada NorvellYear 3 · 13 games
- 2017 Nevada NorvellYear 2 · 12 games
- 2016 Nevada PolianYear 1 · 3 games
How it ended
Four seasons at Nevada, 1,424 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coaches2016
Nevada
Coaching transition mid-career: Brian Polian → Jay Norvell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.