Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/22Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 22 inside-the-5 carries (4.5%).
Kenan Christon II
Kenan Christon II: RB · San Diego State · #8.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kenan Christon II
Wins in space out of the backfield. The five seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Clay Helton, Donte Williams and Brady Hoke. One game to point at: 58 rushing yards and 18 receiving yards against Air Force — Week 5, 2023.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
San Diego State in the news
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | San Diego State | 96 | 378 | 3.9 | 0 | 39 |
| 2022 | San Diego State | 71 | 261 | 3.7 | 1 | 49 |
| 2021 | USC | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | USC | 10 | 70 | 7.0 | 0 | 47 |
| 2019 | USC | 68 | 373 | 5.5 | 2 | 55 |
| Career | 245 | 1,082 | 4.4 | 3 | 55 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | San Diego State | 29 | 201 | 6.9 | 1 | 16 |
| 2022 | San Diego State | 9 | 207 | 23.0 | 2 | 73 |
| 2021 | USC | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | USC | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | USC | 11 | 126 | 11.5 | 3 | 58 |
| Career | 51 | 534 | 10.5 | 6 | 73 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 20-13vs Ohio | 11 | 45 | 4.1 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 1 | W 36-28vs Idaho State | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-35vs UCLA | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 3 | L 9-26@ No. 16 Oregon State | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 4 | L 31-34vs Boise State | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 5 | L 10-49@ Air Force | 14 | 58 | 4.1 | 0 | 22 | Season-high 58 yds |
| Wk 7 | W 41-34@ Hawai'i | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | L 0-6vs Nevada | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 10 | L 24-32vs Utah State | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 11 | L 19-22@ Colorado State | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | 39 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-24@ San José State | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 13 | W 33-18vs Fresno State | 9 | 28 | 3.1 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 96 | 378 | 3.9 | 0 | 39 |
Signature game
Week 10 · 2023
L 24-32
vs Utah State
8 rec · 76 yds · 1 TD · 35 rush yds (10 car)
With J. Browning — 1 rec · -2 yds · J. Mayden — 265 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 42.2
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 11 · Colorado State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.09Kenan Christon run for 39 yds to the CSU 37 for a
- Week 13 · Fresno State · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.05Jalen Mayden pass complete to Kenan Christon for 15 yds to the FRES 36 for a
- Week 5 · Air Force · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.69Kenan Christon run for 22 yds to the SDSU 47 for a
- Week 1 · Ohio · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +2.53Kenan Christon run for 22 yds to the OHIO 34 for a
- Week 2 · UCLA · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.44Jalen Mayden pass complete to Kenan Christon for 11 yds to the UCLA 41 for a
- Week 3 · Oregon State · 2nd and 2 · Q3 · EPA −1.99Kenan Christon run for a loss of 3 yards to the SDSU 40
4 more plays
- Week 8 · Nevada · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +1.67Kenan Christon run for 10 yds to the NEV 41 for a
- Week 1 · Idaho State · 2nd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +1.57Kenan Christon run for 9 yds to the SDSU 38 for a
- Week 12 · San José State · 3rd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +1.55Kenan Christon run for 6 yds to the SJSU 46 for a
- Week 3 · Oregon State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.48Jalen Mayden pass complete to Kenan Christon for 16 yds to the ORST 49 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
86 of 96 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
36%86 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds15%of carries
13 carries
Grind
1–3 yds37%of carries
32 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds40%of carries
34 carries
Explosive
10+ yds8%of carries
7 carries
3 of 3 (100%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go)
3.9 yds/carry on 96 carries · 8% explosive (10+ yds) · 36% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2019USC8-5HC: Clay Helton · Pass-leaning
2020USC5-1HC: Clay Helton · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2021USC4-8HC: Donte Williams · Balanced, fast tempo
2022San Diego State7-6HC: Brady Hoke · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2023San Diego State4-8HC: Brady Hoke · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 34.6 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 27.2 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 33.4 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 28.8 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brady Hoke
Pass share
41.7%
318 pass / 445 run
Plays / game
63.6
12 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
336 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Starter
96 carries and 29 catches in 12 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
39 · #208 of 310 RBs · 2023
Six seasons, two schools
- 2024 San Diego State LewisYear 6 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2023 San Diego State HokeYear 5 · 12 games
- 2022 San Diego State HokeYear 4 · 13 games
- 2021 USC WilliamsYear 3 · 1 game
- 2020 USC HeltonYear 2 · 4 games
- 2019 USC HeltonYear 1 · 7 games
How it ended
Five seasons, at USC and San Diego State, 1,082 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
4 coaches2019–2020
USC
2021era →
Donte Williams
USC
Played for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Clay Helton, Donte Williams, Brady Hoke and Sean Lewis.